Results 6,821-6,840 of 11,812 for speaker:Denis O'Donovan
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Ná cuir isteach air. Ar aghaidh leat, a Sheanadóir Ó Clochartaigh.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Please allow Senator Diarmuid Wilson to conclude.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: The Senator should address the Chair, not invite debate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: As the Leader has all of the answers, give him a chance.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I ask the Leader and the Senators who are interjecting to, please, respect the Chair.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I ask Members to, please, respect the Chair.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Please allow the Leader to conclude.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Catherine Ardagh has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business: "That a debate take place today with the Minister for Health on progress on the national children's hospital."
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Coveney, to the House for this very important debate.
- Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Thank you, Minister. There are 68 minutes left and I have 25 names. Not everyone will get to speak, unfortunately. Senators might consider sharing time. The bigger parties will suffer. I will be extremely strict on time. Everyone wants to speak, so if you get two or three minutes I will cut you out when the time is up. Otherwise there would be mayhem. If we had two further hours we...
- Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: You have two minutes.
- Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Thank you.
- Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I presume there is no objection to anyone sharing time.
- Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Senator for being so concise.
- Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Is that agreed? Agreed. I will tell the Senator when three minutes have passed.
- Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: The next speaker is Senator Noone. I remind Fine Gael Senators that eight want to speak but the maximum that will get in is four because they are not prepared to share time. Eight speakers is over 40 minutes and even if we extended time, we would not finish.
- Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I understand Senators Davitt, Gallagher and Swanick are sharing time in the next slot. As with Senator Norris, I will allow Senator Ó Domhnaill, who is not a member of any group, to contribute for two minutes. I wish to be fair to the Senator as he indicated that he wishes to speak.
- Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: The Senator has spoken for eight minutes. If I were to give her an extra minute, it would be unfair to others.
- Seanad: Derelict and Vacant Sites Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 Feb 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I am trying to be fair to everybody. Some Members complain to me.