Results 20,601-20,620 of 26,320 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: With respect to Senator Bacik, that means they must be prepared in advance of the Second Stage speeches.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: He can table an amendment as well.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: In which case, Senator O'Donovan must propose an amendment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: It will be a Fine Gael-Labour Party government.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I am just going by what the Minister of State's party leader has said. We are very confident that the next government will comprise the Labour Party and the Fine Gael Party.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I did not heckle the Minister of State. He would know it if I had done so.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: They will.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The people will decide. Anyone who has a vote will decide.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I will be brief because I have specific amendments regarding pensions, which I will table later. This section deals with changes in the normal retirement age and I ask the Minister of State to consider airline pilots and others in non-public sector jobs who have to retire at 55. They now cannot access their pension, or any State benefits, until the age of 67. This is something that cannot...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I apologise for interrupting but are we on section 5 or section 6?
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I am sorry. I am not trying to stop you. I am simply trying to keep up.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: It is in the wrong section anyway.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Section 6 is carer's support grant and the amendments should be based on that.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I apologise for interrupting Senator Cullinane. There might be a bit of a mix-up because we are on section 9, payment after death – carer's allowance. I am aware it reads slightly differently on the amendment.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I second the amendment. I would like to set out the context for these amendments. The Minister of State mentioned certain labour activation measures on Second Stage. We have discussed them here. We can argue the toss on this issue. We will know the position in due course. Amendment No. 5 specifically looks for a report to be produced within four months of the passing of this Act which...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: These allowances were still in place at that stage.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I said I could be talking rubbish as well.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I did.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I completely, totally and utterly disagree with the Minister of State on this matter. I will debate with him on it in any House in four months' time. Perhaps neither of us will be in any House. Maybe the Minister of State will be in this House, or whatever.