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Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Feb 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I do not want to get into the race issue; it is about reducing the quality of the jobs. We need to hear from the Minister and his officials as to how and when this issue will be resolved.

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Timmy Dooley: The Senator should change his car.

Seanad: County Boundaries. (8 Feb 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister of State to the House to discuss what I believe to be a critical issue, not just for County Clare, but in its principle to many counties bordering expanding towns and cities. It would be welcome if the Government set about developing guidelines to ensure that some towns or counties do not get the wrong impression regarding what is acceptable. This issue relates to the...

Seanad: County Boundaries. (8 Feb 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister of State for his response and take heart from his statement that the Minister recognises the strength of local identity and the attachment many people in the area have to their historic boundaries, and that this attachment is shared by many elected representatives and will be among the issues providing the context for his decision. If, however, the decision of the...

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister is going well. The Leas-Chathaoirleach should leave him alone.

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute the following: —welcomes the Government's commitment to, and the increased investment in, the upgrade of the transport infrastructure in the greater Dublin area; —welcomes the Government's commitment to the upgrade of the M50 including the installation of barrier-free tolling and notes that work will...

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Timmy Dooley: ——but I will not get into it. I will not swipe back with predictable negativity by suggesting it was a bad deal. It was a very good deal for the State at the time. The Minister might correct my figures but I understand the cost of €38 million amounted to approximately one third of what the country was spending at the time on its entire road programme. It is ridiculous to suggest this...

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Timmy Dooley: Not the M50. Perhaps the situation was better in Dublin but in rural Ireland, we had to remove every second bulb along the streets to save money for local authorities.

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Timmy Dooley: Before suggesting that a bad deal was made, we should remember the levels of emigration then and that the country was on its knees. The then Fianna Fáil Government should be proud of its actions. I grant the Opposition some credit for commencing the changes, although it is a pity it was not around to drive them through. There is talk that the Minister should take NTR to court. In the context...

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Timmy Dooley: The Senator is paying me a fine compliment.

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Timmy Dooley: How long was he in office?

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Timmy Dooley: It did not come from inception to signature in six months.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I support Senator O'Toole's call for a debate on planning, with particular emphasis on the approach taken by prescribed organisations, such as the NRA. At the moment the NRA is objecting to people who are trying to build off national secondary roads. This causes untold anxiety for young couples who fail to get planning permission on their own land because the only access is via national...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Feb 2006)

Timmy Dooley: Senator Ross should take the same approach to the M50. Let us have consistency.

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements. (1 Feb 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister of State to the House to discuss this important matter. I compliment the Minister, Deputy Cullen, on the script he delivered and the information he provided to the House. I wish his officials well in their deliberations in the next number of weeks and particularly with the new interdepartmental group mentioned. I agree with what Senator Paddy Burke said, particularly on...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)

Timmy Dooley: In light of the increase in the incidence of post office robberies, which Senator Mansergh identified, I call on An Post to put in place an improved security system for rural post offices. On the same night as the incident in Tipperary, an aggravated burglary took place at Whitegate post office, where a young woman was tied up for more than six hours. It is a worrying trend and a matter with...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Dec 2005)

Timmy Dooley: I agree with the analysis of Senators Brian Hayes, O'Toole and others on the march last Friday. I took part in the march in Limerick and was very heartened to see in excess of 10,000 people demonstrating. I hope there will be an opportunity after Christmas to discuss this issue further because we are all aware of certain multinational companies that are seeking to undermine the labour...

Seanad: Transport Policy: Statements. (1 Dec 2005)

Timmy Dooley: Next Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: Transport Policy: Statements. (1 Dec 2005)

Timmy Dooley: I, too, welcome the Minister of State to the House to listen to this important debate. Based on her experience of politics in County Clare she will not hear anything new about the transport issues there. I recognise the tremendous work of the Minister of State, Deputy de Valera, and the Acting Chairman, Senator Daly, in terms of the many major infrastructural projects they have been...

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (30 Nov 2005)

Timmy Dooley: And they are dying there.