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Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: Medical cards are presented because of means, but perhaps the Minister represents a more privileged part of the country than I do.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: If the litmus test of the difficulties faced by citizens of this State is my constituency office or that of a colleague, I assure the Minister that the saving of €135 million that is being talked about by the Minister for Health cannot be achieved through efficiencies.

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: The Government has done a reasonably good job at presenting the budget in a manner that seems to indicate there is no pain, no cuts, no new taxes, that it is all very amicable. We were told the need for an adjustment was a tough decision but subsequent detail was very scant. We were informed by the Minister for Social Protection that the general scheme remained the same with no increases on...

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: Yes. In order to be fair and honest, the pain must be shared. However, for the past number of budgets this Government has been targeting a cohort that is not the centre of media attention and these individuals are being affected in a dramatic way. I refer in particular to young mothers. The combined cut has a very significant hit on the income of mothers. Giving them free GP care is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. Coughlan. His presentation was very helpful and he concentrated on the areas he believes require some tweaking. The one aspect of his contribution I want to highlight and support strongly, although that does not mean I do not support the other statements he made, goes back to what I said about Shannon Chamber. It is important that the new Shannon Group is embedded in and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: We will be submitting a report based on all these submissions and I presume they will go across with----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: It is up to the Minister whether he decides to do that. Failing that I will be submitting them as amendments when the legislation is published if they do not appear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I appreciate Mr. Reidy's input. He made some valid points on the overall situation, many of which I made at the time of separation. Unfortunately, that time has passed so we must do everything that we can to make the current situation a success. He raised issues about heads 18 and 22 and Shannon Heritage, which I identified. We might want to see those issues fleshed out in legislation....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. Thompstone and appreciate all his work in this regard. The reason it is important for someone like Mr. Thompstone to appear before the joint committee is he is uniquely qualified, in that he has an interest in the region and previously acted as the chief executive officer of Shannon Development. Consequently, members would be wise to take his counsel on the issues he has raised....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. Pakey for his presentation, in which he has set out his vision and we wish him well in his endeavours. I believe the Bill makes no reference to Shannon Heritage, which would have been an integral part of Shannon Development or SFADCo. Does Mr. Pakey know what is due to happen to that entity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I agree with Mr. Pakey's recommendation on the €100 million limit for group borrowing and we will make a similar submission to the Department on that. Is it Mr. Pakey's understanding that the board members of the subsidiaries will be appointed from the general membership of the group company or could people other than those who sit on the board or who are on the staff of the company...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: For clarity, the board of the group as it will be is to be appointed by the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: My reading of this is that the chairperson of that group gets to appoint the members of the boards of the subsidiary companies. Will they be drawn from the pool of board directors? Mr. Pakey may not have the answer to this in which case he could come back to us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: It may not even be a question for Mr. Pakey and is probably better directed at the Minister. I just sought Mr. Pakey's view. My reading suggests that the chairperson of the board of the group will have the power to appoint the board members of the subsidiaries. Will the chairperson be restricted to appointing people who already sit on the board of the parent company or could they appoint...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: That is not an issue for Mr. Pakey but it is one with which I would have a problem in principle. I do not know if one would be empowering the chairperson of the board of the group to appoint all-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: Yes. I take that as an additional point. I believe that should go back to the Department or the Minister for ultimate appointment if that be the case. I thank Mr. Pakey for his helpful clarification on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: As the committee has a great deal of information on the authority, perhaps Mr. Pakey might proceed directly to the part of his presentation that deals primarily with the Bill. I thank him for the other detail he has made available. We have a tight schedule, as a vote may be called in the Dáil shortly.

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 1: Alcohol Products Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I voted against the raid on the pension fund.

Financial Resolutions 2014: No. 1: Alcohol Products Tax (15 Oct 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I have a list of things that the Tánaiste was against.