Results 22,461-22,480 of 26,350 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It is terribly unfortunate that the Minister of State is not being afforded sufficient time to answer specific questions.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is allowed to make his point.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I suppose that is fair. At least I now know that Senator Landy is on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht. I welcome the Minister of State. I will cut to the chase. In the perception of the public the establishment of Irish Water has been a mess and the Minister of State needs to fix it. We need to recognise that mistakes have been made. I will not...
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: That does not surprise me because the Labour Party has pretty much broken every commitment in its manifesto already. People want to know how much they will be charged. The Minister of State needs to get that information out very quickly but the Government is waiting until after the local elections on 23 May. It will not let people know how much they will have to pay. People want to know...
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Are you a member of the committee?
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I was asking him if he was a member of the committee.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: That somebody should compliment himself or herself for going to a committee of which he or she is a member-----
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Big deal.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I am. Well done.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: What?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I was talking about the court case.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Go away out of that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator's colleagues do not like to speak about the past.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is misrepresenting what I said.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: There is no point in talking to Sinn Féin.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Well done.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It is a bit special for the Senator and his colleagues to talk about openness and transparency.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Bacik.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I welcome that the House will engage in a short debate on the appointment to the Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPO. Will the Leader outline the Government's view on the comments made yesterday by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, in respect of funding for and the profits of Rehab Lotteries Limited? If the Minister has any concerns, he should find a more...