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- Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The Minister of State should wait until after the next general election to speak in this House.
- Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: If I have the floor, I have the floor.
- Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I have been interrupted this evening.
- Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I am frankly stating that I am gravely disappointed with the Government response.
- Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: If Members opposite do not like the tone of my remarks, I am sorry about that, but the reality of the situation is that they are letting down the very people they purport to represent.
- Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The Government has an opportunity to accept the Bill and to work on it with the Opposition. I am really sorry if the Minister of State, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, or others are offended or hurt by some of my remarks-----
- Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: -----but I imagine they will get over it.
- Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I am absolutely disgusted with the position the Government has taken this evening.
- Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I am sorry-----
- Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I have been repeatedly interrupted by the Minister of State this evening.
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I did not want Senator David Norris to take me as criticising his role in preserving Georgian Dublin, which is widely acknowledged and I accept as fact. I was merely pointing to the context of the proclamations dating from the 18th century, many of which were concerned with devastating penal laws.
- Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I again acknowledge the massive effort made by the Civil Service which I have seen over many years. It is really important, but I would like to see some work done to consolidate legislation. We do it from time to time, but legislation tends to be inaccessible. A Bill one thinks is in force may have been amended. In some cases, Bills can be amended by statutory instrumenies. That is...
- Seanad: Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Noonan, to the House. I thank him for his comprehensive and clear statement on the terms of reference for the commission of investigation, which is probably a week or ten days overdue. That said, I commend the Minister on the fact that he engaged with my party leader and with others in the Opposition and endeavoured, in so far as possible, to take their...
- Seanad: Draft Commission of Investigation (Certain matters concerning transactions entered into by IBRC) Order 2015: Motion (10 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Who the Senator is in Wexford is all that matters.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group, I would like to convey my deepest condolences and sympathies on the tragic events that took place in California. I commend the Leader on his highly appropriate gesture in thinking about those families. I suppose we have our arguments, disagreements and discussions on policy - we all try to do our best - but when tragedies happen on days like today,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: If the Senator requests that the cut to payments to lone parents be reversed, perhaps the matter might be dealt with quickly as well.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The issue of the sustainability of our post offices has been raised by a number of Senators over the last few weeks. We have raised it on a few occasions, and Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell raised it yesterday. I am sure we have all received correspondence and copies of the forms the Department of Social Protection is issuing. Anyone who looks at this fairly will see clearly that the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The Seanad election has begun as well for Senator Craughwell.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Kelly is coming around.