Results 21,021-21,040 of 26,350 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The Government has an opportunity to accept the Bill and to work on it with the Opposition. I am really sorry if the Minister of State, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, or others are offended or hurt by some of my remarks-----
- Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: -----but I imagine they will get over it.
- Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I am absolutely disgusted with the position the Government has taken this evening.
- Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I am sorry-----
- Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I have been repeatedly interrupted by the Minister of State this evening.
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I did not want Senator David Norris to take me as criticising his role in preserving Georgian Dublin, which is widely acknowledged and I accept as fact. I was merely pointing to the context of the proclamations dating from the 18th century, many of which were concerned with devastating penal laws.
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I again acknowledge the massive effort made by the Civil Service which I have seen over many years. It is really important, but I would like to see some work done to consolidate legislation. We do it from time to time, but legislation tends to be inaccessible. A Bill one thinks is in force may have been amended. In some cases, Bills can be amended by statutory instrumenies. That is...
- Seanad: Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Noonan, to the House. I thank him for his comprehensive and clear statement on the terms of reference for the commission of investigation, which is probably a week or ten days overdue. That said, I commend the Minister on the fact that he engaged with my party leader and with others in the Opposition and endeavoured, in so far as possible, to take their...
- Seanad: Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Who the Senator is in Wexford is all that matters.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Is that all?
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I thought we had extended the time. I thank the Minister for Health for coming to the House to take this question. He is very familiar with this issue of the home help gratuity payments, and I have written to him on a number of occasions. According to my file, the first time I raised this issue was on 12 March 2013 with the Minister's predecessor and in writing to the HSE. In brief, this...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Home Help Service (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister for the update. I note that 30 September 2015 is the end date for reporting. I am glad it is included in the process. However, I am again disappointed that it is effectively a further delay. We were told that we would have a report by the end of March. Obviously, nothing has happened with that. I am at a loss. I will write separately again to see whether anything...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I welcome No. 1. It is a sensible idea that committees are set up to actually examine the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and to consider it in some detail. I assume the draft motion circulated earlier today regarding the ongoing matters of public concern with regard to IBRC, the Government, the Department of Finance and Denis O'Brien will not be moved today. Has the Leader...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: That is fine and Members can deal with that at another time. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that No. 73, motion No. 15, be taken today. The motion states, “That Seanad Éireann recommends that, should the Government proceed with the sale of the 25.1% stake in Aer Lingus, the monies received be used to reduce the savage cuts imposed on Aer Lingus Pension Scheme...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I appreciate that and I thank the Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: It has been jumping all over the issue of John Delaney for ten days.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Would it hurry up with the Fennelly report and all the other inquiries?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Conway is covering all the bases this afternoon.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Conway should be sure to mention Senator Bradford. We may need him later.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: In the Leader's opinion.