Results 24,121-24,140 of 26,350 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: The Minister thought the site had actually been acquired in the previous term.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Following on from this week and last week, I ask the Leader to arrange for a debate on mortgage interest rates. Last week I raised the issue of the ICS Building Society and Bank of Ireland raising their variable rate by 0.5% to an average of 4.490%. Yesterday, AIB raised its variable rate by 0.5% to just over 4%. These are significant increases for mortgage holders. I have referred to the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I do have a question for him. First, I want to bring this matter to the attention of colleagues. Second, I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the land that was identified is still available, at no cost to the taxpayer, the Exchequer or the people of Balbriggan. It is on a county development plan and two local area plans. Extensive discussions have taken...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Junior bondholders were also burned by the previous Administration.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: We need clarity on the issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Change the record, Maurice.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Go on; we are ready for you, Maurice.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That was only a draft which was not accepted.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: If the Government does that, it will be doing okay.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Let the Minister come and we will have a chat about it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: We are always here.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Spoken like a true Tory.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I was about to say that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: How does one define "wealthy"?
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: In all those cases, members of the Senator's party complained that what we had provided was not enough.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: What about the free preschool year we introduced? What does the Senator have to say about that?
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That is in accordance with European Union law.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: On foot of the Government's own report on pyrite, the stakeholders' report was due with the Minister by the end of September. I do not want this to drag on for months again. I would be most grateful if the Leader would find out whether the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, has that report and when he will publish the real actions that will help...
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Not in Temple Street Hospital.