Results 4,741-4,760 of 25,799 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I do not know whether the Leader can accept the amendment. I seek guidance from the Cathaoirleach on the matter as I tabled the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I do not agree with the Leader's claim.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I am grateful to the Leader. I wish to clarify that the EGM starts at 2 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I am not disputing that fact. The Government could have voted by the time we take statements.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I appreciate that but I am trying to discuss the timing of statements.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I do. I am trying to help matters by stating that the EGM will start at 2 o'clock so the Government could have voted. I gratefully accept the adoption of my amendment and thank the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Leader for that.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: It is going ahead.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: We could not second it. The Senator's own colleagues did not second it.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: We had spoken already and the Senator's own colleagues were up next.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: Her own colleagues did not second it. We could not. We had spoken already.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: I will not add much, but we have tabled a recommendation on Committee Stage that will be re-entered on Report Stage. An IT glitch meant some recommendations were not included, but they will be tabled again tomorrow. I worked in this industry and was there when PRSAs were first introduced. They are portable as vehicles, but I will not go over old ground. There is more complexity to PRSAs...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: While I note the Minister of State's explanation, with no disrespect, I do not accept it. The Minister of State should go back and have a look at it. In the context of an overall debate on pensions, at 2 p.m. today 15,000 airport pension scheme members will have their benefits savaged due to legislation passed by the Government. In terms of pension coverage and enticing people into...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: There is no electoral cycle in North Korea.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: A number of amendments did not make it in, and I have re-tabled them for tomorrow. These include a new section to provide that where the primary carer has insufficient income to avail in full of a single person child care credit, the other parent may avail of the full or unused amount of that credit on condition that he or she has met any court-ordered maintenance payments. Secondly, the...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: We had to.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: There was nothing for them in the budget.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: The section is about taxes.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2014)

Darragh O'Brien: To make a procedural point, a number of recommendations did not make it to this Stage for technical reasons. I will outline them briefly because they have been re-tabled. I do not expect the Minister of State to respond, nor should he on this Stage. There will be a proposed recommendation relating to zero-rated goods and services in respect of nicotine replacement therapies. They are...