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Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Fine Gael party has a lot of people working very hard for it.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I raise this because the Taoiseach has reiterated yet again, in advance of the very important summit in New York today, at which I wish him, the Tánaiste and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, well, that we will not seek debt write-down of any part of our banking debt. I remind Senators this is completely contrary to what was said prior to the election. In being so forthright...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: In fairness, the Senator should read it. It often cheers me up.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That is ridiculous.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I think our speaker should be afforded some protection.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: What Senator Harte is doing now is wrong and he knows it.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: These are the Government's decisions now. They are no one else's decisions.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: He keeps peddling that nonsense and he has been here for one year.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Harte need not worry: we know all about crossfire as well.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Why not? We ring-fence disability in education. We can do it.

Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister must have read the motion.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I second the motion. I ask the Members opposite to have a detailed read of the motion we have tabled. It is a very different one from that tabled in the Dáil. If the Senators read it, they will not be able to argue with what we are stating. We are not in any way castigating or criticising the Government. Senator Pat O'Neill may laugh all he wants but he should note that anyone who has...

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We have a better record in education than Senator Heffernan's party ever had.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We respect that.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We respect the decision of the electorate.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Labour Party made promises as well.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Heffernan could not describe our last three budgets as "giveaway budgets."

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Is there any chance the Senator will speak to the motion? He has not mentioned education since he got up on his feet.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister to the House. The Minister stayed for most of the debate on Private Members' business last week so I will not go over the ground covered then. We are looking at energy efficiency into the future, however, so I ask the Minister to consider the request for more joined up thinking by local authorities when dealing with major energy projects under the Planning and...