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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Is the Senator uncomfortable with this?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I do, if I am allowed to ask it. What is the Government?s policy on advertising job vacancies within the public and Civil Service? Is it Government policy to appoint an individual without there being any public advertising of the job and an individual to a position in the Department of a Labour Party colleague? Furthermore, will the Leader confirm that the Minister for Education and Skills...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Why is it irrelevant?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I will not even talk about the Attorney General's office.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: No.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That is not true.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Bring them in and we will have a chat about them.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Some ¤80,000.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: And about the cut of 950,000 home help hours.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order, I remind the Senators opposite they are in government.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: -----and they have it within their gift to go to the Minister for Justice and Equality, who is a member of Senator Conway's party. Therefore, what is he talking about?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Why not?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Excuse me, the Cathaoirleach has ruled-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I am just reminding Senator Conway that he is in government and I will push it as far as I want.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator comes in to the House to speak about this issue but he can make an appointment to speak to the Minister about it.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Perhaps the Senator does not know what he can do and I am just letting him know.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: In regard to adult mental health services in north Dublin, I ask the Leader to raise with the Minister for Health the fact that Curam clinic in Swords, which deals with the north County Dublin area, has no access to telephone lines and its six staff have been shoehorned into a HSE centre. However, more important is the lack of access to adult mental health services in north County Dublin. I...

Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Bill but I will never miss an opportunity to mention to the Minister and I am sure he is well aware of how disappointed and let down the people feel by their two main pillar banks, the ones that we as Oireachtas Members, the Government and the previous Government supported in the interest of the economy. I ask the banks to examine what is in the best interest of their customers...

Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: There was a fair bit.

Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for his contribution. My party supports the Bill as necessary legislation following the passing of the EU stability treaty. I am sure all of us including the Minister would rather this discussion were taking place when certain agreements had been made on the residual banking debt and the break between banking and sovereign debt and that...