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Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We should have had a debate on the matter last week.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Sympathy will get no one anywhere.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Why not have a debate in here?

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We are not show-boating. Has the Minister agreed to a meeting? Get a commitment from the Minister on that.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We did not say that.

Seanad: Developments in the European Union and Ireland's Presidency of the European Council: Statements with An Taoiseach (18 Jul 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Ar son Pháirtí Fhianna Fáil, cuirim fáilte roimh an Taoiseach go dtí an Seanad. Ba mhaith liom freisin comhghairdeas a ghabháil leis as a phost mar Taoiseach. I thank the Taoiseach for taking the time to come to the House today to set out in some detail how we are approaching the crisis in Europe and looking to the future as to how Ireland will deal with the EU Presidency. We must...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Cathaoirleach and all of my colleagues back for what I hope will be a very productive Seanad session. I hope we will play our part in the budgetary process and thank the Leader for agreeing earlier today that we would have proper and reasoned debates in advance of budget announcements. Up until now, to take the example of the proposed property tax, there have been no proper...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I accept that. I ask the Leader to raise with the Minister for Health a very important issue about which all Senators will be concerned, namely, Temple Street Hospital, Dublin. The post of cystic fibrosis physiotherapist is vacant. The authorities in Temple Street Hospital have not received a response from either the Department of Finance or the Department of Health on whether the post is...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: They will not thank us for that.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator did not do it in the case of the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: It might publish the report.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: He is not doing badly after 18 months.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I am not going to comment on yesterday's debate on the Minister for Health in the Lower House. People would have found it interesting, to put it mildly, but what people are more concerned about is what is happening on the ground. Next week, the Minister for Health will attend this Chamber. We need a separate debate, however, on the health cuts happening on the ground every day of the week....

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Those who were listening to the Minister of State, Deputy Róisín Shortall, were not sure who the Minister for Health was.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: She did not even mention him.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Perhaps the Senator might sit them down to engage in mediation.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: It is not going to happen.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator should not fool herself. It is never going to happen.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Sep 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator should stop fooling herself. It will never happen.