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Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome movement on this matter.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Senator O'Meara must have been at the dogs. There was no muzzling here.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: The game is over. There is no point in showing up when the job is done.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: To be or not to be.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: They got sick of the Senator.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: If the Senator believed in it, he would have stayed on the county council, but he did not.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (17 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Senator Bannon could not find Canada on a map.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I am in agreement with the majority of speakers on the amendment. My understanding, which is based on discussions I have had with members of the profession, is that there is a desire to have both titles, chiropodist and podiatrist, included and that the issue arises from the qualifications. I understand that until the mid-1980s the entry requirement to the profession was a diploma in...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: The Minister of State obviously outlined fairly detailed circumstances regarding the concerns about other professions. To agree with Senator Henry and others, no representatives of the other professions referred to in the Bill have made contact with me but the professionals involved in chiropody certainly have done so. They have made a fairly genuine case, particularly regarding the...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I agree with Senator O'Rourke and the individual from the profession who contacted me. It is not about one versus the other. It is about dual recognition. The person in question is a qualified chiropodist with a pre-1986 diploma who has upskilled to a degree in podiatry. The Minister said, as did the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Power, that he had had no...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: It made a profit of €95 million this year.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Fine Gael is in favour of corporate hijacking.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I am, a Chathaoirligh. Banks should not be targeting families who are short of cash at this time of year in this irresponsible way.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I join with other Senators in calling for a debate on Aer Lingus at the earliest possible opportunity. There is much misinformation abroad. As Senator O'Toole said, one would be forgiven for believing that the airline is in some level of turmoil in terms of its economic situation, if one takes notice of some of the headlines in today's newspapers. The company will this year turn in a profit...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I appreciate that. I am delighted that the attempted corporate hijack by the management team has been averted and that the Government rejected the proposed buy-out. I too wish to be associated with the good wishes extended to the management team. Members of that team have done a good job and I hope they find satisfaction in their future careers. As Senator O'Toole observed, however, the...

Seanad: Live Cattle Exports. (9 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to discuss this important issue this evening. Following last week's announcement that P&O Ferries will withdraw its service on the Rosslare to Cherbourg route from 19 December next, I ask the Minister, Deputy Coughlan, and the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, to intervene immediately to ensure that access to continental Europe markets is...

Seanad: Public Transport in the Greater Dublin Area: Statements. (9 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Callely, to the House, and also the Minister, Deputy Cullen, who was here to speak in a transport debate for the first time since his appointment to the Department. We are all delighted he has taken on the role and is up to speed so quickly, as is Deputy Callely. Based on the statements emanating from the Department of Transport, there will be a...

Seanad: Public Transport in the Greater Dublin Area: Statements. (9 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I accept that, and I am delighted to be here for a couple of days. Both myself and the Cathaoirleach must return to the mid-west. While I am not taking from the debate on Dublin, it is part of the balancing exercise. There are others with a similar belief. That is another day's debate, and I will be putting forward those issues. I was dealing with the macro-issue today in terms of priorities....

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I support Senator Brian Hayes's call for a debate on Luas and the metro project. There is an element of rewriting history going on by some members of the Opposition here and in other places. It would be useful to clarify some of the matters. In particular, I ask the Leader to consider discussing a matter raised recently, namely, the loss of €114 million in European Union funding when she...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Nov 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Certainly, the bridge in Killaloe. Perhaps the Bodyke bypass could be discussed as well. There are serious matters relating to the mid-west and if we could have a separate debate on them, it would be very helpful.