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Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: It may be allowed in the reformed Seanad.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Ordering the business of the House in recent weeks has been akin to waiting for a bus - one might wait for hours only for six Bills to be brought before it on the same day. There is agreement across the House on the way this and successive Governments have ordered business towards the end of term. This is not a criticism of the Leader; rather, Departments must get their act together.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: What would people in County Kerry know about buses? I am not thinking of ourselves in trying to table amendments but of the staff of the Houses. Last week we held particularly good debates with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, whom I am pleased has retained his position. I told him that he had done a good job to date. In the first 90 days of term...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: The Cathaoirleach has been generous, so I will be brief.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Local authorities which reduce the local property tax should not be penalised by central Government by way of a cut to the their Exchequer subvention. Taking Fingal County Council as an example, the €40 million it will collect from the property tax should be additional to the funds it receives from Government. To reiterate, I am calling for the immediate publication of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Well done.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator should speak the truth. We heard him on radio.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: It is not.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Coghlan should keep all this stuff in-house. We have no need to hear it. It should be among the Members concerned.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: There are two parties in the Government and there are two Whips. Senator Coghlan cannot do it all himself.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Has the Seanad been notified of the appointment of the Ministers of State?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Is there a message from the Dáil?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I so propose that they be deferred until tomorrow morning or later in the day, if permitted by the House. They can be taken tomorrow morning, if it is easier for the Leader.

Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: No.