Results 6,581-6,600 of 11,812 for speaker:Denis O'Donovan
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: I have received notice from Senator Billy Lawless that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for the diaspora and international development at the Department of the Taoiseach and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out the plan for advancing the cause of the...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Undocumented Irish in the USA (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy McHugh, to the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: I will let the Senator in but-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: When a person other than the leader of the group stands up, they can only raise one issue. People frequently break that rule and go on about other issues. The Senator spent a minute talking about debate and ran out of time. If she is very brief, I will let her in but in future, I cannot do so. She should remember that she cannot be the second speaker and the leader at the same time. I...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: It has always been there.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: The Committee on Procedure and Privileges passed it the last time and my predecessor enforced it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: Through the Chair, please.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: Le do thoil.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: I am interested in the point of order the Senator is raising.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: That is not a point of order, Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: Let us move on.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: The Leader was entitled to mention it. He could have ignored it. There was a ruling by the last Leader that if Senators raised an issue on the Order of Business and left, their matter would be ignored. He did not say it in any defamatory way, he just mentioned it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: Let us move on. The Senator has made her point.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: Allow the Leader to respond.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: The Senators will address the Chair and move on.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: We need to move on and not get bogged down in it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: The Senator should not quote too much from the report. He might spoil our Christmas reading.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: If there are any more interruptions, I will suspend the House for 15 minutes. This is most ridiculous. Allow the Leader to respond.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Joan Freeman has moved an amendment to the Order of Business, "That No. 15 be taken before No. 1." The Leader has accepted the amendment. Is the amendment agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016: First Stage (13 Dec 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: Is there a seconder?