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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order, will the Leader read the criteria applied by the former Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Róisín Shortall?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That is not what we said.

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Darragh O'Brien: Why is that?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Logarithmic, algorithmic, logistic or were they just changed an hour before?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Leader should read them again.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Leader is standing over stroke politics.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: One will never take the múinteoir out of the Senator.

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Darragh O'Brien: Filed under "M" for miscellaneous.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Why?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Is the Senator joking?

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Darragh O'Brien: That is it. We must be quiet so.

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Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is missing the point completely.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Is it okay for a report to be leaked?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: What is the Senator talking about? She is propping up a health Minister who should have been gone months ago. Is she joking? The Minister of State resigned as a result. The party sacrificed Deputy Róisín Shortall. She had no patience either. Is the Senator kidding me, for God's sake?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Report to us instead of the media.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We should have it now.

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Darragh O'Brien: We are not having the debate now.

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Darragh O'Brien: We have not seen the report.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes. That is the problem.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I ask the Leader to convey to the Government our deep dissatisfaction at the selective leaking of the report by the expert group on how the State is to proceed on the abortion issue. The Cabinet is considering the issue today, and rightly so. I am calling for a reasoned, respectful debate on the issue which I am certain we will have in the House, but I am gravely concerned and annoyed at...