Results 7,721-7,740 of 11,812 for speaker:Denis O'Donovan
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: State Pensions (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I normally do not make any interventions from the Chair but something crossed my mind as a former Deputy myself. In a situation where a person has the 9% and does not qualify for the minimum, would the Department refund the 9% contribution they have made? In other words, if one contributes 9% does one get nothing back? It might be something on which the Minister could reflect.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: State Pensions (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I wish the Minister well. I hope it is not as difficult as turning the Titanic, but I wish her well.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: It is not appropriate to ask another party or party leader about what happened in the other House. Senator Ardagh might find another way to address the matter.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Coghlan should please not interrupt.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Please address the Chair.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Please conclude, Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Feighan, please.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: The Senator cannot raise a second issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Feighan's interjections are causing a delay. The Senator will respect the Chair. I presume he does not want to speak.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: The Senator is well over the limit. I call Senator Ó Clochartaigh.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Address the Chair, please.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I think the Senator has made his point.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: The credit must go to the Leader. I have only a small function in that regard.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: As far as I understand from our learned Clerk that Bill is not currently on the Order Paper. We will check it out and come back to the Senator. We will see if it can be put on the Order Paper.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: We might be able to answer the Senator tomorrow morning and we can let him move it then.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: The Minister, Deputy Bruton, outlined to the Senator's colleague, Senator Warfield, his reasons for not being able to facilitate a change. I believe they were constitutional reasons. Senator Gavan is entitled to press his issue, but it was debated at length this morning.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I call the Leader to respond. By way of clarification, I note that when he was outlining the Order of Business, he said that item No. 1 would be taken at 12.45 p.m. I understood that it would be on the conclusion of the Order of Business, which might be sooner. Is that the position?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: That is fine, once I am aware of it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: The Leader should not take the bait.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: That is not a point of order.