Results 2,621-2,640 of 25,732 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: It was Deputy Ciara Conway.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: It is disgraceful.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: It is.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: The Social Welfare Bill 2012 is on the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: It does not care.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: It is disgraceful. We are not crying crocodile tears.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: The Labour Party made commitments and broke them. It has broken every commitment to date. The Labour Party has no credibility as a party.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: The Labour Party has no credibility. Members of that party should be ashamed of themselves.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: The reason is the Minister for Health overspent by ¤400 million.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Section 3 of the Bill has nothing to do with the back to school clothing allowance at all. We all want to get to the substantive amendments before the House today. I do not think it serves any purpose, but I clarify for Senator Healy Eames that the back to school clothing allowance is not referenced in the section.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: The Fianna Fáil Party spokesperson on social protection has outlined our point of view. I spoke on Second Stage yesterday. The 20% cut in respite care is a significant cut, and one would be hard put to find another cut of that magnitude in the budget. Some 77,000 families receive this payment. I further remind colleagues that this is the only payment some 5,000 families receive. The...
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: We are in the Republic of Ireland.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator will be ruled out of order.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That does not matter.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That is outrageous.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order, that remark should be withdrawn unless the Senator identifies who she is talking about.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: No one said that.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: One of the Leader's colleagues raised that point first.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: We accept that.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I met them.