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Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Timmy Dooley: ...on Climate Change (IPCC) reemphasised the need to decarbonise our society and economy; - responding to this need, the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 set a national climate goal of carbon neutrality by 2050 and a 51 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030; the Climate Action Plan 2021 sets out a programme of actions to meet these targets, including:...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

Timmy Dooley: On International Women's Day, it is a sad state of affairs that 22 million women on the Continent of Europe are fleeing for their lives and those of their children at the behest of a brutal dictator. At the weekend I had the privilege of being invited to Ukraine by President Zelensky's party. I travelled with Billy Kelleher MEP to Lviv. We had an invitation to see at first hand the crisis...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Timmy Dooley: ...be an issue for another committee, but it is a matter which needs to be addressed. In the context of the review of the national development plan, NDP, we are looking at how we can accommodate 1 million more people in our country, including putting in place aspects such as the requisite transport networks etc. and how we can achieve all that. In doing that, let us not forget the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Timmy Dooley: I refer to the €5 million versus the €1 million and the necessity to resolve pinch points already in our transport network. I talked about Killaloe-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Mar 2021)

Timmy Dooley: ...already in place. I appeal to the Minister of State, with his considerable experience in services to his local community, to look consider this matter. I understand that Fáilte Ireland has €7 million left over from last year from the adaption grant and intends to spend it in eight major locations around the country. I understand that there is nothing coming to Ennis in my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan: Department of Transport (23 Feb 2021)

Timmy Dooley: ...of all the acronyms around government at the moment. It is mind-boggling, but I understand they must exist in order for a strategic approach to be taken. It is worth remembering that, already, 5 million people live in the State, and we are seeking over the next 20 years to prioritise investment to accommodate an increase of 1 million, while also recognising the necessity to...

Seanad: Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (16 Jul 2020)

Timmy Dooley: ...rates, probably below 0%, which is a rather new concept to a lot of people. We cannot see a situation where the moneys trickle through to the pillar banks for them to charge interest rates in the 4% or 5% space. Based on his very clear knowledge of small and medium enterprises I hope the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, will ensure this does not happen, be it through these or other...

Seanad: Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Jul 2020)

Timmy Dooley: ...the financial crash of ten years ago.Many of the small to medium-sized enterprises were just starting to crawl out of the ashes of that crisis. Taking on another debt burden, at between 4% and 5%, is certainly not acceptable. We have to look at how we can reduce those to close to zero rates in the full knowledge that we are supporting a recovery in the economy. These people are prepared...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Airport Promotion (4 Jul 2019)

Timmy Dooley: ...to retain jobs and attract tourists. It beggars belief that the State has not found it possible to support Shannon Development in its current activity. The airport is currently investing €20 million in safety and security measures. This should have been funded by the central Exchequer as part of a programme of support for regional development, particularly when we are facing a...

National Broadband Plan: Statements (9 May 2019)

Timmy Dooley: If the overall cost is €5 billion, the State is contributing in or about €3 billion and the capacity of the company that will be established to borrow significantly against that and against the asset that will be the contract, it is fair to assume that when one takes in debt and equity, the equity being put in by Granahan McCourt is probably somewhere in the ballpark of...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Further Revised) (2 Apr 2019)

Timmy Dooley: ...the Estimates generally and under various different subheads, I am sure they are compiled in this way with the exception of there being some major project or capital investment. They are generally 5% or 10% up or down on the previous year. It is the general way things have gone. I am not asking the Minister to look into the crystal ball for the next set of Estimates at which we will be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Television Licence Fee Collection (10 Oct 2018)

Timmy Dooley: Will the Minister confirm the implications of the budget for the State broadcaster? I understand that some €5 million has been set aside from the social welfare budget to cover the free TV licence, and some other support. Perhaps the Minister could alert the House to that. Perhaps the Minister will stop giving people to believe that the licence fee can be cut if everybody pays....

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (Revised) (21 Mar 2018)

Timmy Dooley: With regard to subhead A3, the Minister stated, in the context of programme A, that €15 million is included. That is not new money. That was in the original Estimate. Is that not correct? As a result, there is no change. The only change is that there is almost €1.5 million less to be spent than was originally estimated, if I am reading the Minister's communication...

Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: The €5 million spin office is not really doing its business.

Leaders' Questions (21 Nov 2017)

Timmy Dooley: That is what the lads are paying €5 million for.

National Planning Framework: Statements (Resumed) (26 Oct 2017)

Timmy Dooley: ...is a difference between subscribing to the principle and delivering it. The framework proposes that the five cities of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford will be targeted to accommodate 50% of overall national growth between them, with a population growth target of 52,000 allocated to Limerick city, which is a central piece of the infrastructure of the mid-west region. A deeper...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (19 Oct 2016)

Timmy Dooley: .... We have been unable to sanction people for evasion. We have a situation whereby approximately 14% of the population do not pay a television licence charge. The evasion rate is as low as 5% in the United Kingdom. Much work remains to be done in this regard. The Minister now wants to extend this charge to the print media. He is now such a believer in quality journalism that he...

National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (21 Jan 2016)

Timmy Dooley: ...Tourism Development Authority, Fáilte Ireland, for the purpose of supporting enterprises and projects relating to the development of tourist traffic and also tourist facilities and services from €150 million to €300 million. I have sought this in the past and it makes eminent sense. We support the increase in the advance budget cap for the authority and will support...

Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (Resumed) (10 Jun 2015)

Timmy Dooley: ...were issues around the way in which the Siteserv deal had gone through. For me, the warning bells rang loudly when a bust company and its directors walked away from the ashes of that event with €5 million. The matter was further compounded when the person who negotiated the sale on behalf of the State went on the national airwaves and used the phraseology, "The votes had to be...

Aer Lingus Share Disposal: Motion (27 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: ...but little about the associated risks. There has been a lot of talk in the past couple of days from those on the Government side of the House and others regarding the previous decision to sell 75% of the company. On that occasion, the transport committee was afforded an opportunity to debate the matter in detail. For the life of me, I cannot understand the haste with which the...