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Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Timmy Dooley: I am sure Deputy Breen did, and rightly so. People wanted to communicate with those whom they had elected to represent them in this House. I want to thank all those who contacted me, whether by phone or e-mail. I have made best efforts to contact most of them and I shall continue over the coming days to reach those I have yet to contact. Many of those I have spoken to are more than happy...

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Timmy Dooley: Those to whom I have spoken are clearly happy with the announcement that has been made. It is their view that they will come within the income limits. This, I believe, will help to instil a level of confidence again in the people, and indeed in the Government. I welcome the efforts of the Taoiseach, the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Health and Children over the weekend to...

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Timmy Dooley: There were untruths on all sides. I heard Deputy Shortall say——

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Timmy Dooley: The Deputy said that——

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Timmy Dooley: ——a number of individuals, because they were on the income threshold, would not receive a medical card. There was no reference to medical costs which act as a disregard, and that clearly would have brought them below the threshold for a medical card.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Timmy Dooley: Like others on this side of the House, I have played my part over recent days in passing on to the Minister the views and concerns of our constituents and we have come up with a disregard.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Timmy Dooley: I said at the outset that many people on all sides were concerned about this, but clearly a minority on the other side have sought to whip up fear and have had no regard for the elderly. They have exploited the fears of many people throughout the country.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Timmy Dooley: The pensioners are clever. They have been around for a while and they will forgive a mistake. However, they will not forgive the hypocrisy of a number of people on the other side of the House.

Leaders' Questions (21 Oct 2008)

Timmy Dooley: Never.

Unemployment: Motion (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome this opportunity to set out the important part played by the vocational training opportunities scheme, VTOS, and the institutes of technology in the delivery of skills and training to Ireland's workforce. The VTOS programme is funded by the Government and delivered locally by VECs. It plays an important role, recognises that some people need a second chance at education and...

Cancer Screening Programme. (24 Sep 2008)

Timmy Dooley: Question : To ask the Minister for Health and Children what assurances she can give to other patients attending Ennis General Hospital in view of matters arising from recent cases, and if she might indicate what role HIQA could play in this process.

Cancer Screening Programme. (24 Sep 2008)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister for the frank manner in which she has dealt with this matter which is a serious issue both for the two families concerned and all those who are worried at this time. I also welcome the review she announced, which will help to restore confidence in Ennis General Hospital and assist patients who have an ongoing relationship with the hospital. Having met both the families...

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I agree with the previous speaker that nobody has a monopoly on good ideas for victims. Very many people in this House, by the nature of the work they do, have a great insight into the impact of crime on victims in society. For the people on that side to suggest they have the only answer to this situation is farcical in the extreme....

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Timmy Dooley: The framework document on the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime, which the Minister published last week, identifies a wide number of issues that need to be addressed in the area of supporting victims of crime. Among these are the wide range of categories of victims requiring support and the uneven geographical spread of NGOs around the country with little or no presence in some...

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Timmy Dooley: It will reform the victim impact statement mechanism to grant victim status to next-of-kin in homicide cases. It will introduce new mechanisms to deal with an acquittal where compelling evidence of guilt emerges after the acquittal. It will enable cases to be reopened where an acquittal arises from an error in law by a judge. It will provide for new prosecutions where there is evidence...

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Timmy Dooley: We should not have expected more from Fine Gael, which, when last in government, failed so miserably on crime. It stopped the prison building programme, put no extra gardaí on the streets and invented the revolving door mechanism. Before the last election Fine Gael was pledging such mad ideas as boot camps for problem children and gun bins in youth clubs. Could we have expected more? I...

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Timmy Dooley: I am confident the House will accept there are genuine problems with the scope of the Bill. May I conclude?

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Timmy Dooley: Deputy Shatter knows all about that. He certainly made a fool of himself and his party when he could not show respect to other Members of this House. He is the victim of his own ignorance.

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Timmy Dooley: This is highbrow stuff.

Victims' Rights Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2008)

Timmy Dooley: Like the New Zealand officials who wrote it.