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Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

Timmy Dooley: We are talking about the projects on this side. I will get to the Ennis bypass. The Senator need have no worry about that. I get annoyed because I know how grateful we would be in the entire midwest region to suffer the inconvenience people on the eastern side of the country are experiencing. We would be grateful because we know that inherent in that inconvenience would be the recognition...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion. (15 Oct 2003)

Timmy Dooley: There is such a pool of talent on this side of the House that we can provide our own opposition.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Oct 2003)

Timmy Dooley: I join Senator O'Toole in calling for a debate on rail infrastructure in the mid-west region. It is of particular importance at present given the changes that are envisaged for Shannon Airport, the necessity to ensure the future of that airport as a gateway to the mid-west region and its importance for tourism. An important element of that will involve building a rail link from Shannon...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2003)

Timmy Dooley: Hear, hear. This is good news.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2003)

Timmy Dooley: I join Senators Finucane and Maurice Hayes on the issue of Filipino nurses who certainly provide a tremendous service for this country. The persons about whom I am most concerned are their spouses and families. Their spouses are not allowed work here at present. The difficulty this causes for their families is particularly striking given that many are young women with young families. In most...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2003)

Timmy Dooley: Who appointed him?

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2003)

Timmy Dooley: Who appointed him?

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jul 2003)

Timmy Dooley: I ask the Leader to highlight the issue of organised crime. I recognise there will not be time between now and Friday for a debate on the matter but perhaps she will contact the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. There has been much debate here in recent months on crime and public order offences. To some extent organised crime has gone off the agenda but it has not gone away. This...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: That is nonsense. (Interruptions).

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: I join my colleagues in welcoming a debate on the agriculture sector. I particularly welcome the comments of Senator Bradford. The issues of which he spoke are important. The Minister should come here as soon as possible to put before the House the outcome of his discussions in Luxembourg over the last few weeks. It is unfortunate that owing to the current information vacuum, a number of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: It is appropriate that we should hear the facts, so that we may have an opportunity of congratulating the Minister and his permanent representatives, who have done such an excellent job in ensuring that many of Mr. Fischler's proposals which sought to take the Agenda 2000 measures to the extreme have been counteracted and that we will have a future in family farms. Senator Burke should note...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: I join Senator Browne in welcoming the Minister to the House and welcoming this Bill. We are all aware of the reasons for this Bill. It is primarily a response to the deregulation that took place in the public service vehicle sector some time ago. Deregulation was not, as Senator Browne indicates, the chosen response of the Government at the time. It was based on the outcome of a High Court...

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (27 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: People who have had convictions will find it hard to get employment in other sectors. If a conviction is on their CV it does not help them in getting a regular job. A licence helps people who are trying to become self-employed and carve out a life for themselves and their families without having to resort to crime again. We should be very careful about how we view people with criminal records.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: There is another 15 years to go.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: The final sanction.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: I support the call by Senators MacSharry and O'Toole for a debate on planning issues, for which I have called on a number of occasions. There is great concern in this regard, particularly in my home county, Clare. Until recently, there were two agencies which had an unnecessary role in the whole planning process, one of which was Dúchas. I am delighted the Minister for the Environment,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: There is a hidden agenda in this regard and it is about time we took it on. I would certainly welcome a debate. However, it is not a matter we should rush today. I would like to have the Minister present as legislation is required. I look forward to that debate.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: There should be a quality definition.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: Senator Bannon should declare his interests.

Seanad: Arts Bill 2002: Second Stage. (24 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: I join my colleagues in welcoming the Minister. He has been here on a number of occasions and I am delighted that he is present to take the debate on the Arts Bill.