Results 7,821-7,840 of 11,024 for speaker:Timmy Dooley

Leaders' Questions (13 Nov 2012)

Timmy Dooley: There will be no apology.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (13 Nov 2012)

Timmy Dooley: It is great to hear that logic from the Labour Party.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Transport Policy: Discussion with EU Commissioner for Transport (8 Nov 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome Commissioner Kallas, his member of cabinet, and Ms Nolan, who is regularly in contact with this committee and other committees of which I am a member. Her interaction with the Commission generally is very good. We are fortunate that Ms Nolan is of such assistance to us in that regard. Commissioner Kallas's presentation was very comprehensive so, consequently, I do not have very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Civic Society Representatives and Focus Groups (8 Nov 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome both contributors and thank them for their presentations. I would like to focus for a minute on the property tax. I do not agree with the notion of a site valuation tax. Support for or against it is, I suppose, based on one's general experience. There is usually a nice social mix of housing in rural villages. Often there could be one large house, built by a professional who had...

Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)

Timmy Dooley: They have no money.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)

Timmy Dooley: Sitting on top of it.

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)

Timmy Dooley: Will the Government open a soup kitchen for them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister is familiar with the country note prepared by the International Monetary Fund, IMF, clearly indicating that our debt to GDP ratio position will not be sustainable unless we get a very significant resolution, particularly on the investment in the pillar banks. It indicated that the ratio would continue to rise and one of the modelling exercises related to a return to the State of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Forthcoming ECOFIN Council: Discussion with Minister for Finance (8 Nov 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister and his officials and wish the Minister well in his negotiations and discussions at ECOFIN. The Minister said in his concluding remarks that Ireland would focus on delivering in all respects on the commitments already agreed to by the Heads of State and Government, including those of 29 June. I assume we can take that as relating to our bank debt in particular. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Carer's Allowance Applications (8 Nov 2012)

Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive is concerned about delays in processing applications for carer's payments; the implications of such delays for health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48926/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Application Numbers (6 Nov 2012)

Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of a new suckler cow welfare scheme for 2013 based on the same rates of payment that currently operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48252/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the costs of a new suckler cow welfare scheme for 2013 based on the same rates of payment that currently operate but limiting the number of cows that a farmer can get paid on to 40 and 30 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48253/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Roads Authority (6 Nov 2012)

Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Gort to Tuam motorway project N17/N18, County Galway; when a contractor will be appointed; when the project is expected to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47822/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (6 Nov 2012)

Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount it costs to run the National Transport Authority; the amount it costs to run his Department; if he will quantify the savings at his Department when some of its duties were transferred to the new authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47938/12]

Other Questions: Children's Rights Referendum (25 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way she proposes to put in place the resources that will be required to uphold and vindicate the rights of children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46717/12]

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I accept that. I also accept that landlords have been far more understanding. After all, many of them have had no other alternative. However, as a result of their location, etc., some businesses have gone to the wall because their landlords saw better opportunities and, in some instances, effectively forced them into bankruptcy. That is particularly sad.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (25 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. In recent years we have had regular debates in the House about the economy but unfortunately we may not have been as frank as we should have been. If one looks to the projections made by the Government and various different support agencies in recent months it is clear we are not reaching the targets that were set. As to past...

Order of Business (25 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: A retrospective debate.

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: The Tánaiste needs to cut the waffle and answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (25 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: The Tánaiste is fairly handy himself at parliamentary tricks.