Results 26,281-26,300 of 26,666 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Housing Market: Motion (22 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, back to the House. I know he enjoyed his time as a Senator but he is nearly becoming a permanent fixture here. While Senator Aideen Hayden can tut all she likes, I assure her we will keep party politics out of this which is why we have not tabled an amendment to the motion. It is an important motion but a broad stroke on debt forgiveness...
- Seanad: Housing Market: Motion (22 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: A parliamentary party meeting is on at the moment but they will be here presently.
- Seanad: Housing Market: Motion (22 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Lean ar aghaidh.
- Seanad: Housing Market: Motion (22 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: We will.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Harte should be careful.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Is there such a thing as a semi-final in Munster?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I would like to thank the Leader for a couple of things. The debate yesterday on Seanad reform was very useful. The CPP in the House has met Members of all parties and we all share a desire to move swiftly with reforms in the House. I would like to ask the Leader about the progress made on the CPP with the formation of the Seanad petitions committee. This will be an important step for the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Bacik's party is in government now. Senator Bacik cannot hide behind what the previous Government did all the time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: That remark should be withdrawn.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: That is good to hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: First, there has been much discussion about the 10% cut on last year's level in agreed hours for special needs assistants, SNAs, proposed by the Government. Where in the EU-IMF deal is it stipulated that the Government is tied into cutting SNA hours? The national recovery plan contains a commitment to retain SNA numbers at 2010 levels. Many parents of children with special needs find it...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Like what? What have they done?
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator should wait until after the budget and talk to us in January next.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order, I have no wish to allow this to degenerate into a row, but this side of the House provided more than adequate speakers. I spoke, as did Senator Thomas Byrne and several others.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: It is up to the Government to provide speakers also.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: It is on the basis that I do not want it to be stated in the House that the Opposition did not play its part in the debate yesterday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Today we have reached the 100th day of the new Government. I do not want to dwell too long on that as it is not necessarily appropriate to fill out a report card on a Government after 100 days, but the incoming Government made a big issue of the first 100 days. It is, therefore, important to note that with regard to the EU-IMF programme in particular, the rate cut remains outstanding. I...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: If the Senator was listening, she would have heard me mention previous Governments. It is wrong to do it now and it was wrong for previous Governments to do it.