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Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I again welcome the Minister of State to the House, it is like he never left.

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: He must have done something wrong in a previous life. I and my party support the Bill. The Minister of State spoke about openness and transparency in the budgetary framework. All of us agree this needs to happen and much more needs to be done, particularly with regard to an enhanced role for evidence-based policy making. In this House, and in the other House under the previous Government,...

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: -----with only half a page on costs. Fingal County Council is involved. It stated a cost benefit analysis would be done when a site was selected. The second biggest spender in the country is local government. I agree completely with what the Government is doing and I ask for a more open budgetary process along the lines I have suggested. No Government, including this one, has had a...

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I hope it is in a dump somewhere.

Seanad: Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: It has been taken out of the Liffey but do not worry about it.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: That is true.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Well said.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: The army council will decide.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: They are directed from Belfast.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: It is welcome that the Leader has set a time limit on the debate on Second Stage in order to ensure it concludes at a specific time and will resume tomorrow. I have a degree of sympathy for Senator Rónán Mullen on the amount of time given per speaker on Second Stage, but that issue could be dealt with by way of an amendment to the Order of Business if the Senator wishes to table...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I will conclude. The fact that we are not even allowed to debate it and that the Minister will not come to the House to debate it is most concerning. Every day this week and until next week, as I did last week and the week before, I intend to table amendments to the Order of Business in this regard. I realise the Leader is trying his best. I appreciate that and I am not trying to be...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: The amendment is the same as those I tabled every day last week. My amendment relates to the Minister for Finance coming to the House today for one hour to discuss the new code of conduct on mortgage arrears.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order, it might assist to point out that it is not a Fine Gael motion. It is seconded by Senators Quinn and Mary Ann O'Brien. Could it be moved at item No. 1, when that is taken? Could the amendment be moved by way of an amendment to the Order of Business?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Will that be today?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: Can it be moved when item No. 1 is moved? I am just looking for clarification.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: It is not clever. It is a lie.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: I would love to know who asked for that.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator supports the abolition of the Seanad. She voted for it.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Darragh O'Brien: That is Pontius Pilate if ever I heard it.