Results 10,961-10,980 of 11,050 for speaker:Timmy Dooley
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: The Senator must be taking the train.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: The truth is hurtful.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: Wait for the postman to arrive.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: In the days of James Joyce.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: That explains it.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: Certainly.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: Three minutes will be more than enough. I am somewhat reticent about pre-empting what somebody might say, but in this case the Opposition did not let me down. It was all about doom and gloom and failing to accept what the Government has succeeded in doing. As I said at the outset, and based on the content of the amendment to the motion, the glass will always be half empty. Obviously, good...
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: I am just coining one of our phrases. We are happy to continue to use it.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: I suppose the truth hurts.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: Senator Bannon thinks the Minister has failed. Fair play to the Senator.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: I thank the Cathaoirleach.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: I was observing the fact that Senator Bannon spoke outside the motion.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: The Senator discussed the infrastructural needs of the State, a subject which we would be happy to debate. I am sure the Government Whip would be happy to arrange such a debate to allow Senator Bannon express his opinions on that matter. Tonight we are talking about penalty points.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: I am sorry that the truth is continuing to irritate the Opposition. When these Members enter the real world, I am sure they will accept that the Minister has been doing a fantastic job. Indeed, he pointed out that there are elements of it which need to be completed. We must accept that what has been achieved is fundamentally sound. Lives have been saved. Obviously, we want to see more lives...
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: Certainly not.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I appreciate the extra time. Senator Brian Hayes took issue with Senator Ross. I am delighted that Senator Ross gave such wholehearted support to the Government and the Minister.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: It obviously upset Senator Brian Hayes because he castigated Senator Ross and wanted to talk about the economy. We could have a debate on the management of the economy going back over a number of years.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: We will go back to 1987 if the Senator wants, when the country was bankrupt.
- Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)
Timmy Dooley: Charlie Haughey was Taoiseach and Ray MacSharry was Minister for Finance.