Results 24,961-24,980 of 26,565 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Good. I am sure we will be reading a great deal about the forthcoming Fine Gael Ard-Fheis with interest. With regard to the gender motion, I do not believe it goes far enough. That is an amendment Senator Mac Conghail-----

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: No, it is why some of our delegates did, and they were perfectly entitled to do so. We run a democratic party. It is one member, one vote.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: It is not in the big divvy-up way that Fine Gael uses, where it pays for its delegates to come to get the punter it wants on the tickets. That is not the way it will be done in our party. To clarify for the Minister, given that he showed such great interest in how some of our delegates voted, we are 100% in favour of greater female participation in electoral politics, but this Bill does not...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I agree with this amendment. Why does the Bill not deal with local authority elections or Seanad elections? Is the Government pre-empting the judgment of the Irish people on the forthcoming Seanad referendum, meaning that the Seanad is not included in the Bill? I caution the Minister on that as well, because the Government pre-empted the decision of the people before on the investigations...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Keane joined a couple of parties in her time. She has more experience than most of us.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: She is not finished yet.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Political Funding) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (15 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That is fair.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: With regard to statements on the fiscal compact, our group, as agreed, submitted a list of speakers to try to ensure Members would be given additional time if there were not enough speakers, rather than being cut off after five minutes. Will the Deputy Leader check the position following the Order of Business, as it might be possible to facilitate Members in this way? The Oireachtas Library...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes should come into the House and if he fails to do so, I will oppose the Order of Business every single day. I will disrupt the business of this House until this happens because the people have a right to know what the Government intends to do to ensure they can be safe in the knowledge that the roof over their heads will not be taken away from them...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Keane report has been available to the Government since September.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: There is no time left on this issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: There is no time. Does the Senator want to tell this to the man who had his house repossessed yesterday for arrears of €50,000?

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Tell him the Government is doing something.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: There is a lack of policy and action.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Perhaps he will support my call for the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, to come into the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Well done. The Senator is on message. That will solve many problems.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: What about inviting the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, or the Minister for Finance back to the House?

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: They will not be here to discuss the issue of mortgage arrears.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: No.