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Seanad: Aer Lingus Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I concur with much of what Senator O'Toole said. The important issue for me is the contract of participation. These people signed up to a process in good faith and on the basis of deferred rewards for the work they were doing. Unfortunately, if the situation was as we thought up to the last few days, they would not have received that reward. I thank the Minister of State for clearly outlining...

Seanad: Aer Lingus Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Cabin crew.

Seanad: Aer Lingus Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Senator McDowell has said the delivery of minimum levels of service can only be guaranteed by retaining Aer Lingus in State ownership. In this respect, I raise a point that has been well documented in the last two days. Last week a wheelchair-bound passenger travelling from Shannon Airport to Dublin was left on an aircraft for 90 minutes during very bad weather. The person concerned who is...

Seanad: Aer Lingus Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: That is an international agreement.

Seanad: Aer Lingus Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: While I understand where Senator Browne is coming from, from my perspective I would not want any encumbrance placed in the way of the State or the company in the disposal of any company stock or in terms of where the revenue might be used afterwards. Such an encumbrance is unnecessary. This is not something any Government has done in the past in identifying particular projects. I appreciate...

Seanad: Aer Lingus Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Like my colleagues, Senators Browne and O'Toole, I raised this matter on Second Stage, following conversations with the members of two groups, some of whom had retired, as they had no choice but to do so in line with standard retirement regulations. Effectively, they could have been excluded from the share option programme. The difficulty for them was that they had taken certain actions in...

Seanad: Aer Lingus Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I am not on the board of Aer Lingus. It is a plc.

Seanad: Aer Lingus Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (25 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: It is.

Seanad: Agency for the Irish Abroad: Motion. (24 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I join colleagues in welcoming the Minister of State to the House. I am pleased to speak on this important issue. I welcome the debate because it is important to put some facts on the record. Senator Mooney in his contribution sought to dispel some of the myths perpetrated by people within and outside this House. Hopefully the debate will continue in that vein. The initiative on this issue...

Seanad: Agency for the Irish Abroad: Motion. (24 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Perhaps we are not dealing with the problem. We have similar problems in this country and we have not found the quick-fix solution. There are many agencies charged with dealing with the situation, and they have not succeeded in doing so. An agency is not the solution to the problem, rather a change in mindset is required. I also recognise there is a question of funding. The Department,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I would welcome a debate on President Bush's visit to this country. There has been much misinformation on this in recent days, including the issue of diplomatic immunity. The Government has made it quite clear that that case does not arise and that the Garda Síochána will lead any investigations concerning the security of the US President. It is important that the police force of our...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I would welcome a debate on this issue so that the facts can be put on the record.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (10 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Senator Browne for raising that issue. Could the Minister of State please clarify this point? Section 3 refers only to "mental distress" whereas section 7(1) refers to a person "who has suffered injury or mental distress". Is that discrepancy a typographical error or does it allow a person to claim for an injury other than mental distress, associated with those who are divorced? It...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (10 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Could the Minister of State clarify what happens to a divorcee whose husband, for example, is killed in an air accident? Does she still receive compensation based on an existing financial maintenance agreement between her and the deceased? Amendment No. 1 to section 7(1)(c) seems to cover the case of a deceased who is in a second relationship but it is not clear whether, if there was an...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (10 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: Yesterday we discussed the term SDR. I would like the Minister to give a definition of this term, as there was some confusion in the House yesterday.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport (International Conventions) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (10 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister for his assistance in guiding us through this very technical legislation relating to a number of conventions. I congratulate the Minister for Transport and his officials on consolidating all legislation in this area into this Bill. I join Senator Browne in thanking the Minister of State and his officials for coming back to us with the information on the amendments....

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: They want the Senator to join Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: As long as the Senator says nice things about him.

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the Minister of State and I recognise that the Minister, Deputy Cullen, is obviously busy and is not in a position to be in the House. We are very fortunate to have the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, Deputy Treacy, in the House, as he comes from the very heart of rural Ireland. He is well aware of the difficulties that have surrounded planning in rural...

Seanad: Draft Guidelines on Rural Housing: Statements. (10 Mar 2004)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the publication of these guidelines. They are a vital element of the redevelopment and the substantial work associated with the population regeneration of rural Ireland. This is the second piece of critical work done by the Oireachtas in the past 18 months. The first piece was done on the Nice treaty soon after the elections. Anyone who lives in, comes from or has a regard for rural...