Results 22,001-22,020 of 26,350 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I will consider tabling this amendment again on Report Stage. The Bill does not deal in any way, shape or form with below cost selling. If the Minister would strengthen the Bill under section 83 by creating an ombudsman for this area to oversee these regulations and give this authority some teeth, I would be more inclined to accept fully what he says. He has, however, gone part of the way...
- Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: The Minister mentioned in a previous response that one of the goals of this legislation is to introduce fairness, openness and transparency into this sector. I fail to see how the Minister can say that on the one hand but on the other say that consumers should have no idea of the mark-up here by international multiples such as Tesco in comparison with the British market. That has been a...
- Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I think this is a very sensible amendment. Senator Cullinane has outlined the Government's record in filling vacancies. This week is a case in point, with the Cabinet reshuffle that everyone is awaiting. The Government is introducing emergency legislation tomorrow relating to the Clerk of the Dáil because of an impasse between the Taoiseach and the Ceann Comhairle in that regard....
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Come on. We need to get past that type of nonsense.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: He is.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: He said that about discretionary medical cards.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: The same was said about medical cards.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I was here.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I asked the Leader about it yesterday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Wrong. We did not abolish-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: What was Fine Gael going to do? It was to reinstate everything.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It was going to reinstate everything but it did nothing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: What about Fine Gael's promises?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: What has Fine Gael done since taking office? It has gone even further.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Fine Gael has gone even further and Senators do not like it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I am not shouting down the Leader.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: She should not forget about us.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Noone will not run in Dublin Central on the next occasion then.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: As today is the sixth anniversary of the Dáil passing a motion, which had cross-party support, calling on the British Government to release all its documentation on the Dublin-Monaghan bombings and the bombing of Kay's Tavern in Dundalk, I ask the Leader to raise with the Taoiseach the progress made or lack of in that regard and to reaffirm the Government's commitment to seek the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: -----given that Dublin City Council's elected members were not listened to. Effectively, the city manager bottled it.