Results 661-680 of 25,732 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: She has missed the point.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: We all know about the silent revolution in RTE.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order, liability has been admitted by RTE so the only question at issue is the amount of damages.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: It is a fact.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: These are Government amendments.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator should be concerned.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: RTE should be ashamed of itself.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Government has not yet brought in a budget. It has done nothing yet.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: There is a red tint to it, I think.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Approximately three weeks ago in the House I raised the issue of the ongoing review at Aviva. I now understand from reports that Aviva is looking to shed anything from 800 to 1,000 posts in this country. At the time I asked what contact the Government had with Aviva. Has the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, been in contact with that company? Last week, the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Ask the Leader.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator had got so far.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I am sure all my colleagues share my disappointment with the Keane report and the proposals therein, which fall far short of what the Government promised. It appears from the report that the Government will leave the decisions on debt settlement to the banks, and there is a proposal to set up a toothless agency. This is unlike the independent debt settlement office which my party, Fianna...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Government promised-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I cannot keep up with the number of promises the Government has already broken and it is only in government for five months.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Really. Is that right?
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Government is not doing a good job of it, if that is what it thinks.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I will not talk about the Tánaiste. I am sure colleagues will raise that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator voted for it. Did she sleepwalk into it?
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: With the Minister for Finance.