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Leaders' Questions (18 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I would have preferred it had he toured the capitals of Europe in an attempt to flesh out the deal instead of running around the world's media organisations in the hope that they might have a spare front page at a dead time of the year so that he might present it as a major achievement for Ireland. The Government was elected on a promise of burning bondholders and removing the burden of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome Ms Graham and Mr. Murphy and thank them for their presentation. This morning we have had the benefit of hearing observations by the transport sector, both private and public. The focus of the National Transport Authority, NTA, is on the consumer and the State. To that extent we have heard claims by both sides, some of them contradictory. The first one, the transfer of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. Nolan for his presentation and welcome Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Leahy and Ms Flynn. The presentation sets out clearly what the company does, some of which is probably lost on the public on occasion. However, we are not here to talk about the company but to discuss whether it is better for the National Transport Authority to proceed with the direct award system or to go down the road...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: The smaller bundles of routes will be managed in isolation and could be handled by three, four or five different companies. There will be regulatory issues surrounding the costs of checking fleets and other associated costs, and the State must carry out those. At present it only has to do that for one company, Bus Éireann. If there is a multiplicity of smaller bundles, there will be a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. Mullins, who is a regular visitor to Leinster House, for his presentation. He keeps us well informed on the issues pertaining to his sector. Mr. Mullins's presentation was good in that it seeks to address some of the issues of concern. On London Bus, I was part of a transport committee in 2004 which visited London Bus, at which time we were told that while there were service...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Public Service Obligation Bus Contracts: Discussion (17 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: Mr. Mullins might be very disappointed on that one.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland Marching Season (17 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has discussed violence in Northern Ireland during the marching season with the Northern Executive and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44886/12]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Provision (17 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total funding allocated to the end of September 2012 under overseas development aid; the specific programmes funded; the allocation to each non governmental organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44909/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (17 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application to amalgamate three post primary schools in Ennistymon, County Clare; the time frame for implementation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45044/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (16 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the names of all of the organisations located in areas (details supplied) in County Dublin that have applied for sports capital grants under the 2012 programme, together with a brief description of each proposed project and the amount of sports capital funding applied for in respect of it; and if he will make a statement...

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: The Tánaiste has come full circle.

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: No criteria.

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: That is thanks to the Croke Park agreement.

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: Jack O'Connor would not agree with that comment.

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: That is an outrageous attack on the Committee of Public Accounts.

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: The Tánaiste should do that for Deputy Shortall too.

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: Even the children in the Visitors Gallery are not listening to the Tánaiste.

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: Answer the question.

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Recognition (10 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. I have extensive knowledge of the issues arising in both schools as I was intimately involved in securing temporary recognition for them in 2008 and have continued to work with both of them. I strongly support their efforts to secure permanent recognition. As the Minister of State outlined, the major obstacle is the need to comply...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Recognition (10 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this Topical Issue matter, which is of considerable importance to two different communities in the county I represent. My question relates to the status of Mol an Óige Steiner national school in Ennistymon and Raheen Wood Steiner national school in Tuamgraney, both of which are co-educational, multidenominational, mainstream schools. Raheen...