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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: It is.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Last Monday in Dublin it may have come to the Leader's attention that hundreds of members of the Dublin Fire Brigade and their supporters marched on City Hall in support of the Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance service. All of us should acknowledge the fantastic work that service does in complementing the work of the HSE ambulance crews in the city and county of Dublin. It is the...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: It will be very difficult for me to be nasty after that.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group, I wish Ms Jody Blake all the best in her retirement. The Cathaoirleach and Leader have highlighted what she has meant to this House and its Members over the years. I hear some of her utterances from time to time because I am seated very close to her. She has kept me in line on several occasions. My first proper dealing with Jody was in the...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Good.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: No doubt.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: We certainly did.

Seanad: Statute of Limitations (Amendment) (Home Remediation-Pyrite) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister for being here. I acknowledge, as I have done previously, the progress that has been made in the establishment of the Pyrite Remediation Board since I published my Bill two years ago. I believe there is still an issue regarding amending the Statute of Limitations. One of the recommendations in the report the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government...

Seanad: Statute of Limitations (Amendment) (Home Remediation-Pyrite) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I believe it would be helpful to let it pass Second Stage. There may be some imperfections that can be addressed on Committee Stage. This is one additional element on top of the work that has been done by the Minister and the Pyrite Remediation Board to allow further protection for people whose homes have been badly damaged by pyritic heave. The problem gets worse the longer the issue is...

Seanad: Statute of Limitations (Amendment) (Home Remediation-Pyrite) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I understand. That means one is due pretty soon.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Health and Safety Issues (10 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, for coming to the House to respond to this Adjournment matter on the need for the Minister for Education and Skills to provide enhanced safety measures for pupils of schools accessed by roads not taken in charge by local authorities. This is an issue prevalent across the country, particularly at many of the new schools built over the past number of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Health and Safety Issues (10 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I did try to be more specific in the motion tabled but it can be difficult to have adjournment matters selected if they are too specific. As requested, I will provide the Minister of State with the details and will take up the matter with the building control unit. The Minister of State outlined in her reply the guidelines in regard to what...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: This being the decade of commemorations I believe it would be appropriate to set time aside this week for statements on the 1,000th anniversary of the Battle of Clontarf which is a significant milestone in the history of our country. This history did not begin at the beginning of the 20th century. I note that on Thursday the House will debate the situation in the Ukraine and in Crimea and...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: How did he get on in Louth in the presidential election?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Well done.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I have not yet sent the Senator an invitation.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters relative to An Garda Síochána and other persons) Order 2014: Motion (16 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Taoiseach. We support the establishment of the commission of investigation. However, I do not accept the Taoiseach's explanation as to why this investigation cannot be done on a modular basis. Many of the issues raised, such as the illegal taping and the Bailey case, are of public concern and require an investigation such as that which the Taoiseach outlined. However, in...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation (Certain Matters relative to An Garda Síochána and other persons) Order 2014: Motion (16 Apr 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I do not suggest that.