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Topical Issue Debate: Live Exports (13 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to discuss this matter and I welcome the Minister. Livestock exports are undoubtedly a critical part of the agriculture sector in this country. Shipping of live exports is a significant competitive component in the market for weanlings and store cattle, particularly in the west of Ireland and County Clare, which I represent. Live exports provide an important...

Order of Business (13 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: As a follow-on from the question from Deputy Healy-Rae about legislation on communications and broadcasting, is it not the case that the Government intends to abolish the television licence and replace it with a mechanism whereby individual houses or units will be charged a broadcasting or transmission fee? If so, will that require primary legislation? If so, is it the intention of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Future funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion with Representatives of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (13 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: It is a bit unfair. There could be an inherent cut now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Future funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion with Representatives of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (13 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: The Deputy is starting to undermine his argument.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Future funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion with Representatives of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (13 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the delegation and thank them for their presentation. I was taken aback by some of what Mr. Collins had to say, in particular his belief that there is a particular confidence in the local radio sector based on their presentations to the authority. What we are hearing from the independent broadcasters is that they are struggling to maintain their current level of service. Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993 (Amendment of Schedule) (Annex 19 to Chicago Convention) Order 2013: Motion (13 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, and thank him for his outline. While I accept it is purely technical, I will make a couple of comments that do not necessarily reflect on the Minister of State. They are directed towards the Department. I welcome that the joint committee is discussing this issue. While it is technical in nature, if the Government is to be realistic about the...

Report of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications: Motion (8 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I am somewhat confused about the new methodology of dealing with reports in which we are engaged today. It gives us an opportunity to discuss again something we have already discussed in committee. Yet again, it is part of the Government’s effort to present reform of the way in which the Dáil works when this is work that has already been discussed in committee. I accept we have...

Report of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications: Motion (8 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I am happy to do so. Perhaps Deputy Buttimer will give me a little of his time so that I can do so.

Report of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications: Motion (8 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: Be that as it may, yet again it calls into question whether what we are doing is about real reform-----

Report of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications: Motion (8 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: -----or if we are filling time for the sake of it.

Report of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications: Motion (8 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: It is an important subject, one which we thrashed out in the committee. I am sure it will be thrashed out again. What I am disappointed about is the Government’s response has been to create a working group to address the issue. I thought that if the Government was realistic about parliamentary reform it would have come back to the committee with a proposal to involve it in such a...

Report of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications: Motion (8 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: Please do.

Report of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications: Motion (8 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: That is welcome but it is worth putting on the record that while sport falls within the remit of the committee we did not confine the hearings to just the sporting organisations. We did bring various medical experts before the committee to hear their views on the harmful effects of alcohol. I would be happy if the Government comes forward with a proposal that says the working group should...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: The chairperson has been dipping.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: They know everything else about us so they might as well have it.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I will take up where my colleague, Deputy Browne, has just left off in respect of the one-parent tax credit. If the Acting Chairman will allow me to do so, I propose to read into the record of the House an e-mail I received from a constituent whom I will not identify. The e-mail in question sets the tone with regard to why we really...

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme Applications (7 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I thought that was what the Minister did last year.

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme Applications (7 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: In time for the local elections next summer.

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme Applications (7 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: It was probably confined to Mayo people.

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme Applications (7 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: And Mayo?