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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: It is irrelevant.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Will the cuts be reversed?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: What about bringing gas in off the Mayo coast? Has the Senator forgotten about that? We will be waiting years with all his party's punters stopping gas coming ashore.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: If Sinn Féin had anything to do with it, there would be nothing coming into the country at all.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Does my clock start now?

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Excellent. I give a guarded welcome to the news that yesterday Bank of Ireland raised ¤1 billion on the bond markets and it was substantially over-subscribed. I might just educate Senator Gilroy on what this actually means for people. Effectively, this-----

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Is Senator Gilroy finished?

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The reason I give it a guarded welcome is the bank needs to act further. Yesterday, it raised ¤1 billion for residential mortgages at an interest rate of 3.2%. Senator Gilroy is known as the finance guru in the House and he might understand that what this represents is effectively a mark-up and margin to the bank of more than 50% on what it charges its variable rate customers. This is the...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is welcome.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That is not true. They secured private investment last year and the year before.

Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for his contribution. My party supports the Bill as necessary legislation following the passing of the EU stability treaty. I am sure all of us including the Minister would rather this discussion were taking place when certain agreements had been made on the residual banking debt and the break between banking and sovereign debt and that...

Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Bill but I will never miss an opportunity to mention to the Minister and I am sure he is well aware of how disappointed and let down the people feel by their two main pillar banks, the ones that we as Oireachtas Members, the Government and the previous Government supported in the interest of the economy. I ask the banks to examine what is in the best interest of their customers...

Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: There was a fair bit.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: In regard to adult mental health services in north Dublin, I ask the Leader to raise with the Minister for Health the fact that Curam clinic in Swords, which deals with the north County Dublin area, has no access to telephone lines and its six staff have been shoehorned into a HSE centre. However, more important is the lack of access to adult mental health services in north County Dublin. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order, I remind the Senators opposite they are in government.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: -----and they have it within their gift to go to the Minister for Justice and Equality, who is a member of Senator Conway's party. Therefore, what is he talking about?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Why not?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Excuse me, the Cathaoirleach has ruled-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I am just reminding Senator Conway that he is in government and I will push it as far as I want.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator comes in to the House to speak about this issue but he can make an appointment to speak to the Minister about it.