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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (11 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a post primary school amalgamation project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11594/14]

Misuse of Motor Vehicles (Public Spaces) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I am disappointed that the Minister of State ended his contribution by suggesting the Government would not support the Bill. My party is happy, in principle, to support what Deputy Dessie Ellis is trying to achieve. Although it is a relatively short Bill, the Deputy has indicated that he is prepared to amend elements of it if the Government sees fit to at least take into account the...

Criminal Law (Incest) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage [Private Members] (7 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Fianna Fáil supports the Bill and we recognise the efforts of Deputy Naughten in bringing forward such important legislation. The legislation aims to address an anomaly in Irish law whereby females are subjected to less stringent maximum sentences than males for committing incest. The Roscommon case of 2009, with which Deputy Naughten is very familiar, illustrated this gap in the legal...

Order of Business (6 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: That applies to Deputy Durkan beside Deputy Fitzgerald there.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Brilliant.

Protection of Residential Mortgage Account Holders Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I wish to share time with Deputy Calleary. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I thank my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, for the efforts he has made to frame legislation that deals with this important issue. It speaks volumes about the approach of my party in opposition. For too long, Opposition parties were critical of everything the Government did and they were...

Topical Issue Debate: Marina Developments (5 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I can confirm that the necessary work has not been included in Clare County Council's submission, nor should it have been. The request from the Government was related to uninsurable public infrastructure in the ownership of the State, either through local authorities or the Office of Public Works. While I accept that the storms caused damage, I hope the risk was insured and that some...

Topical Issue Debate: Marina Developments (5 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on this important matter. Kilrush Creek Marina has been an integral part of the economic life of the town of Kilrush for some time. Unfortunately, however, its potential has been untapped in terms of the extent to which it could provide significant employment and increased economic activity in the region. Much of its unrealised potential...

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: They do not hold parliamentary party meetings anymore.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Why does the Government not amend it on Committee Stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Would that still allow the taxi co-operatives or companies to retain their logo? In my local area elderly people use a taxi to go to Tesco, Dunnes Stores, Lidl, Aldi or SuperValu and to an elderly individual they all look the same, but they know whether it is a particular taxi company. A few people have told me they are deeply concerned about that so if it was permissible, it would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Perniciously.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: Were there changes regarding the age of the vehicle which forced 70 or 80 people out of the business? There was a requirement to have a newer vehicle but that requirement was abandoned at a later stage, meaning the required upper age limit went from three to six years. Is it not the case that the approach taken has, perhaps inadvertently, pushed people out of the business? If people are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. Creegan for his presentation. I would like first to establish the reason the decision was taken to enact these regulations by way of statutory instrument. In my view, the volume of information contained in the regulations should be included in primary legislation. In my experience statutory instruments are used for updating rules and procedures. They are generally not of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: NAMA Property Sales (5 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had any contact with his British counterpart on the future of the Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11067/14]

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I acknowledge some of the successes of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Leo Varadkar, in his time in office. There are those who take a less constructive approach to opposition, but it is appropriate that we recognise that there are areas in which he has had success. In particular, I commend him for the approach he...

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: That is the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin's speech.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The Government stated it would burn the bondholders.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister is baiting us.

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: What about the bondholders the Government stated it would burn?