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Loan Guarantee Scheme: Motion (Resumed). (20 Oct 2010)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate, although I am not necessarily in agreement with the Opposition in terms of the approach it takes. It is important that we take every available opportunity to discuss the area of job creation and retention in the House. There is no point in getting into the difficult economic situation in which we find ourselves but at the heart of our...

Adjournment Debate Matters (19 Oct 2010)

Timmy Dooley: Bring in George Lee.

Fuel Poverty: Motion (13 Oct 2010)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. It is always difficult to speak in the House having heard the eloquence and colour of Deputy Ring. It is always interesting to hear his point of view but it must be difficult for the leader of his party to listen to him and still bring some coherence to the policy, presentations and matters which his party seeks to advance when we hear...

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Timmy Dooley: Deputy Gilmore would know all about re-branding.

Leaders' Questions (13 Oct 2010)

Timmy Dooley: We are waiting to hear this.

Leaders' Questions (6 Oct 2010)

Timmy Dooley: The children with disabilities who used those services would not describe them as a waste.

State Airports (5 Oct 2010)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Acting Chairman for the opportunity to share time with Deputy Joe Carey. I also welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Shannon Airport is a vital cog in the infrastructure of County Clare, the mid-west and west. It has provided employment for many families throughout the region and created the conditions for the development of the Shannon free zone as a base of...

Health Services: Motion (5 Oct 2010)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate and I echo the sentiments expressed by Deputy Cregan in regard to the Minister, Deputy Harney, who I have found, in the years I have been in this House, to be extremely open to new ideas and prepared to engage and deal with difficult situations where they arise. That is not how she is characterised outside the House. Like the previous...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Oct 2010)

Timmy Dooley: I will be sharing my time with Deputy Blaney, by agreement.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (5 Oct 2010)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Like Deputy O'Sullivan, I do not have legal training but, while complex legal issues arise in respect of the Bill, it should not be seen as necessarily technical in nature. The facts that underpin the requirement for this legislation are common and recognised by all of us in public life who come across tragic circumstances on an almost...

Economic Strategy: Motion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2010)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate initiated by the Opposition. As Deputy Thomas Byrne said, there are elements in the Fine Gael motion that we all support. Everybody in this House is very much aware of the jobs crisis that exists. While we all have different ideas, we all support the notion of creating employment. Fundamental to the restoration of jobs and growth in...

Economic Strategy: Motion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2010)

Timmy Dooley: -----to the serious measures taken by the Government, which with some limited support from the other side can bring some order to the banking situation. Clearly, it is vital that the banks are stable, well financed and capitalised in a manner that will enable support for our economy. We need to bring closure as quickly as possible, notwithstanding the very considerable costs to the...

Economic Strategy: Motion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2010)

Timmy Dooley: The Labour Party has completely diverted. Had that amended guarantee scheme not been approved last night, what would the outcome have been? Our banking system would have collapsed and there would have been a flight of capital.

Economic Strategy: Motion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2010)

Timmy Dooley: The capacity of the country to fund its future would have been put in jeopardy. Thankfully, there were enough people who were responsible enough and prepared to take the tough decision to approve the scheme last night. There is considerable talk about jobs, but some people refuse to engage in the fundamental questions of how to resolve the banking crisis in a manner that ensures that jobs...

Economic Strategy: Motion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2010)

Timmy Dooley: -----is predicated on the capacity to issue bonds to fund the development of Fine Gael's policies.

Economic Strategy: Motion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2010)

Timmy Dooley: Fine Gael cannot be taken seriously if, on the one hand, it brings forward a policy, which Deputy O'Donnell claims will be the bedrock on which it will create jobs in this economy, while, on the other, it undermines the financing model it has set out.

Economic Strategy: Motion (Resumed) (30 Sep 2010)

Timmy Dooley: It does not have credibility. It is easy to criticise what is being done by the Government but it is another thing to propose an alternative policy with the capacity to work and be funded by the international markets. Fine Gael has not done that and continues to undermine its own policy by the suggestions it makes. Clearly, we need to have policies that will improve competitiveness. We...

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Timmy Dooley: Kieran O'Donnell.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Timmy Dooley: It is very simple.

Announcement by Minister for Finance on Banking of 30 September 2010: Statements (30 Sep 2010)

Timmy Dooley: Did they not give the Deputy enough space? Is that what is bothering her?