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Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: The Taoiseach indicated that he would return to the House for Committee Stage of the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013. Will he be doing so for today's session? If the Taoiseach is not going to be present today, is the Leader in a position to indicate the point in the debate at which he will attend the House to answer the questions put...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: With that in mind, I propose an amendment to the Order of Business again today such that the Minister for Finance would come to the House for one hour to allow us to debate the new code of conduct on mortgage arrears and how the Minister believes the new code of conduct, approved by this Government, will assist people like these, who are being given warning letters and told to sell their...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Does Senator Bacik want to gag them?

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Norris got that wrong.

Seanad: Promoting a Sustainable Future for the Post Office Network: Statements (4 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister. I was one of the lucky few who received a copy of his statement. It is quite light on detail and I can advise other Members not to scramble to obtain a copy. I have some questions for the Minister. As he knows, I have a lot of regard for him. While he welcomed publication of the report of the joint committee, does he accept it or any of its specific...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: There was an Adjournment matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: It was drawn up by the Department of Finance.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government cannot wash its hands of it.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Leader for extending the time for Second Stage of the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013. We have six speakers remaining and I acknowledge the position on the Government side. The proposal is sensible in that it will give everyone who wants to speak an opportunity to do so. That is important. On Tuesday, I tabled an...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Well said.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: We are all right; do not worry.

Seanad: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the insertions and I commend Senator Gilroy on raising this point on Committee Stage. I am on the record as opposing the pillar banks approach because I thought we missed an opportunity by subsuming EBS into AIB as outside investors were interested in doing that. Competition will be the issue. The Minister's amendment attempts to entice competition into the market. The only...

Seanad: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: That was unfortunate.

Seanad: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister of State is very welcome. I am taking up advice I received from the Leader of the House, Senator Cummins, this morning-----

Seanad: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: -----and to follow the words on reform which Senator Barrett spoke. We all want the banking sector to be reformed. The amendment is sensible and I hope the Minister of State will accept it. I have participated in the debate on the Bill from Second Stage on. A great many good suggestions have been put forward by Members on all sides. In the context of banking reform and Central Bank...

Seanad: Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: It may be. I have tried to raise it on a number of occasions over the past week in advance of this being published. I was told this morning by Senator Cummins that the opportunity to raise it would be here this evening during the debate on the Bill. I see that there is a problem with doing that, but we have not, unfortunately, been provided with any time to discuss the new code of conduct...