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Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: The fact that the penalty for a speeding offence has been increased from two to three points makes sense. We all know of examples in which a person is caught when going on a journey and then caught in the same location on the way back.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: On balance, this seems sensible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (10 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his very comprehensive presentation. As always, he sets out issues clearly and concisely and often detailed questions are not required. However, I have one or two questions. I ask the Minister of State to expand on the banking union. He rightly identified the heads of state and government Council decision of 29 June 2012 to break the link...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to debate this issue. As Deputy Eoghan Murphy said, it must be debated much more. This legislation is certainly too little and certainly too late. It is too late for those who were part of a defined benefit scheme that closed in the past two years and impacted on deferred pensioners and those working who will find themselves with no pensions when they retire. For...

Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: That is not so bad.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (5 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: 170. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has requested the continuation of Operation Freeflow this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52448/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Issues (5 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way his Department plans to improve the reliability and frequency of Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann services; the current statistics as to Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann punctuality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52449/13]

Electricity Infrastructure: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: Deputy O'Dowd holds all the power.

Electricity Infrastructure: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: Let me clarify this further.

Electricity Infrastructure: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I am being careful.

Electricity Infrastructure: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I accept that. However, what I am saying is that an individual who has a unique insight creates a perception of an unfair advantage for EirGrid.

Electricity Infrastructure: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I do not think that is acceptable, nor do most of the committee members. People in the Minister's party and Fine Gael raised similar issues. Some took a particular view in regard to his NIMBYism about whether a pylon close to a home would impact on him. I will not get into that because it is a sideline issue. Next week, the committee will vote on a motion I have put before it calling on...

Electricity Infrastructure: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I hope the Minister will be able to clarify this for me this evening. I had an opportunity to question the chief executive of EirGrid at the committee today on the issue of undergrounding and the associated costs.

Electricity Infrastructure: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I will just put this question. The chief executive said the additional cost was three times the cost of putting the cable overground, which is approximately €2 billion. However, what I have not been able to get from EirGrid is the figures on when that €2 billion is amortised over the life of a project like this, probably 40 or 50 years, and how that will impact on the unit of...

Electricity Infrastructure: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (4 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate and compliment Deputy Michael Moynihan on giving us all, including the Minister, an opportunity to address this issue. As the Minister will be aware from his backbenchers and communities around the country, there is very real concern and fear. Some of the fear is unfounded and not backed up scientifically. The one certainty is that the...

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: Democratically elected.

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: There are - the McConvilles.

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: Sinn Féin has learned nothing.

Leaders' Questions (4 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: A lot of water has flowed under the bridge between then and now, and a lot of bodies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Transmission Network: Discussion with EirGrid (4 Dec 2013)

Timmy Dooley: Could I be a bit more specific? That is €2 billion over the lifetime of the transmission network. How does EirGrid amortise the cost? Is it over 30, 40 or 50 years?