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Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Dec 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister to the House and the introduction of the Bill. Since first being elected to the Seanad and becoming transport spokesperson, the main issue that has dominated most of our debates is road safety. Through successive Ministers and Ministers of State we have had various debates and statements on all aspects of road safety and it is welcome that the culmination of that debate...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Dec 2004)

Timmy Dooley: She was a brave woman.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Dec 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I expressed them.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Dec 2004)

Timmy Dooley: She should be locked up.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Dec 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Or for causing €20 million worth of damage to a US aircraft.

Seanad: Aer Lingus: Statements. (2 Dec 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister. It is tremendous that he is available to us at what is a very critical juncture in the life of Aer Lingus and that we have the opportunity to discuss the options and issues relevant to the company and to feed into the thought process of the Cabinet. From time to time, we are somewhat critical of Ministers for not listening to us enough and it is good the Minister is...

Seanad: Aer Lingus: Statements. (2 Dec 2004)

Timmy Dooley: The end has come five minutes too late.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Concern has been expressed over the emergence of off-licences following changes in the habits of people consuming alcohol. The concern relates to a deficiency in the planning laws which allows someone to change the use of a premises without the approval of the planning authority. Local councillors would like an input into the change of use of a premises from another commercial activity to an...

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: This has nothing to do with decentralisation. It is a smoke-screen and a cover up for Fine Gael's appalling record.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: The Senator would know about goats pulling the wrong way.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: The Senator is the only one who is disappointed.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I wish to share time with Senator Kitt, by agreement.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister of State and his comprehensive statement to the House. It is obvious his statement is baffling to some on the other side of the House because we listened to contributions which were prepared in advance of the events of the past two weeks. No recognition was given to the substance of the Flynn reports and there was not acceptance that decentralisation is not something...

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Senator Bannon is talking rubbish. He is like a goat tied to a pole, going around in a circle with no concept of what is going on. The Senator decried the Government for the fact that house prices would drop. This is appalling given that he repeatedly complains in the House in regard to the price of houses and that young couples cannot buy houses. His point is self-defeating. We will not need...

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: It is wonderful to hear the type of rhetoric Senator Bannon throws at us on an ongoing basis.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: The point which many emphasise is that there is no understanding or care for the staff involved in decentralisation. The Opposition rightly identified an issue when decentralisation was first mooted. It asked the Government the question——

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Will the Senator wait to hear what I have to say?

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Senator John Paul Phelan might not want to hear what I have to say, although, to be fair, he made a relatively good contribution.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: If it is hurtful, I apologise. The point I was trying to make was that the Opposition rightly asked a question of Government when decentralisation was announced, namely, whether the Government would force people out of jobs in Dublin into parts of rural Ireland. The answer from Government was that the moves would not be forced, that it would work with the unions-——

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: ——and that it would work to ensure staff were appointed to positions they wanted, where possible. This has obviously proved a greater difficulty than some might have understood it to be. We accept that staff cannot be forced into jobs they do not want or to areas to which they do not want to go. However, Opposition Members are still not happy. They decry the fact that the towns are not...