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Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2009)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this important debate and to recognise the good work of our negotiators at Government and official level. The Lisbon treaty charts the future direction of Europe, characterised by member states working together more efficiently and effectively to exploit shared opportunities and resolve common problems. The biggest issue the Union faces is how to bring...

Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2009)

Timmy Dooley: We will see how that works out the next time, maybe the smile will be on the other side of our faces. After the campaign the Government undertook significant research to find out what caused people who might otherwise have voted "Yes" to drift into the "No" camp. These included the abortion issue, which had been covered in the Maastricht treaty, social and ethical issues. Militarisation...

Institutional Child Abuse Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to address the Bill. While I recognise what the Labour Party is doing by presenting this Bill, it is clearly an act of engagement in this debate. I hope the Labour Party Members will be able to agree among themselves in a manner that does not require the House to be divided on this issue. The legislation they seek to bring forward from their perspective is feeding...

Institutional Child Abuse Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)

Timmy Dooley: I am not sure the measure benefits people in the State but interest outside is beginning to be significant. Current legislation allows for some late applications. The Minister of State has outlined how some of the late applications have been dealt with to date. Perhaps an extension can be addressed when the Minister of State has considered the matter further. I would like to see such a...

Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Timmy Dooley: Challenging the Chair.

Commissions of Inquiry: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Like others in the House, I have been approached by a number of victims who have sought our intervention to ensure they receive the justice they deserve. They also wish to ensure the practices of Mr. Shine are brought to the fore publicly in a way which seeks to address their concerns. They also want to ensure justice is done and that...

Commissions of Inquiry: Motion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Timmy Dooley: I recognise the tremendous efforts the victims have made in making contact with various Members of the House and in ensuring others who would not have had the wherewithal or the capacity to go public will have the opportunity to do so. They are doing many a great service and I hope there will be an effective outcome from this debate that will assist them in dealing with what is a very...

Written Answers — Common Fisheries Policy: Common Fisheries Policy (30 Jun 2009)

Timmy Dooley: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the consideration given to the recently published EU Commission Green Paper on the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25944/09]

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Timmy Dooley: Notwithstanding that, I compliment the Minister on the efforts he has made and the engagement he has had with participants in the region to bring about this vital component of balanced regional development. This will augment the considerable efforts made by the Government to develop infrastructure in the mid-west and west. It is a central plank of this Government's policy. The parties...

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Timmy Dooley: I am glad of the opportunity to contribute to this Bill and offer some views on it. I welcome the Bill, which has been some time coming, although when one reads its detail it is clear why the time taken was necessary. Because of the complexity of the Bill and the need to deal with the United States it was necessary and right that due time and consideration be taken. I am somewhat confused,...

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Timmy Dooley: ——who did not want to see the Bill go through the House tonight.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Timmy Dooley: However, that is neither here nor there as the Bill is now before the House.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Timmy Dooley: Based on the contributions that have been made, it is clear the Opposition is supporting it, which I welcome. We are all working together in a collective fashion.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Timmy Dooley: I am well aware of that, but the longer we spend discussing the Bill the longer it takes to pass through the House. I am making the point that we had an unnecessary vote, as I saw it, this evening.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Timmy Dooley: That is not a point of order.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Timmy Dooley: I take exception to the Opposition's seeking a vote to effectively delay the passage of the Bill.

Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)

Timmy Dooley: I believe that is the case and the record of the House will show it.

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to address this motion. While the specifics of the motion are particular to a section within the health service, the sentiment behind it and the approach taken in the House by the Opposition follow what has come to be a common pattern in recent weeks and months. The Opposition identifies a service facing budgetary pressure - what public delivered service funded by...

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Timmy Dooley: Deputy Upton should allow me to finish. The funding coming into the State allowed the Government to increase spending in Crumlin by 39% in 2004. The Deputy should work through that logic. Deputy Stagg is blaming the builders, the bankers and the boom. The reality is that as a result of the boom spending has increased in the period 2004 to date by 39%. We are discussing here a reduction...

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Timmy Dooley: It is not being affected by that. It is still important that we get the best efficiency, based on the advances that have taken place in medical practice.