Results 21,781-21,800 of 26,350 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: That is not true.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I thought the Senator was part of the new generation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: He is just trotting out the line his leader gave.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Not just members.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Does that include Gerry Adams?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Terrible.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes, Senator Higgins will second it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I would like to ask the Deputy Leader where stands Irish Water at this stage and the whole water charges debacle. I found it a little perplexing over the past few days to see Government Deputies and Senators wringing their hands, saying it is terrible and blaming the management of Irish Water. I remind Members opposite that it is their creation. They created Irish Water and set it up as a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It might as well be private as it is a separate entity. They set it up against the advice of PwC. I genuinely call on the Government - Senator Conway does not have to leave at this stage as water falls from the sky and it is free-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Only 500,000 people have returned the documentation out of 1.2 million. The whole thing is a debacle. The Government might as well shut it down, suspend any further charging and try to get this right. Most people want water conserved and want a fair system, with which I would agree. However, the situation is going from bad to worse and it will not get any better unless the Government...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: That is not true. The Leader knows that is not true.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: The Leader should correct the record.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: That is a ridiculous comment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Thousands of social housing developments were built.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Fine Gael snobs in local authorities opposed social housing schemes throughout the country.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I ask the Leader to check how many social houses were built in the past 14 years.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator D'Arcy has pretty quickly forgotten the local elections. There are a lot of former Fine Gael councillors walking around the place not knowing what to do, if they are not appointed to a State board, that is.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Our vote was more than that of Fine Gael and the Labour Party combined.