Results 10,061-10,080 of 11,050 for speaker:Timmy Dooley

Order of Business (9 Apr 2009)

Timmy Dooley: The Deputy should apologise.

Leaders' Questions (7 Apr 2009)

Timmy Dooley: Deputy Kenny had a mandate for the last election.

Leaders' Questions (1 Apr 2009)

Timmy Dooley: The Deputy should get his own party in order first.

Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Mar 2009)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I begin by welcoming the Bill but I also take this opportunity to clear up some of the inaccuracies and misinformation that have been generated in the House today. I am sure this misinformation has arisen because Members have been anxious to put forward the best interests of their constituencies. However, it is important to set the...

Industrial Development Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 Mar 2009)

Timmy Dooley: We are broad Europeans.

Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. We have had an opportunity to discuss the issue on a number of occasions recently and it is always important that we continue to discuss the various changes that are taking place. Health is an extremely emotive issue. As a result, the notion of change within the system as it is delivered generates a considerable amount of fear. Some...

Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)

Timmy Dooley: If the Fine Gael Party is in Government, will it reverse the reconfiguration decisions that have been put forward by the HSE? If it does not, will the Deputies concerned resign from their party? That will clearly set out whether people are playing politics with the issue. They are two simple questions and they should be asked.

Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)

Timmy Dooley: Will Deputy Breen answer the question I asked before he sits down?

Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)

Timmy Dooley: Hear, hear. That is a good question.

Challenges facing the Health Service: Statements (10 Mar 2009)

Timmy Dooley: There is and it is over there.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (5 Mar 2009)

Timmy Dooley: It is hard enough to get Deputy Bannon to work.

Banking System: Motion (25 Feb 2009)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this discussion. We have had a series of broad debates on the economy in the last few weeks. This debate relates particularly to the banking crisis. The country's banking system is in a seriously compromised state, as we all know. As Deputy Fahey and others have said, there is nothing particularly unique about this. Virtually all other EU member...

Banking System: Motion (25 Feb 2009)

Timmy Dooley: Similarly, we will not find a solution individually or in isolation. It will have to be done in a collective way. I am sure we will receive co-operation when the political games are out of the way. I do not intend to repeat the points made in that respect. Naturally, the Opposition has a role to play. Its period of political point-scoring is coming to an end. We have to work together...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2009)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Bill. There is little doubt that the economic situation in which the country finds itself is extremely serious. As the Minister stated, the country is facing its greatest challenge in 70 years. Based on what has been said by previous speakers, there seems to be a consensus building among people that we must work together and try...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2009)

Timmy Dooley: Clearly, Deputy Shortall believes differently in this regard.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2009)

Timmy Dooley: People must be brought to book and there must be transparency. However, we must follow a process and we must be fair to all concerned. The notion of name and shame that was proffered in this House last week is, in my view, an absolute sham. Criminal wrongdoing must be punished. It is not just about retribution but about the restoration of the image of Ireland, which has been tarnished by...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2009)

Timmy Dooley: In my view, an appropriate method of punishment must take into account the damage that has been done to the reputation of the financial sector in Ireland. We have developed a strong financial sector. The financial services district is well recognised around the world and the damage that has been done to that by a small number of people has been of such proportion that it has reduced the...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2009)

Timmy Dooley: ——and conviction by innuendo will serve no purpose. It will not serve the Opposition any purpose——

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2009)

Timmy Dooley: ——it will not serve the Government any purpose and it will certainly not serve any purpose to this country or to its people. Job losses are of the greatest concern, and I am heartened by the approach taken by the Government to address this problem. The funding being provided to the banks under the recapitalisation plan, while it is perhaps not recognised on the international markets,...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2009)

Timmy Dooley: ——through the creation of employment, which Deputy Shortall and the Labour Party clearly fail to recognise.