Results 3,821-3,840 of 25,732 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: My concerns relate to its operations.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I did not know-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: It is the second investigation. It was one investigation when we discussed the matter on Monday, now it is two.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Now it is two.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: If I receive a commitment on this-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Higgins should support the amendment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: It is an excellent suggestion.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: The Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Brian Hayes, could come to the Chamber instead.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I understand that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: This is just a clarification. The Deputy Leader should not forget that NAMA denied there was a second investigation until we raised it in the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: With all due respect, that only came to light after it was raised in the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: We have not concluded with this yet. Senator Wilson asked the Minister a direct question.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: We are just seeking clarification of what the Minister said on Second Stage in advance of Report Stage so that we will know whether to table an amendment. We are using this opportunity because the Minister is in the House today.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Obviously, the Minister misled the House on Second Stage. I am asking him to clarify the situation.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (20 Dec 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I, too, wish all my colleagues and all the staff of the House a very happy Christmas and a peaceful new year. I look forward to working with everyone again in January.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Leader for his good wishes. I wish all my colleagues a happy new year and look forward to a very productive session in 2014. Two committees are questioning Irish Water in detail. It is appropriate that is done in the committees. A question that needs to be answered in respect of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan, is that he said...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Let me outline some facts and we will cut through all the Government spin and bull that we have been listening to in recent weeks. These cuts were not announced in the budget or by the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan. She should have come into the Dáil and Seanad and set out her reasoning for this but she did not. The circular was sent to local authorities on new year's eve....
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I want the Leader to give a commitment that the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, will come to the House at the earliest possible opportunity to answer questions on the issue because the Government press office and the spin doctors within Government have managed to say that the mobility grant is being increased next year. That is a laugh. One should take a look at the figures. When...