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Seanad: General Practitioner Co-operatives. (14 Oct 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister of State for attending today to respond to this matter. He will know from the matter submitted that it relates to the extension of the co-operative service to the east Clare area. I know that the Minister of State is familiar with the county, including the eastern part. The co-operative service is a major component of the primary health care strategy produced by the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Oct 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I support Senator Leyden's call for a general debate on planning, particularly in regard to An Taisce. Another body that needs to be considered in this context is Dúchas. I accept that the previous Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government made great efforts in terms of dismantling the structure of Dúchas but some issues remain outstanding, especially in regard to the...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (13 Oct 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Senator Daly for sharing his time with me and for showing interest in this project. It is in the east of the county, where I am the only Oireachtas Member. I thank Senator Daly for his attendance at the meeting last week and for his assistance in this regard. I wish to be associated with the congratulations to the Minister. It is great to see her in the House as Minister for Education...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Oct 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Senator McHugh can hang out with us.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Oct 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I wish to share my time with the Leader, Senator O'Rourke.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Oct 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister. While I recognise this is technical amending legislation, I do not intend to get into the debate on the issue of under-age alcohol abuse which the Members of this House have discussed here at length. In that regard the Minister was helpful in giving us a good deal of his time in the last session. Senator MacSharry and others dealt adequately with the change of culture,...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Oct 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I am sure Roscommon is a good tourism area also. I welcome the extension of the time to 10 p.m. from 1 May to 30 September. Like other Senators, I believe it should be extended to a year round basis. I hope the Minister will review that going forward. The Minister said the extension will facilitate parents, particularly around the holiday season, but it will also help to address some of the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2004)

Timmy Dooley: The Senator should come over to this side of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Sep 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I ask the Leader to arrange a debate with the new Minister for Transport as soon as possible. I recognise that he has been given a complex brief and that it will take him some time to read himself into certain important matters. However, as I outlined yesterday, there are particular difficulties in the mid-west in respect of Aer Lingus and the new airport authority. We should widen the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Sep 2004)

Timmy Dooley: They have been decentralised.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Sep 2004)

Timmy Dooley: The Senator cannot have it both ways.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I join Senator Mooney in calling for an urgent debate with the Minister for Transport on the future role of Aer Lingus. As the Senator rightly pointed out the airline is experiencing dramatic changes in its direction. While I may not be as concerned as the Senator is over the shamrock, I am very concerned about the level of services being delivered to the west and the mid-west in particular....

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2004)

Timmy Dooley: It is very important that we debate the matter at the earliest stage because the level of discontent in the region is palpable. People from Aer Lingus are campaigning outside the gates of the House today.

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (14 Jul 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister and his officials for facilitating the House in debating at length and in considerable detail the provisions of the Bill. The Bill was seen as somewhat controversial, and it is very technical and complex in many ways. By being here throughout all Stages, including the full extent of Second Stage yesterday, the Minister has shown his commitment to this House. He has...

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (14 Jul 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I support Senator Daly on this matter which I have discussed with him at some length. The concern is that whereas the Bill sets out clearly the capacity for the board to appoint a chief executive, there is somebody currently acting in that capacity. While the person does not have that title, he certainly acts in that capacity in the absence of autonomy being established. While I recognise the...

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (14 Jul 2004)

Timmy Dooley: The issue of members of a board or chairmen taking on a quasi-executive role within State companies has bedevilled some of them in the past. How can it be ensured that such a negative impact does not arise with the three airport boards? Such scenarios also happen in the private sector. Recently, Independent Newspapers and Media had to come into line with best practice in ensuring the role of...

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (14 Jul 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I compliment the Minister on this section because the shared services section in Aer Rianta employs many staff in the Shannon area and it is important that it be handled carefully. I would be concerned if there was any effort to transfer people from Shannon to Dublin. I know many of the staff members who live in the region and have mortgages and families there. We need flexibility and I am...

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (14 Jul 2004)

Timmy Dooley: We are not that well paid.

Seanad: Business of Seanad. (14 Jul 2004)

Timmy Dooley: We will not be too upset about that.

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (14 Jul 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I am not overly concerned about Dublin Airport, but there is a view, which I share, that a second terminal at Dublin Airport which is not in State ownership could create a competitive environment within Dublin Airport, which could have an adverse effect on Shannon and Cork Airports. We accept to some extent that there are potential benefits associated with an element of competition among the...