Results 7,921-7,940 of 11,024 for speaker:Timmy Dooley
- Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: That is a given.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: I thought the Taoiseach got that already.
- Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: Has the Government considered anything?
- Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: The Taoiseach should answer the question.
- Leaders' Questions (10 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: How many Government backbench Deputies believe Deputy Sean Fleming was right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Business of Joint Committee (10 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: In addition to the other stakeholders we have identified, I suggest the farming, automobile and vintage vehicle associations be asked for their opinions. Myriad organisations would have an opinion on the matter and we should try to draft an exhaustive list as quickly as possible in order that we might circulate the proposals and seek written responses at the earliest opportunity.
- Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: I accept that. However, the Minister has targeted a particular cohort of small farms, the stocking density of some of which is low because of the poor quality of the land.
- Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: They can. I have filled out more appeal forms in this regard than the Minister has and I have seen the difficulties these farmers encounter as they come from a particularly disadvantaged area of the country. They are just as important to the entire ecosystem that is the farming community as are large producers in other areas of the country who are fortunate enough to have quality land. We...
- Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: As Deputy Hayes knows, many international hauliers currently buy their diesel outside the State, because a rebate system exists in a number of other states.
- Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: I will explain if the Deputy gives me a chance. We are asking the Government to move toward the introduction of a rebate scheme for hauliers.
- Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: Additional revenue will be generated through diesel being purchased in the State. Also, if the Government is prepared to take on the criminal fraternity that is laundering diesel, considerable revenue will flow to the State.
- Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: That will allow the capacity to reduce the price of diesel to agricultural contractors. As a fairly significant farmer, Deputy Hayes understands the impact of the rising costs of fuel, silage wrap, feedstuffs and fertilizer. This puts enormous pressure on his neighbours. Many farmers in south Tipperary do not have an additional income and it is fairly hard on them. They do not have the...
- Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: I meet farmers and when I come up here, I do not lose sight of from where I come. Sadly, I see people now on the Government benches who forget how they got here. It is a sad reflection on the capacity of the Government that it cannot deal with the farming community in a way that considers rising costs and asks what it can do to help. I do not suggest cutting the price of diesel by 50%....
- Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: I second the motion and welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I acknowledge the farming community's tremendous show of strength today and commend the staff and stewards of the IFA on organising a model for how an appropriate level of interaction can take place between parliamentarians and the industry concerned.
- Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: The way in which they reduced the numbers on the streets was also recognised. Farmers were in some cases encouraged to stay outside the city. Otherwise 30,000 or 40,000 farmers could have taken to the streets, such is their concern for the budget and -----
- Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: I was told by farmers that some of their colleagues remained outside the city because they did not want to interact negatively with the consumers they regard as an important part of their industry. We will not get into semantics; it was an important demonstration of strength and all concerned have shown they can act in a fair and equitable way. We have moved away from the negative protests...
- Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: The Government's way is that of Marie Antoinette - let them eat cake.
- Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: The Government policy is to let them eat cake.
- Agriculture: Motion [Private Members] (9 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: He did more for farmers than anyone in Fine Gael will ever do. He understood them.
- Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2012)
Timmy Dooley: What about the comments of Deputy Mathews?