Results 5,481-5,500 of 25,844 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Come on. Senator Keane is looking for a lot. She has been up for ten minutes. She should take a seat.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: She has the whole week and we are sitting five days this week as well.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Can we have the Seanad referendum over again so I can change my vote?
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Labour Party Members said something different when they were in opposition.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The issue has been raised on numerous occasions on this side of the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: That is a pity.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Seán MacDermott.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: So it was not you, Leader.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank Senator Colm Burke for raising the pancreas transplant issue directly with the Minister for Health in a Commencement debate matter. Having read the Minister's reply to the Senator, I welcome the fact that a special clinic will be held on 24 July to deal with the eight patients who are currently waiting for transplants. This is very welcome but I believe that if we had not raised...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I commend Senator Burke on raising the matter and thank him for his assistance in this regard, particularly on behalf of the people waiting for a transplant. I compliment Senator Burke for what he has done. In regard to No. 2, the statements on the report of the working group on Seanad reform, I welcome the fact we will have two former colleagues in the House on this matter. I have been...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: May I be helpful on one matter? I do not mean to interrupt but I have received just now a point of order, a text message containing Government information, stating the Taoiseach's office says it will be meeting us today on this matter. I am just letting the Leader know. We need to have that clarified.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: They need Senator White's help on this issue in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.
- Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group in the Seanad, I give a very warm welcome to Dr. Maurice Manning and Mr. Joe O’Toole. Is Mr. O'Toole a doctor yet?
- Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: If he is not, he should be. To be serious, it is great to have both gentlemen here.
- Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank both gentlemen and the members of their group for the work they did to bring forward these proposals on Seanad reform. I thank the Leader for outlining his concerns, many of which I share. As one who has relatively little experience in the Oireachtas but who has served in both the Seanad and the Dáil, I very much value the role of the Seanad in the Oireachtas. I have actually...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: We have no difficulty with the Defence (Amendment) Bill. I understand that it is to facilitate the promotion of the rear admiral to head of the armed forces.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Senator. The printed Order Paper states: "Order for Second Stage". Has the Leader amended that?
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The Leader is proposing that we take all Stages.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Four years in and I am still learning. That is great.