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Written Answers — Public Transport Projects: Public Transport Projects (16 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contingency funding that has been put in place to deal with any potential compensation claims arising out of the decision not to proceed with the Metro North project at this time. [35165/11]

Written Answers — Public Transport Projects: Public Transport Projects (16 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amount of money spent on the DART underground project by him since 1 March 2011. [35166/11]

Third Level Remuneration (16 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he has taken to address the fact that 99 employees in the higher education sector are earning more than €200,000 despite the introductin of a pay ceiling of €200,000 across the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34766/11]

Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (Resumed) (16 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: In light of the Minister's decision to utilise the national lottery as a means of raising additional revenue for capital investment - and he seems to have linked that funding notionally with the national children's hospital - does he intend to lift some of the restrictions regarding the types of games that may be operated by the national lottery?

Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (Resumed) (16 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Which countries would the Minister identify as the best?

Order of Business (16 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Profit before people.

Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (16 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: With the permission of the House, I wish to share time with Deputy McConalogue.

Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (16 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate and the Minister being present in the Chamber. He has given a strong overview of where he sees the capital programme over the next five years and how jobs, schools and health care will be key and central parts of it. This speech is not, however, connected to last week's announcement about the capital programme. There is an element of...

Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016: Statements (16 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Yes, but on the other hand the Minister claims there is no appetite for Government debt through PPP projects. He has not taken an imaginative approach to dealing with each project in turn. As such, many capital projects have been shelved. The Government has not shown little ambition in prioritising the fund for the capital programme. The PPP model has been set aside with little effort made...

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: They have improved because of the work we did.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: The Tánaiste spent a lot of time at it when he was on the other side of the House.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: The Government renegotiated it twice and the Government parties knew about it in advance of the general election.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: The committees cannot object to appointments.

Leaders' Questions (16 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Window dressing.

Mortgage Assistance (15 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Question 38: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has to date made any decisions on the recommendations of the Keane Report or on any other measures designed to assist distressed mortgage holders; if he will give an outline of the timeline for action on measures to assist distressed mortgage holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34400/11]

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: This is the Irish Parliament.

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Tell that to Deputy O'Dea.

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: It will not be on a deer either.

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: They are in interview mode, I would say.

Leaders' Questions (15 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: It makes no sense. We are swapping one barracks for another.