Results 10,701-10,720 of 11,027 for speaker:Timmy Dooley
- 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...
- Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jul 2004)
Timmy Dooley: I have spoken to the Minister about this section and I recognise there are difficulties. I do not have a problem with the name. I would have preferred some capacity for representation from the regions on the Dublin board in the intervening period of nine months or however long it lasts based on company law. There are technical difficulties. I thank the Minister and his officials who have been...
- Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jul 2004)
Timmy Dooley: I object to the amendment because, based on the discussion we had earlier, I would like to see Aer Rianta International retained in the Shannon region and not transferred to Dublin, as the amendment would appear to suggest. I understand the Senator's aim is to protect public ownership of the subsidiaries and the authorities. However, that is clearly set out in the legislation. I welcome the...
- Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jul 2004)
Timmy Dooley: Senator Quinn summed up how this matter will be dealt with. It is important the boards designate take control of Shannon and Cork on the appointed day. However, in the intervening period they are the ones who have to take ownership of the development of the airports going forward. I believe they are uniquely qualified to do so. It is important to recognise that we must move from Government...
- Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jul 2004)
Timmy Dooley: I welcome the continued utterances from the Minister in regard to the element of the company known as ARI, to which Senator Browne referred. It is a Shannon venture. It began and was developed in Shannon by people who have long since departed from Shannon. It was their idealism, ingenuity and entrepreneurship which developed this company. It would be great to see it in Shannon,...
- Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jul 2004)
Timmy Dooley: The Senator will be aware that there is a difference between micro and macro management.
- Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jul 2004)
Timmy Dooley: It is a science.
- Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Jul 2004)
Timmy Dooley: On a point of order, is the Senator using a radio in the House?
- Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Jul 2004)
Timmy Dooley: They are.
- Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Jul 2004)
Timmy Dooley: He had better watch out.
- Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Jul 2004)
Timmy Dooley: I join with my colleague Senator Browne in welcoming the Minister to the House to discuss this legislation which, to judge by the discussion this morning and much of the discussion that has taken place in the Dáil and in the media over the last number of weeks, is important and controversial. The Minister is well aware of the local, regional and national implications and he has taken these...