Results 5,021-5,040 of 25,799 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: At least I am consistent.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: What is it for? It is not capital funding.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The Government has not given it any capital backing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Please God. The Leader should use his good offices to ensure it happens.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I read in newspaper reports last weekend that the expert panel - I use that term loosely - which was looking into the airport pension scheme will meet again to have another look at what might be done to improve the position for the deferred members, in particular, of that scheme. I have been raising this issue in this House for some time, as well as the fact that existing staff will not sign...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Today, preferably.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: He did not come to the House, as I understand it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: We should invite him in again. Perhaps this time he will come to the House and he might even relent. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business calling on the Minister for Health to come to the House to state Government policy on the ambulance service and to explain why there was no consultation with those affected. This change should not be allowed to proceed and the Government can...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Kelly is making himself heard.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Kelly would know about it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Why did the Senator vote for the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill?
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Gilroy was a Fianna Fáil man once.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Take it outside.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order, the Senator has abused his position by what he has said. Unless he has something to say that is relevant to the Order of Business then he should sit down.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Kelly keeps referring-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The Acting Chairman must extend protection to Members around here.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: That was a big surprise.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I was waiting for the Leader to finish before deciding. I withdraw the amendment. I accept that the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, will be here at 5 p.m. today and I will certainly be here.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: At the request of the House.