Results 20,841-20,860 of 26,350 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: We should be allowed to discuss it. I ask the Leader to respond and, hopefully, we can set aside an hour or an hour and a half to discuss a matter of significant national and EU importance. I wish to update colleagues on a matter I ask the Leader to take up again. Since February 2014 I have been raising the issue of the Fampyra drug for 3,000 MS sufferers who cannot access it. I have been...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I would like to know what we are on the hook for.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: It started in 2008.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator's contribution is long.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: There is no point in having it in September.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Why can the Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs, Deputy Dara Murphy, not come into the House?
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: He might have something to say. His job is to keep us informed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: When? In September?
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Leyden is in the anteroom. He is watching.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Nonsense. We want to be updated by the Government on its position.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I am talking about it in September.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Michael McNamara country.
- Seanad: Appointment of Chairperson of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission: Referral to Joint Committee (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Her name is listed on the Order Paper.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank Senator Colm Burke for raising the pancreas transplant issue directly with the Minister for Health in a Commencement debate matter. Having read the Minister's reply to the Senator, I welcome the fact that a special clinic will be held on 24 July to deal with the eight patients who are currently waiting for transplants. This is very welcome but I believe that if we had not raised...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I commend Senator Burke on raising the matter and thank him for his assistance in this regard, particularly on behalf of the people waiting for a transplant. I compliment Senator Burke for what he has done. In regard to No. 2, the statements on the report of the working group on Seanad reform, I welcome the fact we will have two former colleagues in the House on this matter. I have been...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: May I be helpful on one matter? I do not mean to interrupt but I have received just now a point of order, a text message containing Government information, stating the Taoiseach's office says it will be meeting us today on this matter. I am just letting the Leader know. We need to have that clarified.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: They need Senator White's help on this issue in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.
- Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group in the Seanad, I give a very warm welcome to Dr. Maurice Manning and Mr. Joe O’Toole. Is Mr. O'Toole a doctor yet?
- Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: If he is not, he should be. To be serious, it is great to have both gentlemen here.