Results 4,281-4,300 of 25,799 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I know that but it was on a trial basis.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Following on from a number of contributions I and other colleagues, including Senator Gilroy, made this week and over the past 12 to 24 months on the state of adult mental health services, Senators will know that the 2013 annual report on mental health, disability and special needs was published earlier this week and it directly contradicts what the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It might pose some of them difficulties; we might put it down to one.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: She has not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Obviously, this is a very important week for the Government as we will have the election of a new Labour Party leader and, more importantly, a Cabinet reshuffle, with new members of the Cabinet and portfolio changes for many Ministers. Without going into detail on the personalities involved, I want to raise one point with the Deputy Leader and receive a commitment on it. I raised this...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: -----unless the soon to be former Labour Party leader and former Tánaiste, Deputy Eamon Gilmore, scuppers Phil's party and ends up in the European Commission and Deputy Phil Hogan remains as Minister, to come into the House in the next two weeks to discuss the Government's position on local government subventions. Be it the current Minister, Deputy Phil Hogan, or whoever else, there...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It was wrong to debate the main leader, one of the signatories in the 1916 Rising, in such a way. That aside, I ask the Leader to ensure, when we are having debates and discussions in the Seanad in advance of the 2016 commemorations, that Mr. Bruton is invited to clarify his remarks.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: He is very fond of travelling to Great Britain. In fairness, he is probably playing to his audience. He is used to doing so. Prince Charles might have been there also.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I did not say everything I wanted to say.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I take it that it is not a Fine Gael Bill. Is it a Fine Gael Bill?
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Excellent. The Senator will be supporting it in the way he has supported everything else.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Martin Conway will be whipped into voting for it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: How can this possibly be relevant to the Order of Business?
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: There are many barristers in the Labour Party.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: We did not sign up to it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: No, it is not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It is not a local property tax.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I was here.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I want him here.