Results 21,801-21,820 of 26,350 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: He seems to have upset Senator Paul Coghlan a little.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It is Thursday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: He extended it by two years.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Does the Leader have an indication from the Government as to when, post the budget, the social welfare and pensions Bill will be brought to the House? I assume it will be within the next couple of weeks. I raise it because all Members of the House, including Government Members, should be aware that it offers a real opportunity to the Government to redress the total unfairness pertaining to...
- Seanad: Joint Policing Committees: Motion (15 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It is not silly.
- Seanad: Joint Policing Committees: Motion (15 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister. It is good to see her and I thank her for coming in to take what is obviously a Government motion on joint policing committees. As we all will agree from our experience in each of our areas, I certainly agree with the establishment of the JPCs and the reason that they were established. While some of the changes being proposed are welcome, the joint policing...
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Will the Senator forget I am here and carry on with her contribution because I am not interested?
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Hayden is not debating the budget.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Like reducing the windfall tax.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: This is going to be good.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: We are well aware of it.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Hayden's Government promised it would do none of it.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: This is good stuff.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Such as the respite grant the Government cut last year.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: True. How much was taken out under Senator Hayden’s Government?
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Carry on and read the script the Government information service gave you.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It now has been extended by two years altogether.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: This has taken €2 billion out of pension funds.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. He spoke like a future Minister for Finance. He believes what he is saying. The DIRT exemption for first-time buyers is a very welcome step but we need more detail. Do the accounts of those already saving have to be converted to special accounts? The Minister for Finance said he expects the banks to follow on with new products. We will need...