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Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2007)

Timmy Dooley: I support the calls to the Acting Leader for a debate on the State Airports Bill. It should be discussed at the earliest possible opportunity because its provisions, which set out a requirement to agree business plans, have not yet been reached and unfortunately, Shannon Airport and the other airports are suffering as a result. Regrettably, the management of the Dublin Airport Authority is...

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)

Timmy Dooley: I wish to share my time with Senator Ormonde. I welcome the Minister of State and the information he has provided. I also welcome the publication of the report we are discussing today. I have spoken on this issue many times in the House where there has been a certain level of rancour in the debate. However, the debate has been worthwhile. Everybody approaches the issue in terms of what is...

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)

Timmy Dooley: That explains it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Jan 2007)

Timmy Dooley: Will the Leader request information from the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on proposals by the heritage section of his Department to restrict extensions of certain graveyards which are considered by the Department or deemed to be of archaeological, ecclesiastical or monastic significance? There is an age old practice in rural areas of burying families together....

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I seek a debate early in the new year to discuss the impact of global warming and changing weather conditions on rivers, waterways and flood relief measures. We have seen the impact of a dry summer together with a very wet autumn, with much rainfall in recent weeks. This has been wreaking havoc on many communities around the country, particularly in the lower Shannon and south-east Clare...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2006)

Timmy Dooley: Will the Leader arrange a debate with the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government at the earliest possible date to discuss his Department's role in ensuring water quality in our municipal and county water systems? An appalling situation is evolving in Ennis owing to the failure of a temporary treatment system, which was installed recently with departmental support at a...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I support calls for a debate on rendition. I would like the Minister for Foreign Affairs to come before the House without delay because it would afford him and Members the opportunity to place on record their abhorrence at the principle of extraordinary rendition and, in particular, the kind of torture to which the draft report refers.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2006)

Timmy Dooley: It would also provide the Minister and Members with an opportunity to try to repair the damage that has been done——

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2006)

Timmy Dooley: ——via political efforts on the part of some organisations to muddy and damage the good names of Shannon Airport and the people who work there. I read the report in detail last night and it contains nothing new. However, a different spin is being placed on matters. I agree with Senator Daly that in some cases — not necessarily that of Senator Norris — there have been efforts to...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2006)

Timmy Dooley: No new evidence has emerged and this matter has been dealt with in a totally unfair way.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I ask that arrangements for a debate on this issue be brought forward as quickly as possible in order that the position might be clarified.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2006)

Timmy Dooley: The Banner County.

Seanad: Road Network (22 Nov 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, for coming to the House to respond to the issue I raise. As he is aware, a river crossing in a well-known scenic area of County Clare, Killaloe, connects the county with County Tipperary. We, in County Clare, try to avoid connecting with County Tipperary around Munster...

Seanad: Road Network (22 Nov 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister of State for that detailed response to this straightforward question and for the efforts he is making in co-operation with the council. We have been critical in the past that the Department and the council have not worked closely together but it is clear they have a clear focus on what is needed in this instance.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I ask the Leader to consider holding a debate on the association between drug abuse and mental health. A debate on drug abuse was held here recently and I believe a crossover exists in many cases involving people with psychiatric problems. A gap occurs in how the issue is dealt with whereby people who have made an effort to recover find themselves in a vulnerable situation on coming back...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I join Senators in calling for a debate in the House on the national transport network. There seems to be some confusion about the tolling of the M50. It would be important to have such a debate here. Those who have suggested that the toll on the M50 should be ended are worried about the impact that would have on the roll-out of the roads programme. The toll in question should be...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2006)

Timmy Dooley: What did the Senator do on the health board?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Timmy Dooley: Will the Leader organise a debate, without delay if possible, with the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to examine the Department's policy regarding speed restrictions in built-up areas? Great concern has been expressed in built-up areas, particularly in some of the newer communities, where speed limits apply but there are no speed restrictions in place. It is...

Seanad: Telecommunications Structures: Motion (8 Nov 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Senator MacSharry for sharing time with me. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Power. It is interesting the Minister of State who is now in attendance is attached to the Department of Health and Children. Considerable concern has been expressed in this debate on the issue of health and how telecommunications antennae have the potential to affect the health of certain...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on orthodontics at the earliest convenience. It is of serious concern to parents of teenagers. Over a number of years it has been recognised that there has been an effort by consultants in private practice to drive parents to use their services. They are using a dominant position to prevent the delivery of the service through the public service. That...