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Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Question 601: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of correspondence, meetings, discussions or any other engagement with Irish Rail on potential amendments to the M3 Parkway to docklands train service. [26365/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Strategy Statements: Departmental Strategy Statements (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Question 602: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Department has submitted a strategy statement to him, as specified under the 1997 Public Service Management Act and if so, will he publish the statement. [26404/11]

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the proposers of the motion for giving us an opportunity to discuss what is one of the most important issues facing the Government and the House. It is right at this stage that we have a general review of the jobs budget or jobs initiative - I will not get into parsing the words. What was sold at the time of the election was that when the now Government parties came to power they...

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: -----with which we faced the electorate and for which we suffered the wrath of the electorate. The present Government has continued to implement it and rightly so because it is the only solution. I know Deputy Mathews will have a different view when he speaks on this matter. Where has the strategic investment bank gone? It was going to resolve the jobs crisis and help the Minister of...

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: He is a great man in this regard, but we have no strategic investment bank to help small enterprises.

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: I am concerned about this. Then we had NewERA, which would create, depending on who one listened to-----

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: In fairness, since the Minister, Deputy Noonan, took office he has been sceptical about it.

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: The Government pushed it out there and stated 105,000 jobs-----

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: We have seen a reduction in the levels of employment since the Government came to power and the jobs budget was announced and there is no sign of NewERA. Government Members come here and trot out the notion that somehow one could not burn the bondholders despite the fact the Government parties stated they would do so and that they would have a different approach to banking-----

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: The shareholders were well burned; the Government did not have to do that. Ask anyone who had a few bob invested. The shareholders were gone. The Government somehow suggested the guarantee was the root of the problem. However, €3 billion of unsecured debt is sitting in Anglo Irish Bank which is not covered by the bank guarantee to which the Government accuses us of signing up.

Employment and National Internship Scheme: Motion (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: If the Government so wished it could burn those bondholders in the morning.

Order of Business (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Will we get answers?

Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: It was in the five point plan.

Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: That will solve the problem.

Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: How long does it take to do that? Just say "No".

Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: The Taoiseach should say "No" then, end of story.

Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Deputy Buttimer has some time to wait before getting a place on the front row.

Leaders Questions (27 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Deputy Mathews will get down ahead of Deputy Buttimer.

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (22 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Bill and thank the Minister for the work he has done to date on this issue. I recognise the Bill, as the Minister said, is technical in nature and is removing a cap. There is no change in terms of the policy platform of the Government. I have been supportive of the actions and initiatives the Minister has taken since coming into office and will continue to be so if they are...

Leaders' Questions (22 Sep 2011)

Timmy Dooley: I thought the Labour Party had cut him adrift.