Results 24,301-24,320 of 26,350 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Rubbish.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes, the Senator is scuttling the issue. She said that there should have been a rerun of the referendum and that an investigation should not be held by the Committee of Public Accounts.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: For a reforming Government it is an absolute disgrace and the Senator should be ashamed of herself.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator has undermined the Committee of Public Accounts, the main auditing committee.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: So the public was wrong the first time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Were they wrong?
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I do not care what she says.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: We should respect their views.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That the public was wrong.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Mr. Justice Hardiman said the Committee of Public Accounts had sufficient powers to carry out investigations and inquiries.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Absolutely.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That is not correct. We wholeheartedly support the holding of an inquiry.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Allow it to happen now. The Senator voted on the issue of the bank guarantee.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Please do not do that. Tá brón orm.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That only applies in Mayo.
- Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: First Stage (4 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to ensure the provision by the Health Service Executive of all prescribed medicinal products necessary for the treatment of cancer in line with best practice and upon approval of the European Medicines Agency.
- Seanad: Access to Cancer Treatment Bill 2012: First Stage (4 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: On Tuesday next.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Leader for the advance notice regarding the Friday sittings. Fourteen times in the last two months I have raised the issue of pyrite and the lack of action from the Government on the matter. I remind Members that there are potentially over 70,000 houses affected by pyrite. They are predominantly in Dublin and on the east coast in the greater Dublin area. I have visited many...
- Seanad: Mortgage Arrears, Banking and the Economy: Statements, Questions and Answers (3 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister back to the Chamber and thank him for his contribution. I will begin on a positive note. The Personal Insolvency Bill, which I have read, is complex but we welcome and will support the reduction in the bankruptcy term from 12 years to three years. There are aspects to the proposals that must be considered seriously. With regard to the debt relief certificate and the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I will follow the Leader's lead. It is important that the Minister for Finance will be here today and, therefore, I will not propose amendments to the Order of Business. For us mortgage arrears is an important matter for discussion, particularly in light of the publication of the Personal Insolvency Bill. I will leave my remarks on the matter until the Minister is here. As we discussed...