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Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: While the Guantanamo Bay detention centre is the creation of the current US Administration, it is incorrect to suggest the CIA has found new wings since President Bush took up office.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: A mugging.

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I do not want to be repetitive on this issue, which I raised yesterday on Second Stage. Like other Senators I feel the provision is unfair, particularly on local authority members. I do not believe Oireachtas Members or Members of the European Parliament should have an entitlement or an expectation to be on boards or authorities. As the Minister outlined yesterday, it is recognised that there...

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (28 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I certainly would not want to do that. I want to recognise the Minister's desire on this matter. I had the opportunity to speak to him outside the House on the matter and I recognise the difficulties in trying to bring the Bill back through the Dáil. If this legislation needs to be amended at any stage in the future for any other reason, consideration should be given to amending this section...

Seanad: National Sports Campus Development Authority Bill 2006: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I join with other Senators in welcoming the Minister to the House. I also welcome the Bill. While I share some of the sentiments expressed by Senator Quinn on the establishment of State authorities, on many occasions in the past I criticised the establishment of such authorities, particularly the NRA and the HSE. Often, we devolve responsibility away from the political environment and yet,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: It is true.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I do not entangle myself with anybody.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I would welcome a debate on the Euro Health Consumer Index 2006. The conclusions of this report are hardly a surprise to anybody and we do not need the report to inform us that there are very serious difficulties in the delivery of our health service. The report was written from a consumer perspective and may not take account of some of the strategies being put in place, which have not yet...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (15 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group I thank the Minister of State for his time in the House on this important legislation. The legislation has been in the offing for some time and no doubt the level of work he, the Minister and their officials have put into it will bear fruit in terms of the adoption of the various road safety strategies the Government has been working on for many months. It...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages. (15 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: At 2.30 p.m. next Tuesday.

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (14 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: It is not at the centre.

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (14 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and the contributions of other Senators. This is an issue that often gets debated in this House. Sometimes it is fraught with more hysteria than fact. I can understand that because at times we all become concerned about the issues as we perceive them. Coming from County Clare, it can also be an emotive issue, not just in monetary terms but also...

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (14 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: There is a relationship between Senator Norris and the people who elect him.

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (14 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I am proud to have been elected a member of the Seanad by the councillors throughout Ireland, especially in County Clare. I will continue to represent my own views, in consultation with their views, as long as I am here. I hope that is for some time to come. There have been references to blood money. It is ironic to discuss it in that context when one considers that Germany was very opposed...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: Might it be possible for the Garda to ask the person in question, or to make the Bill's provision known to the person in question? The Garda do so when issuing general cautions. Might it be possible to suggest that a garda could first raise the question with the individual concerned, asking him or her whether he or she had been convicted within the previous five years and on receiving a...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome what the Minister has set out in the Bill regarding the issue of in-car entertainment and other modern technologies. Obviously, it is all about driver behaviour and ensuring drivers concentrate on the management of the vehicle and on the road. Something which is not in this section but to which the Minister of State might give consideration at a later stage, is the issue of scenic...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006: Second Stage. (8 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister and the Bill. It is the second road safety Bill we have discussed in the House recently, the other being the Road Safety Authority Bill. Despite what Senator Coghlan and others may say, this Bill clearly shows the commitment of the Government to dealing with the scourge of road deaths. Dealing with road accidents cannot be seen purely as the remit of the Government. It...

Seanad: Health (Repayment Scheme) Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (7 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: The real wrong that is being done is that unfortunately this money will now be used to facilitate families whose loved ones are deceased. In many cases the money would be better spent in the provision of services and facilities for the care of the elderly. It is the first time since I was elected to the House that I have not welcomed a Bill. While I recognise its necessity to address certain...

Seanad: Search and Rescue Service. (7 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon. I wish to raise this important matter which I have previously raised in the House. It relates to the provision of a station house at Doolin, County Clare, for the coastguard search and rescue service. This issue was brought into sharp focus last November when four young men lost their lives in the Atlantic ocean off the Clare coast. While it is...

Seanad: Search and Rescue Service. (7 Jun 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister of State for his reply.