Results 24,421-24,440 of 26,350 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: It is not well known.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: It is not well known.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I would like to know the Government's position. What is its negotiating position? What is it looking for from Europe and from Chancellor Merkel?
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: It is a simple question. If the Taoiseach cannot tell us that, perhaps the Leader can tell us. I ask the Leader to check with the Taoiseach if he will publish the letter he wrote. I do not see any reason he should not do so. It should not be a secret as to what Ireland is looking for. The Taoiseach could not tell the leader of my party yesterday what the Government's position is on this...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator would say that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Was there a conference call between the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, and Chancellor Merkel as well?
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Did the Taoiseach ask Chancellor Merkel that last Friday?
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Did the Taoiseach ask Chancellor Merkel that last Friday?
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Did he ask her did she have a good weekend or what?
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: He looks well on it.
- Seanad: NAMA and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Transparency Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister to the House and it is good to see him here today. Most Members across both sides of the House are in agreement that there is work to be done on how NAMA goes about its business. As Vice Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts in the previous Dáil, I have some experience in this regard and many Members are correct on how NAMA reports and is answerable to the...
- Seanad: NAMA and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Transparency Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That is the Senator's view but-----
- Seanad: NAMA and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Transparency Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Daly has been consistent on this issue and this goes back to the previous Government. Were I obliged to vote again on the creation of NAMA as I did back in 2009, I would and the same vote would apply as when I was a Member of the other House. NAMA is extremely important to the future prosperity of this State. It was an important part of the attempt to cleanse the balance sheets of...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Mr. Justice Gerard-----
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes, but Mr. Justice Hogan wondered why Sinn Féin waited until two days before the referendum.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: The Leader has just dealt with one of my questions which he will be glad to hear will shorten my contribution. I have raised this matter on a few occasions. I welcome that we have a date now for the Minister to come into the House for a debate on mortgages, even if it is a month from now. The ongoing mortgage crisis is an important issue on which there was agreement across the House on the...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: We know that Sinn Féin is well versed at fund-raising not just in this jurisdiction but in Britain and in the United States of America-----
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I would like the Leader to afford some time next week to discuss the referendum, the role of the Referendum Commission and the High Court challenge brought by Sinn Féin over comments made by the Referendum Commission.