Results 3,981-4,000 of 25,732 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: My apologies. I will conclude. I will be interested to hear the Minister of State's response. I am happy to second the motion. I ask colleagues opposite to just read it. It contains nothing they should not be able to support.
- Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: What is wrong with the motion?
- Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: What does the Senator find objectionable with the motion?
- Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: What does the Minister say about that?
- Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Three years in government.
- Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: That is not true.
- Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: How is that?
- Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Is Senator Kelly formally abstaining from voting?
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: With regard to No. 3, my party supports the appointment of Rónán Ó Domhnaill as An Coimisinéir Teanga. I hope that the Government will show the new Coimisinéir Teanga, Rónán Ó Domhnaill, a lot more respect than it showed the previous one, Seán Ó Cuirreáin. Perhaps the Government will listen to the thousands of people who marched in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: The win comes seven years after the team won on the same pitch but beat Pakistan. Yesterday's win is a magnificent sporting achievement because the team beat the world T20 champions. I send them my congratulations on behalf of the Fianna Fáil group and I am sure that other colleagues wish to share in them.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: The coach lives in Malahide and I congratulate Mr. Phil Simmons also. He is a good "Big Phil".
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: He was dragged kicking and screaming.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It depends on what justice is worth.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Does Senator Paul Coghlan have confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality?
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Marie Louise O'Donnell is your deputy leader?
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Go through the list of Fine Gael donors.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: That is not the issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It is not easy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I have endeavoured to get the Minister for transport to come into the House. We are all aware of the specific issue with the Aer Lingus pension scheme which is ongoing. All of us hope industrial action can be averted in this instance, but the Minister's response to the chairman of the Retired Aviation Staff Association, Mr. Arthur McSweeney, who represents thousands of retired workers in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: -----is her carer, she asks how can they be expected to fund this from their own restricted means. She said she finds it very stressful to deal with this on top of having a debilitating illness that has devastated their lives. This is the reality of what is happening in our health service.