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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. McRedmond and Ms Byrne for their presentation. I join with others in expressing my thanks to the staff across the country, both at the head office and working in post offices and on the ground, who did a sterling job during the pandemic. I also recognise the role of Mr. McRedmond and his staff in stabilising the company over the last number of years. I recall when the company...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)

Timmy Dooley: While I accept what Mr. McRedmond has said about it being hard fought for, there is a necessity for An Post to look at its network again in light of the learnings from Covid. Consider a village such as Broadford. We are working very hard to get a sewerage scheme into the village and builders are again seeing opportunities to build homes for people in and around the village. It is on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: The Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: An Post (9 Jun 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I accept that point but there can be a domino effect. I am concentrating on Broadford because it is right next door to me and I know it well. If the people getting their social welfare in Broadford go to any of the other locations, they take with them their bit of business as well. It can have an impact on shops so it is not just about the postmaster but the businesses around that post...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rapid Antigen Testing for Aviation and Travel Sectors: Discussion (9 Jun 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the guests for their continued engagement with the committee. I had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Niamh Power when she visited as part of the Irish Air Line Pilots Association, IALPA, delegation recently. We are united as a committee at this stage in recognising the importance of antigen testing in terms of getting the free movement of people. Everything the witnesses have...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2021)

Timmy Dooley: It is well recognised now that aviation globally has probably been one of the sectors most affected by the pandemic because of restrictions implemented by governments, essential as they were at the time. Recovery is in sight now, however. Passenger numbers week on week have started to recover, albeit slowly and from a low base. Projections now suggest passenger traffic will take until 2024...

Seanad: Search and Rescue System: Motion (28 May 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I move amendment No. 1: (a) To delete references to “Department of Climate Action, Communication Networks and Transport” and “DCACNT” in each place where it occurs and substitute “Department of Transport” in each such place; (b) To delete all words from and including “believes that:” and substitute the following: “notes in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister of State for his presentation. He will rightly understand that, as politicians, we all share the same objective. It is, in the first instance, to try to understand insofar as we can, what vulnerabilities existed that we might have protected against and then what we can do, from a legislative perspective, to put ourselves front and centre in the defence against the next...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I thank the Minister of State-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I will be very brief. Yesterday we probed with one of our guests, who has an expertise in recruitment, the concern the committee had, and I am sure the Minister of State has too, that the office was without a director for a considerable period of time. The recruitment process seemed to be taking too long. I am sure the Minister of State has read, like others, in our national media...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I know Stephen Rae was writing about it a number of months ago. It would be difficult to find the appropriate person with the salary scale set as it was. We understand that it was at about €89,000 or €90,000, something like the payscale of a principal officer. The evidence that we deduced yesterday was that we need to be looking at somewhere between €200,000 and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Timmy Dooley: Does the chief technical officer role attract a higher remuneration package than that of the director?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Timmy Dooley: To follow on from Ms Mulholland's last point, this is about the workers in the company and the region. I could spend an hour giving out about Aer Lingus and its approach to Shannon over the years. I am deeply frustrated with its activities but that would be a pointless waste of the few minutes I have. I am equally frustrated with the Government, of which the party I am a member of is part....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome the decision of the 27 EU member states last night to launch fresh sanctions against the Lukashenko dictatorship in Belarus. The intervention of President Biden overnight in his comments of support for the European Union and the decision it has taken, and an indication that the United States will follow suit with increased sanctions on Belarus, is to be welcomed. I think most...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I will not use my full slot because I must speak in the Seanad. I thank all guests for their presentations, particularly our guest from the US. I was trying to work out which part of the US he is in and I recognise it is probably well past his bedtime. This is really helpful as the witnesses have identified that our IT infrastructure, particularly in the health service, is under attack....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (25 May 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. Larkin for that contribution. That is what I suspected and I thank him for his clarity. Mr. Larkin's contribution helps this committee in respect of our report and in trying to change that mindset. I do not think it is necessarily a negative reflection on anybody in the State sector, it is just the culture which has existed. Ms Carolan certainly identified that in respect of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I ask the Leader to organise a debate at the earliest opportunity on the forestry sector. With the passage of the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 in October last year, we had all hoped it would address the inertia in the issuance of licences, especially for the felling of timber. Unfortunately, that has not happened. With the construction sector pretty much back in full swing,...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of Brexit on Irish and UK Businesses: British Irish Chamber of Commerce (17 May 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I might add to the humour before I start. I was taken by my colleague, Senator Martin, stating that if the Prime Minister says it is possible, we should go for it. I take the view that if the PM says it is possible, it generally is not. I thank Mr. McGrane for his presentation and his work. Others have commented on it and it has been a source of great importance throughout this debate....

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of Brexit on Irish and UK Businesses: British Irish Chamber of Commerce (17 May 2021)

Timmy Dooley: The main question was on investment and certainty; the logistics piece was the other. Has there been any resolution of that issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Digital Green Certificate and Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I thank Mr. Bassato for his assistance to us. As he may be gathering from the various contributions, there is a deep frustration in this country, particularly within the aviation sector, at what is perceived as a failure by the Department of Transport to come forward with credible plans to assist in reopening our skies and aviation sector, recognising it plays such an important role in our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Digital Green Certificate and Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Timmy Dooley: Is the arrangement with the US reciprocal? Does Italy do the same or does the US have a requirement that essential passengers travelling from Italy to the US have to have testing done on its end?