Results 821-840 of 25,732 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: While I was trying to be helpful, yesterday I might have been somewhat overzealous in what I said. I am trying to be constructive regarding passing on the interest rate cut to mortgage holders on variable rates. All Members of this House are concerned that the two State-funded banks, Bank of Ireland, which includes ICS Mortgages, and AIB, have yet to make any statement on the matter and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: We need it anyway.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Fianna Fáil is always constructive.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: This Government has in nine months used the facility of the guillotine in this House more times than it was used during the course of the previous Seanad.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Give us a break.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Fianna Fáil is always constructive, in particular in terms of the introduction of the Family Home Bill 2011, which would have protected the family home.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Government decided to vote that down.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Bacik should not be speaking out of both sides of her mouth.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Bacik continually utters this type of garbage. I remind the Senator-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: ------that her party is in a position to govern. The Government must make decisions.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator continually harks back. The Labour Party should do something about the matter or ask its colleagues in government to do so.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I do not want to have to listen to this every morning.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Bacik is being provocative.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I believe I talk a lot more sense than does Senator Bacik. I am trying to set the Senator right.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: On a technicality.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Does the Senator support the call for a debate on the issue?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: What about the debate on the EU Court of Auditors?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Bacik has forgotten that yesterday she welcomed that we were to have a debate on the European Court of Auditors appointment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Is the Senator withdrawing her support for that debate?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I am just trying to get those opposite to do something.