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Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Can the Leader get a Minister of State at the Department of Health? We have won the vote on the Order of Business. As it is agreed, we will have to get some Minister to come in. If the Minister for Health is not available, some Minister will have to come in and answer questions in this regard.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: The amended Order of Business has just been agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Tá brón orm, a Chathaoirligh, the House has passed the motion.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: The House has passed the amended Order of Business so it is up to the Government to provide a Minister to take a debate on this very serious matter in regard to filling a transplant post in Beaumont Hospital.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (15 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: We are also only taking Second Stage of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill today.

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Why is the Senator calling a vote? There is to be no vote on this.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. I thank the Leader of the House because earlier we requested that all Stages of the Bill not be taken today. I thank the Minister of State for deputising for the Minister, Deputy Howlin, this evening. I am not sure whether the script was changed in light of the amendments tabled. I will table an amendment on Committee Stage...

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Of course, I do. That is because Senator Tom Sheahan is on it.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister of State clarified that TLAC will only appoint the Clerk of the Dáil.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister of State will not do that because he disagreed with them.

Seanad: Transplant Patient Services: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: I second the motion and thank the Minister for coming to the House to take it. I have written to the Minister about this issue and I have had a response from the Department. Others colleagues in this House and in the other one have also written to the Minister about this issue. The bottom line is that I have met pre-transplant and post-transplant patients and what is being asked of them...

Seanad: Transplant Patient Services: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: No.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: This and the next few sections have been tagged on by the Minister and his colleagues in government to what was a relatively innocuous Bill. They have tried to hide the fact that this part of their fourth attempt to fix the debacle that is Irish Water. It is also no coincidence that the Government has sought to introduce this legislation just before the recess because its plan has always...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: I give you guys an "A" because you have learned very quickly.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: To whom is the Senator referring? As every day and month passes, I wonder what is the point of the Labour Party. What is the point of it being in government because it has protected no one? It has, effectively, been a storm trooper for Fine Gael in ramming through unfair and unjust cuts.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Yesterday, you guys voted against lone parents and transplant patients. There is, therefore, no way of knowing the depths to which you will not crawl. That is the reality. It is a fact that the Government has tagged on the last few sections to the Bill outlining the further changes it must make in the operation of Irish Water. This section deals with registration with Irish Water and some...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: When one looks at this section in respect of who will become a customer of Irish Water and the passing of data from a landlord about a tenant, there is nothing in it that we can support. I wonder why the Minister did not introduce another water services (amendment) Bill to be clear about what he was doing instead of trying to hide the proposed measures in a miscellaneous provisions Bill....

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.