Results 1-12 of 12 for diaspora speaker:Timmy Dooley

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2024)

Timmy Dooley: ...the GAA at the time it did the deal with Sky. It moved on from that and set up GAAGO. All of the time, the entire direction of the GAA was that it was about expanding the reach of its games, principally to the diaspora. Nothing was ever contained in those presentations about it being a revenue-generating exercise. That is new. Jarlath Burns said yesterday that he did not need to come...

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

Timmy Dooley: ...of Dublin to tourists. There is a need for the tourism agencies to identify, appraise and pursue new areas of potential in regions with low tourism numbers, which may have a particular competitive advantage, including food tourism, eco-tourism, film and television production, cruise tourism, the wider Irish diaspora, music, literature and the arts and the niche markets, for example,...

Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (16 Jul 2015)

Timmy Dooley: ...and cast doubt on the financial viability of its corporate plan for generating revenue. These concerns surround the sustainability of the company's corporate plan and involve potentially very large sums of money, including a €50 million diaspora centre, a cruise liner berth with a price tag of €15 million and a €2.5 million urban beach. In all cases in the past, our...

Other Questions: Harbour Authorities (17 Jun 2015)

Timmy Dooley: ...Minister also advise regarding an issue that was flagged by a civil servant in October 2014, namely, concerns around the sustainability of the company's corporate plan, which included a €50 million diaspora centre, a cruise-liner berth at a price tag of €15 million and a €2.5 million urban beach? I will quote from that letter, which said that "our consideration of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Sale of Aer Lingus: Discussion (29 Jan 2015)

Timmy Dooley: ...the Scottish market. Scotland has a bigger population but has a lot less frequency in terms of transatlantic flights. It occupies a similar geographic location to Ireland and would have a similar diaspora. Yet, British Airways has effectively hubbed everything through Heathrow. There is real potential for that to happen here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Voting Rights of EU Citizens: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: .... We believe Irish citizens abroad should have a say in the political life of Ireland. We support voting rights for Irish citizens abroad for presidential elections and believe these citizens and our diaspora should be represented in Seanad Éireann. With regard to Irish citizens who reside in the European Union, we believe we must find some way to ensure the rights derived from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: I would like for sure to hear the broader debate but we are here to discuss 14 games that will no longer be free-to-air in Ireland. I accept absolutely the GAA's obligation to ensure that the diaspora is looked after but it could have gone ahead with the deal in Australia and with RTE in respect of its digital platform and it would still have had access to the diaspora, to the emigrants and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)

Timmy Dooley: ..."if we had decided that all TV coverage of our games was to be free-to-air, we would have had to abandon what we saw as our obligation to our Irish supporters abroad". We are all cognisant of the diaspora and their needs. Could the reach to the diaspora not have been achieved through the RTE digital channel, which would not require taking certain games away from the free-to-air platform?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Voting Rights of Citizens within EU: European Commission (11 Mar 2014)

Timmy Dooley: ...who reside in the Union should be entitled to participate in elections here. This is long overdue. As the witnesses will know, there has been a wider debate on the extension of the franchise to the diaspora. While those who remain within the European Union certainly have a legitimate expectation to have a vote, it might be different for citizens who travel farther afield. However,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company: Discussion with Chairperson Designate (18 Sep 2013)

Timmy Dooley: ...she has sat on the board previously. The committee has encountered chairpersons from various sectors who did not have the necessary experience to take on their roles. Ms Scott-Lennon referred to the diaspora centre and clearly set out her expectation that the State would provide some funding. How will the other activities envisaged in the master plan be funded? Is it hoped to fund...

Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Ireland Website (18 Oct 2012)

Timmy Dooley: ...by Tourism Ireland, ultimately the State, of the domain address. There are many benefits of the @ireland.com element of an e-mail address. It has been used as a service by many within the Irish diaspora. I know many people who are proud to have the element @ireland.com, and the resource could be expanded and used as a tool to encourage people to come to Ireland as part of the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Timmy Dooley: There has been considerable discussion here today on the Irish diaspora. We could do something positive and support Senator Jim Walsh's call for a debate on the Kennedy-McCain Bill. It would be particularly opportune in light of the upcoming St. Patrick's Day celebrations when many Irish politicians will travel to the United States and have an opportunity to meet their counterparts....