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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: There is an intermittent phase between where one company finishes work and another begins. I made a lot of noise when it became clear that NBI was going to run a parallel network alongside the existing one. Has NBI looked again at dovetailing onto the end of a line? People in this room know a lot about what Eir did when it passed 300,000 premises, then truncated it and left a black box,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (22 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to raise what I believe is an important issue and I am pleased the Minister of State with responsibility for this area is here. He does not need me to tell him about the difficulties that exist in our acute hospitals and the significant delays people have in getting access to bed capacity. Much of the elective work is now delayed because of the crisis in accident...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (22 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister of State's response. While I know what the Department is trying to do, I am concerned that the issue will be lost in reports and more bureaucracy. The State has outsourced this service and does so with other services through section 38 and section 39 agreements. Clarecare in County Clare is an example. It was never given back the funding that was cut. There were...

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive statement. At the outset, the Chair opined that he had gone well over time, which helps all of us, because it means he has covered most of the bases. I listened with interest to the two previous speakers, two people for whom I have great respect. They both spoke about the social justice aspect of climate change and also the concerns...

Seanad: Election of Acting Chairperson (16 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I propose Senator Gerry Horkan.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: In regard to the specific amendment I find myself largely in agreement with the approach taken by Senator Boylan relating to the scheduling of such meetings. That is a concern for IALPA. I have had numerous conversation with IALPA and found it to be upfront and straightforward about what it is trying to achieve in the best interests of the people they represent and the travelling public....

Seanad: Situation in Ukraine: Motion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I move: That Seanad Éireann: supports: - the right of Ukraine to exist as a sovereign, independent state that is free to choose its own political and military alliances following its own legal and constitutional provision; recognises that: - the invasion of Ukraine on 24th February, 2022 by the Russian Federation was an unprovoked act, and is contrary to international law; -...

Seanad: Situation in Ukraine: Motion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I thank colleagues from across the House who have united to support this motion. I am deeply appreciative that people have put their political differences aside and that we as a Chamber have come together around an issue that we hold dear, as has been well ventilated by all sides. There has been a recognition by all of the principles of democracy and that every country has a right to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. Philips for his very open and frank statement. Fair play to him. He put his hands up and said that it was his call based on the information that was available to him a number of months ago that too many people were let go, based on the knowledge of what has happened since. We can understand that. He has not concentrated on what happened last Sunday whereby 17 people were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I get that but how did they get on to the schedule? How did this issue make it all the way down to the front line? That is a bit like saying there were 20 people going to London but they ended up on a flight to France.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I get all of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: It is a fact that critical data like that was put in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Are there consequences for somebody? I do not want Mr. Philips to name anybody. Surely there is a chain of command. Somebody just did not rock in and move these 17 people around mistakenly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I know many of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: Does Mr. Philips not accept that it is worrying that there are no checks and balances?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: We all make mistakes and, my God, I have made plenty of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I do not want to blame anyone and it is not about mistakes. This is a key process so there should be checks and balances. A situation should never reach a point where one must apologise. Maybe someone in the chain of command says he or she messed up but somebody else will catch it. To have such a critical error that led to such consequences, financial for the DAA and disruption for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I get that. We had the Irish Aviation Authority in the other day. The IAA is responsible for the way planes fly and it cannot have an off day because if that happens then 30 aircraft will crash into each other. The DAA seems to have a more lax approach. I say that because I have not got a sense from Mr. Philips or his team that the DAA has a response or drill available. When the muck hits...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: I get that but Mr. Philips is missing the point. We all know things happen. When they do happen, there should be a response. I do not get the sense from Mr. Philips that there was a plan in place to deal with this. We all get inconvenienced. I have missed flights, had layovers and been delayed. I have worked and lived in the real world and travelled a lot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Timmy Dooley: There have been some learnings. I get that. I thank Mr. McLean for that. I have a concern about the way in which the security lanes operate. We have all had experience of different airports. Terminal 2 is outdated. It was outdated when it was built. Based on what I have seen at other airports, I do not believe there is enough space. People have to snake around. The point from the...