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Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: They do if they are not members of Deputy Humphreys's party by the sound of it.

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I never sat on a local authority.

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: It did not do McFeely any harm.

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: Question 322: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the period for people on Tús schemes for a further 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27925/12]

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate and I compliment Deputy Niall Collins for formulating this Private Members' motion. It is a matter of fundamental importance to the House. We have seen the negative effects of planning decisions taken for the wrong reasons over the past decades. We have seen the impact on the built environment and the way in which politics is viewed by...

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: Perhaps not all but some. The entire process of planning has been fundamentally undermined and we must all raise the bar well above what is necessary in order to rebuild trust. It does not suggest we must throw snowballs across the House but if we work collectively and constructively and move away from political bickering, we can do it in a manner that will serve us well. That is why I am...

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: -----in the councils of Dublin, Cork city, Carlow, County Cork, Galway and Donegal. I refer to the perception created by the bundling of the announcement with other announcements. The other reports related to the amalgamation of Limerick County Council and Limerick City Council and Tipperary North County Council and Tipperary South County Council. The effect of the decision to abandon...

Order of Business (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: Now that big Phil is back, probably.

Official Engagements (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: The Taoiseach got more out of him than he did out of Chancellor Merkel.

Order of Business (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: The Taoiseach and the Government have made much about reform of the health service and about the necessity for achieving best practice, particularly in regard to the care of elderly patients at home. However, the Taoiseach will be well aware that for the past number of months the finances of the HSE have been in such a dire position that it is now impossible to provide the necessary home...

Order of Business (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: -----to assist ageing people and their families? What I am asking, in advance of the bringing forward of the appropriate legislation, is for the Government to take back responsibility for the running of the health service. Has the Government any intention to bring forward some kind of a financial measure to put the HSE in a position to care for people who are in a desperate, crisis situation?

Order of Business (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: When will the Government's Bill be brought to the House?

Order of Business (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: The reform of the HSE.

Order of Business (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: The health governance Bill.

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: He was not in the Department of the Taoiseach.

Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made on the single working age payment process; if she anticipates reductions in social welfare assistance through the creation of this model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28096/12]

European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this Bill. It is the second part of a two part process and we had the opportunity yesterday to deal with some of the technical aspects of the underpinning and enactment of the legislation as part of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Today is an opportunity to concentrate on the provisions in the legislation that establishes the...

European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: This should not be about the Government hiding and refusing to set out its position because it might not achieve it and it does not want to look bad in front of the public. The people should be shown the trust and respect they need and deserve and the Government should let them know what it is looking for.

European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: If the Government does not achieve 100% of what it wants, they will accept that. The Government parties should show the maturity to say what they want and that they will accept whatever comes out of the negotiation process.

European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Jun 2012)

Timmy Dooley: I wish them well in that effort and they will have my support and that of my party. They should be up-front with the people.