Results 7,341-7,360 of 11,024 for speaker:Timmy Dooley
- Other Questions: Tourism Capital Investment Programme (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he can help the hotel industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15241/13]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bus Services (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to supply the public transport passenger with a more diverse bus service provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15509/13]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bus Services (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: Does the Minister accept that Ireland has one of the lowest public transport subsidies in Europe? Does he agree that the international experience of market liberalisation is quite mixed? He mentioned that the Competition Authority has highlighted the international experience. On the basis of research I have done, that experience appears to be quite mixed. The initial results in countries...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: The Minister knows that is rubbish.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has conducted any audit or study of the quality of the road network, at primary, secondary and tertiary levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15508/13]
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: I wish to put on record my disappointment at the continued exercise of what appears to be an effort by the Government to prevent this side of the House, the Opposition, from having a detailed Question Time. Yet again, there seems to be a considerable number of questions on the Order Paper from Fine Gael backbenchers. We have seen the same with health questions. I believe it is unhelpful....
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister for his frank answer. He is one of the few who has clearly indicated there is a practice within his Department. He has not spoken for anyone else but at least he has indicated that there is a practice of filibustering Question Time, effectively stuffing the oral questions section of Question Time with general questions that will elicit positive answers-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: -----that are supportive of Government policy and allow the Minister to enlighten us on various policy positions and results he has achieved in certain areas. The Minister and his Department do that well through the issuance of press releases on a regular basis. Parliamentary parties exist-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: I accept that, but this is an important issue.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: I would have thought Fine Gael would hold a parliamentary party meeting which would provide backbenchers with a unique opportunity to question the Minister and get an understanding of what is going on in his Department. However, they are now taking up time in the House which heretofore was used by the Opposition to hold the Minister to account on a variety of issues. The Minister is a...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: That is done by lottery.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: The Minister has 39 questions in-----
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: There are 39 Fine Gael questions.
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: Will the Minister desist from coaching backbenchers?
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Road Maintenance (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: There is no show like the Leo show.
- Leaders' Questions (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: We will take what the Taoiseach said with a pinch of salt.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with FAI, GAA and IRFU (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: I thank the delegations for their presentations. It is clear to all of us the impact on public health and social life these three organisations have right across the country. That is not in question. I take a practical view about the whole issue of advertising and sponsorship by alcohol drinks companies in the sporting industry. As some of the content originates in other jurisdictions,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Sponsorship of Major Sporting Events by Drinks Industry: Discussion with FAI, GAA and IRFU (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: Clearly, the Chairman did not shout loud enough.
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (27 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form for the years 2003 to 2012, the number of vehicles taxed for three months, six months and 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15392/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (26 Mar 2013)
Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals in Harvest 2020 in relation to the development of the aquaculture industry here; if these proposals are his policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14733/13]