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Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister of State at the Department of Finance said this would be published before the budget.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government is short a Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: The Government should appoint Deputy Róisín Shortall and be done with it. They should fill the vacancy at Cabinet and stop jabbering.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: It is a valid concern. We are worried about this.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear. We will assist at every stage.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: It is not a point of order.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Who does not?

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: That is not a point of order.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: It is not.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: The second home allowance.

Seanad: Address by Dr. Mary Robinson (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Ar son Seanadóirí Fhianna Fáil, cuiruim fáilte roimh Mary Robinson ar ais go dtí an Seanad tar éis beagnach 20 bliain. I am delighted, Dr. Robinson, that you are here today. My first memory of you, which shows my age, was during the year of my intermediate certificate when the presidential campaign was at its height. Not only did you break new ground in the presidency, you broke new...

Seanad: Address by Dr. Mary Robinson (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: You have been an absolute credit in every role you played, particularly that of President, but also when you followed on as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. I remember your trip to Somalia vividly as if it was only yesterday. Lighting a candle in the window of Áras an Uachtaráin was symbolic, but you did shine a light into the darkest corners of this world on behalf of the Irish...

Seanad: Address by Dr. Mary Robinson (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Cullinane is looking better for it.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: My colleague, Deputy Brian Ó Domhnaill, has covered many of our objections to this element of the Bill. The Bill itself is objectionable. In his water services programme as part of the capital review the Minister has allocated €1.6 billion of taxpayers' money towards improving water and wastewater treatment, which is welcome. I put it to the Minister's colleague, Deputy Howlin, and I...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: There is one free inspection and anything that happens after that-----

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: We will come to that.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I refer to the remediation work that will be required. That is a grave concern. There is no indication that regarding any of the remediation works that would be required the cost could be borne fully by the home owner but people in my area in rural north County Dublin will be charged for having their septic tank. They will not be charged for inspections, as the Minister stated, but they...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: He should pull it-----

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: -----and I hope my constituency colleague, the deputy leader of the Minister's party, the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, has asked him to pull it. Has he done that? I doubt it.

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (24 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I did talk to the Minister, Deputy Howlin-----