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Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate. There is little doubt unfortunately that Irish Water and the provision of water services have been unnecessarily in the headlines over the past 12 months and in the past number of months in particular. The only reason for this is that the Government failed to deal with the potential crisis in regard to the delivery of clean...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (4 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his plans to privatise a percentage of the public transport bus routes currently operated by CIÉ companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46389/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (4 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he will ensure that the transport sector meets its carbon emissions reduction targets; the percentage of transport currently fuelled by renewable fuels and non-renewable fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46386/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure (4 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide financial details on the consultation and tendering process of the proposed BRT system, particularly in view of his present indecision on the issue and the existing body of consultation work that has already been completed on the proposed Metro North rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46390/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of Sale of Loan Books to Unregulated Third Parties Bill 2014: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. Hogan for his comprehensive overview of the legislation. We are all aware of the concerns expressed by borrowers at the time that some of the institutions decided to divest themselves of their loan books. Clearly their concern was that the code of conduct would not be enforceable. Is Mr. Hogan satisfied that the proposed legislation will ensure that any loan transferred...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of Sale of Loan Books to Unregulated Third Parties Bill 2014: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Mr. Hogan is satisfied that will be the case. Has he any concerns about the retrospective nature of the legislation? A number of Oireachtas Members were anxious that the Government would have addressed the issue prior to the transfer of the assets and were always concerned about the hazard of attempting to do something retrospectively and the extent to which legislation might be relevant....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of Sale of Loan Books to Unregulated Third Parties Bill 2014: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: What about the people caught in the middle, those who would not fall within the remit of this legislation, in other words, people who have fallen foul of the rules as set out by the organisations that had purchased these loans and have found that their terms and conditions were changed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of Sale of Loan Books to Unregulated Third Parties Bill 2014: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: That leads on to my next two questions. Has the Department carried out an audit of the loans that have been transferred to establish what has happened? Are there any categories of loans that have experienced difficulties?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of Sale of Loan Books to Unregulated Third Parties Bill 2014: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: In regard to loans where complications have arisen and the institution concerned has made a formal decision to change the terms and conditions and the process has begun, how will this legislation apply to those situations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of Sale of Loan Books to Unregulated Third Parties Bill 2014: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The purchaser of the loan has taken a decision either to change the terms and-or to do so in a way that is not in the best interests of the consumer and is acting outside what the guidelines permit. When the new legislation comes in to play, can it bring those loans back within the boundaries of the guidelines or will the institution concerned be able to argue that it had already begun the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of Sale of Loan Books to Unregulated Third Parties Bill 2014: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: What is the position in the case of a borrower who has fallen into arrears?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of Sale of Loan Books to Unregulated Third Parties Bill 2014: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: What is the position where the process of resolution has already begun and is more favourable to the institution?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Business of Joint Committee
General Scheme of Sale of Loan Books to Unregulated Third Parties Bill 2014: Discussion (3 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: That would apply in the case of regulated institutions.

Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The Taoiseach did when it suited him before. He sent him out there, and then sacked him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Fuel Fraud: Revenue Commissioners (3 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. Moran and Mr. Butler for attending and for their presentations. I accept that the remit of the Revenue Commissioners is to collect taxes on behalf of the State. As Mr. Moran has said, resources are deployed based on potential risk and, in particular, the scale of that risk. Petrol stretching is different from other fraudulent activities because it has two victims. In the...

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: They are still better off than the people on the side of the street. The Government should get its priorities right.

Leaders' Questions (2 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The Taoiseach should answer the question.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (2 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 170. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered methods to include part-time workers under the tax saver scheme currently in place for full-time workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45768/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (2 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 171. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 15 January 2014, if he will provide an update on the Revenue Commissioners' current view regarding the taxation status of crypto-currencies, including Bitcoin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45769/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Smarter Transport (2 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 491. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason Dublin city did not participate in this year's European mobility week. [46360/14]