Results 841-860 of 25,732 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Government gave a commitment to subsume a 0.25% rise in interest rates and it is not even passing on the decrease.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Government should bring in legislation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is supporting my call for a debate on the interest rates.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator can refer to "Norman Hewson".
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I think we should have time to debate it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: It would not be futile if the Government accepted the amendment to the Order of Business and showed its bona fides that it cared about passing on these-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: It is not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: To remind the Senator, I said I would withdraw the amendment to the Order of Business if the Leader gives a commitment that we will be given time to debate this next week.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: That diminishes the seriousness of this situation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: That is a disgraceful comment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I ask Senator Gilroy to withdraw that remark.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: This is a very serious humanitarian situation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Some 14 Irish citizens have been detained and I ask that Senator Gilroy withdraw that remark immediately.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Gilroy will not withdraw that remark. It is a disgraceful remark to make.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: To clarify, is the Leader referring to a debate on the ECB rate cut?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: She was in Spain last week.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I am sure we all share the deep disappointment expressed by the Taoiseach yesterday following the slap in the face given to the Government and the Irish people by AIB and the Bank of Ireland. I have raised this issue every morning this week, and once again I want to propose an amendment to the Order of Business. We need to call the Minister for Finance or the Minister of State at the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Fifteen per cent is still significant.