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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I raise the issue of the standing down of the Doolin Coast Guard unit yesterday by the national Coast Guard. To say that it caused shock throughout County Clare and the mid-west would be an understatement. In fact, it caused very considerable shock throughout the country because there is little doubt that the Doolin Coast Guard is probably one of the best known units in the country. It is...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, for being present. I have listened with interest to Senator Boyhan’s contribution. I am minded to support, in general terms, what he is advocating. I, too, have had contact with numerous people who work in the sector and have read with considerable interest the reports of recent weeks. The problem has been arising not only in recent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Many of the questions I was interested in concerning the region I line in have already been addressed. Some issues remain, though. I apologise for being somewhat parochial, but the Killaloe bypass in County Clare, which involves a road connecting Birdhill in County Tipperary with Ballina and Killaloe, before continuing into east Clare, has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: Okay. Mr. Walsh does not have any information. I accept that it is being handled by the local authorities, but the funding is coming from the NDP. TII has no oversight of or insight into that aspect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: That is fine. Turning to the rail project that has been mentioned in conjunction with the Limerick regional plans, that of a rail link spur from the Limerick-Ennis line to Shannon Airport, that project has also been around for some time. I ask some of our guests to enlighten us some more about the specifics of that project. A report compiled 17 or 18 years ago examined what would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I am talking about the rail project, that is, the Shannon spur, if we want to call it that, from the Ennis-Limerick line.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: Can Mr. Creegan give me some indication of the timing in this regard then? A plan exists for the next several years, but can Mr. Creegan give me some idea of whether this will happen in this decade or are we talking about from 2030 onwards?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: That is okay. Some of the other public transport issues have already been addressed. I had a concern about the payment issues, and I thank Ms Graham for her answers on that subject. In this day and age, it is somewhat absurd to have such issues, given the chip-and-PIN technology which exists. Much of the increasing use of such technology is being rapidly advanced by the impact of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: What is the timeframe?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: There is no criticism here. I recognise that to roll-out technology like this takes a lot of time. There were similar issues with integrated ticketing on the Leap card. It has got there and that is fantastic. In and around the cities the real time information display equipment is very good. There have been many positive advances and I thank the witnesses for this and the work they have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: Ms Graham knows the profile of the customers on Local Link and bus services generally of which I am a very strong advocate. It is somewhat easier to get students and younger people before they move towards having personal vehicles. If we can grab them at a certain stage we may ensure we are not looking at a modal shift in the future and they will be harnessed and retained as public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Ms Graham for the work she does.

Seanad: Energy Security: Statements (2 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister to the House for the debate on this important issue. He rightly concentrated his remarks on energy security on the electricity market. There is not an issue with oil and gas, other than the price of them at the moment, which is clearly as a result of what has happened during the pandemic. A lot of supply lines across a range of commodities are impacted by that. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I thank all the speakers for their informative presentations. This is a timely discussion. I hope it will be the beginning of a continuous engagement with the committee. I will start at the end and work back. I thank Mr. Sheehan for his presentation. He is effectively saying what I have been saying for a long time. The reality though is that farmers have been compliant with public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I was asking if Ireland, insofar as we can influence trade deals, should we be much stronger in our approach to rejecting deals that in some way seem to conflict with what we are doing here at home. In other words, should we be ensuring, from a national perspective, that we do not sign up to a Mercosur deal that allows for any amount of cheaper beef coming in here?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Economic and Social Research Institute (2 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Professor Lawless very much for the presentation and it is very interesting to see the data she has presented. If the distortion in trade coming from the UK in the research has shown an increase of 90% coming from the Six Counties, has this research revealed where the rest of that trade has come from to fill the gap created by the fall-off in activity from the UK? She mentioned...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Economic and Social Research Institute (2 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: The increase in trade with the Six Counties is noteworthy. Has the ESRI looked at or has it any data on the capacity of companies within that region to continue to grow to meet our demand? It makes sense if goods can be sourced on the island of Ireland. It would be cheaper to get them here. I assume it is a matter of the capacity of these companies to grow to meet that demand. Has...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Economic and Social Research Institute (2 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: Perhaps Professor Lawless does not have this sort of granular data but is that because of forward planning by some of the large multinationals, which may have moved operations from the UK into the North of Ireland in advance of Brexit? This does not change from the perspective of her statistics but I am just trying to understand the mechanics of what has happened on the ground.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Economic and Social Research Institute (2 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: A 90% increase in a relatively short period of time when one has had all the other factors at play, would signal a positive for the economy in the North of Ireland, recognising the protocol still provides for access to the UK market. I thank Professor Lawless. It is useful work.