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- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Are you a member of the committee?
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I was asking him if he was a member of the committee.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: That somebody should compliment himself or herself for going to a committee of which he or she is a member-----
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Big deal.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I am. Well done.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I suppose that is fair. At least I now know that Senator Landy is on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht. I welcome the Minister of State. I will cut to the chase. In the perception of the public the establishment of Irish Water has been a mess and the Minister of State needs to fix it. We need to recognise that mistakes have been made. I will not...
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: That does not surprise me because the Labour Party has pretty much broken every commitment in its manifesto already. People want to know how much they will be charged. The Minister of State needs to get that information out very quickly but the Government is waiting until after the local elections on 23 May. It will not let people know how much they will have to pay. People want to know...
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is allowed to make his point.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister of State. He has indicated he is prepared to remain for longer and endeavoured to answer as many questions as possible in the short time available to him.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It is terribly unfortunate that the Minister of State is not being afforded sufficient time to answer specific questions.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: How will the capital projects work into the future?
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I am asking about that project and other projects.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: We will oppose No. 1, motion regarding earlier signature of the Local Government Reform Bill 2013, because it is not reform but further centralisation of power in Government. We had a good debate on it but we opposed the Bill, so we will oppose the earlier signature motion. Why has only one hour been set aside for No. 3, statements on the recent severe storm damage? The damage has been...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator would be one.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It will be left to the Senator to question them.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I asked the Leader about the statements on the storm damage. Is he open to extending that or adjourning the debate?
- Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: We can all speak on Fifth Stage.
- Seanad: Recent Severe Storm Damage: Statements (23 Jan 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: The Minister of State is welcome to the House. I am disappointed that the Minister or the Minister of State who has responsibility for the Office of Public Works, Deputy Brian Hayes, is not here to deal with this matter. The recent storms were very serious and the Minister of State has outlined how the bulk of the storm damage is on the west coast. I am here to speak for the east coast...