Results 25,961-25,980 of 26,666 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Government did nothing.
- Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I hope the Government will have a better track record in dealing with the Defence Forces. How can Government Senators support the Government amendment to the motion? It is an insult.
- Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: That is none of Senator O'Keeffe's business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: We did not say that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Why?
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator's party does not want to be blamed for the cuts made.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is washing his hands of the matter.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: It took Sinn Féin a long time to come up with that excuse.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: We have produced two Bills-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: -----one of which was voted down by the Government.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: It would have protected the principal private residence.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Labour Party broke one of its promises when it voted down the legislation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: They received the advice. They could have allowed it to move beyond Second Stage.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Labour Party has broken promise after promise on housing and mortgages.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: It had an opportunity.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: It has not produced any legislation in this regard.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: What did the Minister say about lifestyle choices?
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The figure will be â¬4.4 billion.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I am sure all my colleagues share my disappointment with the Keane report and the proposals therein, which fall far short of what the Government promised. It appears from the report that the Government will leave the decisions on debt settlement to the banks, and there is a proposal to set up a toothless agency. This is unlike the independent debt settlement office which my party, Fianna...