Results 8,141-8,160 of 11,024 for speaker:Timmy Dooley
- Tourism Promotion (3 Jul 2012)
Timmy Dooley: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the current status of the Gathering Project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32391/12]
- Tourism Promotion (3 Jul 2012)
Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister for the reply. He is aware his Government set an increase in tourism and visitors to the country as a key strategic component of its jobs initiative. In doing so the Government reduced the VAT rate on tourism related products, much to the annoyance of private pensioners who, effectively, had to pay for that. At one stage the Minister questioned to some extent the...
- Tourism Promotion (3 Jul 2012)
Timmy Dooley: I welcome the fact the Minister recognises the figures are disappointing. It is incumbent on the Government to do something. While one should never read too much into any particular statistical snapshot, it is an indicator. There has been an effort by the Government to clap itself on the back to some extent because of the notional 6% increase last year based on the figures for the previous...
- Sports Capital Programme (3 Jul 2012)
Timmy Dooley: The Minister of State is some man. They do not pay him enough.
- Sports Capital Programme (3 Jul 2012)
Timmy Dooley: The Deputy did not mind him.
- Sports Capital Programme (3 Jul 2012)
Timmy Dooley: Deputy Lawlor should name them in the House.
- Sports Capital Programme (3 Jul 2012)
Timmy Dooley: Deputy Lawlor will be doling out a lot of bad news.
- Sports Capital Programme (3 Jul 2012)
Timmy Dooley: The Minister of State was not shy about telling them that when he was on this side of the House.
- Sports Capital Programme (3 Jul 2012)
Timmy Dooley: They are waiting with bated breath in the Press Gallery.
- Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (28 Jun 2012)
Timmy Dooley: Question 18: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the plans he has developed in relation to collecting the household charge from both homeowners who have not paid and from homeowners in arrears on instalment payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31160/12]
- Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (27 Jun 2012)
Timmy Dooley: Question 143: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to apply a 0% motor tax rate to off the road cars or any other method of ending the off the road regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23052/12]
- Written Answers — Bus Services: Bus Services (27 Jun 2012)
Timmy Dooley: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost of implementing the Dublin Bus real time information displays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31113/12]
- Written Answers — Bus Services: Bus Services (27 Jun 2012)
Timmy Dooley: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the share and number of Dublin buses is compliant with the real time information displays; if he is satisfied with the performance of the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31118/12]
- Written Answers — Bus Services: Bus Services (27 Jun 2012)
Timmy Dooley: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the existence of phantom buses as a result of the implementation of the Dublin Bus real time information displays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31119/12]
- Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (27 Jun 2012)
Timmy Dooley: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which European Union restrictions on foreign ownership of airlines will restrict the sale of the Government's stake in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31143/12]
- Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (27 Jun 2012)
Timmy Dooley: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has had any contact with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on Ryanair's bid for Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31144/12]
- Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (27 Jun 2012)
Timmy Dooley: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider competition and consumer issues when considering Ryanair's proposed bid for Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31145/12]
- Education and Training Boards (27 Jun 2012)
Timmy Dooley: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the progress made to date in the establishment of the new education and training agency SOLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30947/12]
- Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)
Timmy Dooley: The Minister might find something under a trolley.
- Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
Timmy Dooley: That does not happen too often.