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Seanad: Strategic Rail Review Report: Statements. (21 May 2003)

Timmy Dooley: The Senator should not talk it down.

Seanad: Strategic Rail Review Report: Statements. (21 May 2003)

Timmy Dooley: I join my colleagues in welcoming the Minister to the House. I welcome the report and congratulate the consultants, Booz-Allen Hamilton, for what is a comprehensive document. It sets out an excellent framework for the development of the railways. I do not agree with every element of it and, like my colleagues opposite, I will deal with some parochial issues later. However, it represents a...

Seanad: Strategic Rail Review Report: Statements. (21 May 2003)

Timmy Dooley: When one owes enough, one gets a gold card. The Senator is doing well.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (21 May 2003)

Timmy Dooley: I join my colleagues in welcoming the Minister of State and his determination to proceed with decentralisation as outlined by the Government. I caution Senators opposite that when Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats in government make a decision to do something, they do so in a careful and calculated manner for many obvious reasons, of which I am sure Senators are aware. Caution is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2003)

Timmy Dooley: There is precedent.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2003)

Timmy Dooley: We would be delighted to debate it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2003)

Timmy Dooley: We stand over our record.

Seanad: Auctioneering Profession: Motion. (28 May 2003)

Timmy Dooley: It is a dual mandate.

Seanad: Auctioneering Profession: Motion. (28 May 2003)

Timmy Dooley: I join colleagues in welcoming the Minister. There has been much discussion in recent months about affording the House an opportunity to discuss the regulation of the auctioneering business. For that reason, I welcome this debate which can help to clear up some of the misnomers that exist and allow us to examine further the areas that require investigation. I agree with some elements of the...

Seanad: Auctioneering Profession: Motion. (28 May 2003)

Timmy Dooley: The fundamental element in respect of the proposal is that it would regulate matters beyond the necessity to protect the rights of the person selling.

Seanad: Auctioneering Profession: Motion. (28 May 2003)

Timmy Dooley: The Senator will have an opportunity to respond in due course. He correctly pointed out that involving a third party, such as a peace commissioner or commissioner of oaths, to ensure the process was handled correctly was probably a better approach. As the majority of sealed bids are opened in the presence of a solicitor, there is already a level of cover. The proposed requirement to publish...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 May 2003)

Timmy Dooley: I join Senator Daly in calling for urgent clarification on the hospital issue, which is causing genuine concern in the Ennis area and throughout County Clare. Others have mentioned this matter, which is of importance to them. Will the Leader reject out of hand Senator Ulick Burke's indication that the Government is involved in the influencing of a statutory authority for political gain?

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 May 2003)

Timmy Dooley: He seems to be suggesting that there is political influence, although we all know that there is none. He will be well aware of the stated Government policy—

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 May 2003)

Timmy Dooley: —under the NDP and the national spatial strategy, which provides the plank of Government policy that the relevant agencies must discharge. Senator Ulick Burke might accept that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: I join colleagues on the other side of the House in asking for a debate, at the earliest opportunity, in regard to the debacle with interest rates. What we have seen in recent days, from two, perhaps three, of the main banks, is particularly disappointing. The banks have a responsibility to their customers as well as to their stockholders. There is some concern about the profits that the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: I am delighted.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: I join my colleagues on the other side of the House in calling for a debate on interest rates and the failure of the banks to adhere to the guidance of the ECB. It is outrageous that there are still a number of banks which have not gone along with the greater good. I am not necessarily applying the same pressure in calling for a debate today but, certainly, at the earliest convenience with a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: Fine Gael's policy on the matter is not very clear either. (Interruptions).

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Timmy Dooley: It is hard to see us getting on so well.