Results 4,041-4,060 of 25,732 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Is Silvio Berlusconi still allowed to attend?
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: On behalf of Fianna Fáil, I pay my deepest sympathies to the family of Christine Buckley, who passed away this morning. As all of us will know from the work she did on behalf of survivors of abuse and her establishment of the Aislinn Adolescent Addiction Centre, she worked tirelessly. It was sad to hear of her passing. I wish to express my condolences and those of the Fianna Fáil...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It is pathetic that today we will have statements on the general scheme of the Seanad electoral (university Members) (amendment) Bill 2014, with no discussion of the Bill and no Bill having been published. Tomorrow we are scheduled only to discuss Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030 and a Private Members' motion, and there is no business on Thursday. The blame for this situation...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Does the Leader know when we will have any legislation to deal with in this House? My party has eight or nine Bills on the Order Paper. If the Leader affords us time we will move them forward.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I know, but the way it is at the moment I would have loads of time. I could talk all day on Thursday because we are not here at all.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I understand that. I am trying to make a point about the business we have not been conducting, not just here in the Seanad but in the Dáil, since we came back in January. I remind Members when they return to their parliamentary parties to tell their own Whips and the Chief Whip, Deputy Kehoe, that one Bill since January in the Seanad and the Dail is not the way to do business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I will conclude on this, and I thank the Cathaoirleach for his forbearance. The Leader has been trying as best he can to ensure work is done here in the Seanad. In June and July of this year we will be inundated with legislation that will not be scrutinised properly. That is where mistakes are made. I ask the Leader to bring my deep concern with the way business is being scheduled back to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Whether he cares or not is another matter. The Seanad does a good job.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I could probably stand here and talk until 5 o'clock because it makes no difference.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Can I ask the Cathaoirleach a question?
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Has he ever seen the House schedule statements on a Bill that has not even been published? It is a joke.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: We are beholden to the Government on legislation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is not in any hurry. What is the point?
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Was the Senator here? How does she know? It was not ordered.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I ask the Senator to tell me when a Bill was published in just three months. She is talking through her hat and she knows it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is talking without showing manners or experience of what happened.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I trust him impeccably, but that is not the question.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I know that he is excellent at doing so.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.