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Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: This is a serious matter which requires a full debate in the House.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I ask the Leader to continue to hold important and welcome debates on banking. I concur with Senator Healy Eames that children with special needs are a priority. As I have stated previously, I am the father of a child with special needs. The Seanad must push the issue of speech and language therapy as far as possible. While I agree with the Senator on the need to prioritise special needs,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: The two issues do not need to be brought together.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I ask the Senator to allow me to speak.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: People talk about bondholders as if they are some mythical creatures in other countries. The reality is that some of the largest bondholders in Irish banks are local authorities, credit unions and so forth. Has the House debated who are the bondholders and who would be affected if the Irish banking system were brought down? Does the Fine Gael Party seek to do something completely different...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I have spoken to Fine Gael Party spokespersons on finance as well as some of the party's Senators and Deputies.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I would like to know what is different about the Fine Gael Party's plans for the banking system because I am not aware of the difference.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: We must have an honest debate on this issue. Senator O'Toole indicated that we are dealing with the least worst option. If the Fine Gael Party has a magic wand solution for the banking system, I would like to hear what it is because I have not heard it thus far.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I will lift my sorry backside off the seat. I accept the public is reeling from hearing bad news after bad news.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I welcome the debate that is to take place later today on the banks. We should also have a debate on the issue of how the matter is being reported in the media. I see a difficult situation arising. In the past we had hyper positive reporting of just about everything to do with our economy and anybody who said anything negative was pilloried or heralded as a prophet of doom. Now, however,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: We should discuss that. The stories about this country should not just be bad news stories.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: You do not understand.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: He rolled it back because he knew it was the wrong decision.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: Turkeys should not vote for Christmas.

Seanad: Lost at Scheme: Motion. (31 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Connick, who is a proud New Ross man. He is very welcome. I concur with Senator Boyle's assessment of the matter. The relationship between the Ombudsman and the Houses of the Oireachtas is the key issue. The section of the relevant Act setting out how the Oireachtas should deal with the Ombudsman's reports seems to be slightly vague. Ms O'Reilly...

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Statements. (30 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: Good for Senator Norris.

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Statements. (30 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I very much welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Mary White. I hope she lives up to the great things expected of her. She has responsibility for equality and integration matters and it is great that she is in the House today. The first issue I wish to address briefly is that this debate was largely been called for by the female Members of the House who account for roughly 20% of its...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I certainly will not hyperventilate but the level of hot air coming from the opposite direction is causing global warming.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I wish to refer to the positive resolution to the agreement on pay talks. I hope it will lead to people being able to get their passports in the next while. This is an extremely important development. Some people are talking negatively about the economy but I very much resonate with what Senator Ó Murchú said. We must be positive in these difficult times. I invoke the spirit of T. K....

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: Regarding the western rail corridor, I had the great honour yesterday of travelling on the train from Limerick to Galway, the first train to travel on that track in 34 years. A number of Ministers were on board that train. Therefore, people who say that only negative things are happening are wrong. I agree this is a major development. We are talking about historic days and yesterday was a...