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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (29 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will alter his small schools policy in the wake of remarks he made on a recent visit to County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23383/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: International Students (29 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is putting in place following the closure of a number of international language schools; the way he plans to help the students affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23384/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (28 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: This is probably an area in which the Minister has a role and I encourage him and the Department to try to facilitate some mechanism which would lead to a forum in which these issues could be resolved. We certainly agree on the damage the uncertainty causes, not only for the business travelling community but also in terms of the negative impact is has on the tourism sector. I have spoken to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EU Transport Council: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (28 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister for his presentation. On one of the issues discussed, the policy debate on urban mobility, the Minister's presentation refers to this being a rather repetitive debate. It seems to me that thinking has not emerged too much in this regard. I am taken to some extent by the press coverage today of Google's plans to introduce a vehicle that does not have any controls other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (27 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a teacher who was in receipt of an allowance for teaching through the medium of the Irish language in the gaelscoil in Tullamore is no longer in receipt of the allowance now that the teacher is a permanent member of staff in another gaelscoil, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22606/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Park Access (27 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 318. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Office of Public Works will finish the viewing platform and repair the storm damage to trees and trails in Mooghaun Park, Newmarket on Fergus, County Clare; when it will be re-opened to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23086/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (27 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 965. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a sports capital grant application in respect of a club (details supplied) in County Clare is valid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22215/14]

Other Questions: Local Authority Members' Remit (15 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister should be careful as he might burst their bubble. Many of them think they have a lot of power.

Other Questions: Local Authority Members' Remit (15 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Will he be happy next week though?

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme Eligibility (15 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: That is where the Minister of State was caught out.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ministerial Staff (15 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I appreciate the Minister's clarification. However, his tone appears to indicate a belief on his part that I am somehow trying to ascertain the costs relating to the operation of his office. That is not the case. I am trying to understand the relationship between external staff and civil servants. The Minister stated that one individual advises the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ministerial Staff (15 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: It is shocking that someone from a political background is involved in day-to-day departmental activity. I understand the need to employ external advisers to provide advice on policy or assist Ministers in understanding their role and brief. I do not believe that the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, requires much advice when it comes to politics.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ministerial Staff (15 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Even if we accept that the Minister of State has some limited capacity in that regard and that he requires advice from an experienced individual such as former Deputy Paul McGrath, I am still struggling to understand how it is possible for the latter to be involved in the allocation of funding in respect of applications made under the sports capital programme. I need the Minister to clarify,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ministerial Staff (15 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 3. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of non-civil servant staff in his office and the offices of the Ministers of State at his Department; their roles and responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21652/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Ministerial Staff (15 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: This question is one I intend also to pose to other Departments. It seeks to determine the relationship between the Minister, his private office and his advisers and their interaction with the Civil Service. Will he outline how these interactions take place in his office and in the offices of the Ministers of State at his Department?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (15 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 1. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the expert review of the Irish airlines superannuation scheme dispute; his views on the threat of strike action at Aer Lingus in the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21651/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (15 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I am seeking the Minister's intervention in the ongoing industrial unrest at Aer Lingus. The Minister, like everybody else, is acutely aware of the damage that the threat of strike action can do to the image of a country, especially at this time of year. It has a negative impact on the sentiment expressed towards that country and, in particular, on the potential actions of a person who...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (15 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The State industrial relations machinery is just not working for the aviation sector, unfortunately, particularly when it comes to the ongoing dispute about the pension scheme for the airports and the former State airline. The unions, for their own reasons, believe they have no choice other than to engage in the kind of stand-off in which we now find ourselves. While I accept that the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Airlines Superannuation Scheme (15 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: While I accept that is the case, I emphasise that we have a crisis on our hands. Tourism is an important part of our economy. The regrowth of the tourism industry and the focus on Ireland as a destination have the potential to ignite a level of activity within our retail and hospitality sectors. The Minister is well aware from his work in the Department that people in the United States, in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Accidents Data (15 May 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the number of road fatalities on our roads this year; the way this compares with last year; his views on the operation of the Road Safety Authority; the resources needed to carry out fully its duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21529/14]