Results 3,701-3,720 of 11,812 for speaker:Denis O'Donovan
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Níl ach nóiméad amháin fágtha agat.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: I do not think anybody called for his retirement either.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Through the chair, Deputy O'Brien.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Allow Senator Landy to contribute, without interruption.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Landy has only five minutes and the clock is ticking. It is very unfair.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator O'Brien can ask those questions during his five minutes.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Landy, without interruption.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Senator. His timing was spot on. I call Senator Darragh O’Brien. I will take a half minute from him for his interruption. He has four and a half minutes.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Programme: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: I am disappointed with the amount of time allocated, but that is not the Minister's fault. We do not have an important debate like this on agriculture too often, and since there are not too many in this House who have a keen interest in agriculture, the rest of us should have been given a minimum of ten minutes, but that is the ruling of the House. I welcome the Minister and I know that his...
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Programme: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: In due course the Minister can answer that question. He spoke about what will replace the disadvantaged areas scheme, namely, the areas of natural constraint, or ANCs. While that is very welcome, the farmers of all persuasions who came out to Bantry on a stormy Monday night - I saw active Fine Gael farmers in there and it was chaired by a Sinn Féin member ------
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Programme: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: I accept that. I have been looking for a debate on this issue for six months, and it is a pity I am constrained to five minutes.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Programme: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: It flies in the face of conservation if farmers in remote parts of Ireland have to put away scrub and burn turf to destroy natural areas.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Programme: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Is that a once-off requirement?
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Programme: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: That is okay. I just wanted to-----
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Programme: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Will that include recreational walkways?
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Programme: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: The Sheep's Head Peninsula is another possibility.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (23 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: I have notice from Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to make a statement on the Government's policy of allowing foreign armies to use Shannon Airport, a civilian airport, for stopovers while on their way to wage war...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Leyden, you should avoid personal comments.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Have you question for the Leader?
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)
Denis O'Donovan: Have you question for the Leader?