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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: A rap sheet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: He had some sophisticated and well-designed flags.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I will be brief. I thank the three MEPs for attending this meeting and sharing their perspective on the current position in Europe, our engagement with Europe and their views in general. Mr. Gay Mitchell, MEP, talked a great deal about solidarity. That is what the Irish people would have seen in the early stages of our engagement with Europe. However, during this crisis people have seen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Ireland's Role in the Future of the European Union: Discussion (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: We could perhaps arrange to hold our meeting there.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I am disappointed the Minister is not prepared to change the provision because, as I said, there is little likelihood of the Exchequer carrying any risk unless the price at the pump varies dramatically and if it does, the VAT component increases anyway. The State has benefited from the fluctuations in oil prices generally in recent years. At the beginning of the year, one will set out a...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: It is approximately €1.53.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I move amendment No. 75: In page 110, line 35, after "during" to insert ", prior to or after".This is a technical amendment in regard to the restrictions that to qualify for the rebate, approved fuel cards will have to be used. This amendment would allow for payments directly to an approved oil supplier. The hauliers have been in contact with me, as my party's spokesperson on transport, and...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: Amendment No. 76 is the one to which I am referring.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: Sorry. I thought the Chairman was taking them together. Amendment No. 75 is just a technical amendment.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I move amendment No. 76: In page 112, line 4, after "approved" to insert "or an approved oil supplier".I will reiterate the point I made earlier. The provisions as set out in the Bill require the purchase of fuel through the fuel card system. Road hauliers are concerned about that because many of them purchase from approved oil suppliers who are well-known, well-established and with whom a...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I accept the Minister's clarification and on that basis, I will withdraw the amendment.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I am familiar with the efforts made by the Irish Road Haulage Association in advance of the budget and the rationale it presented to the Minister. I welcomed the Minister’s decision to provide the rebate to rebalance the purchase of fuel from a European perspective. The challenge existed because of the practice of Irish road hauliers to fill up overseas. It made sense to try to...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I speak of those who do not have to register as hauliers.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: That is the point I make, namely, that including them will not involve a major extension of the measure.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: Through the Chair, that is a valid point that has been made by some. There are additional and significant costs associated with having a transport licence. There is a requirement to have a transport office and to maintain certain records and controls, which are legislatively set down but it adds significantly to the cost of the operation so the benefit may not be worth it for some. I am...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I will not press it at this stage but we will table further proposals on smaller goods carriers on Report Stage.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I move amendment No. 74: In page 110, line 5, to delete “€75.00” and substitute “€149.00”.As the Minister is aware from his engagement with the road haulage sector, it proposed a fairly comprehensive method to deal with the repatriation of the purchase of fuel. The international hauliers attempted to present to the Minister figures that suggest the...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I move amendment No. 73: In page 109, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following:"(e) a person who holds a Community Licence within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No. 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, (f) a person who holds a Community Licence within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No. 1/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: On a point of clarification, is it the case that road haulage operators who are not required to have transport licences as currently constituted, given the nature of the activity in which they are involved, able to avail of the rebate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Social Media: Discussion (Resumed) with Twitter and Facebook (7 Mar 2013)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome Ms McSweeney and thank her for her useful presentation. I declare an interest in that I am a user of Twitter. I find the service exceptionally useful and a fantastic advance in terms of an individual's capacity to self-publish, albeit using a restricted number of characters. It has changed the way in which many of us communicate, comment on and engage in public debate and...