Results 11,021-11,040 of 11,812 for speaker:Denis O'Donovan
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: Please allow the Leader to proceed.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: The time is up.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: That is noted. The Senator is sailing close to the wind time-wise. I call Senator Conway-Walsh.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: Could we avoid the unnecessary interruptions? It is like-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: We come back to the Oireachtas Channel.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: I thank Senator Richmond for his brevity. Could we have some silence?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: We like to have order while Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell is on her feet and to give her a chance to express her view.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Norris, we are on the response of the Leader.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: I do not want to bring the restaurant menu into the Chamber.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: Let us abandon the frivolity and move on.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator McDowell has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business: "That the sitting be suspended from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. instead of from 3 p.m. to 3.30 p.m." Is the amendment being pressed?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: There was an equality of votes. Therefore, pursuant to Article 15.11.2° of the Constitution, I exercises my casting vote. I vote for the question in this case, the result of the vote now being: Tá, 22; Níl, 21. Senator Norris has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business: "That a debate on communications, climate action and the environment be taken at 12.45 p.m. and...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Norris should not test my patience. He should respect the Chair and the House. There is much disrespect in this Chamber. Senator Norris’s amendment is a logical alternative to the amendment just adopted. Accordingly, it must fall.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: I used my casting vote and the amendment was declared carried. The sos will be between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: For someone who has an exceptional knowledge of the English language and is a representative of Trinity College, that is an inappropriate descriptor and the Senator should reflect on its use.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: The descriptor the Senator used is unfair on the Minister. I am sure the Minister is acting in good faith.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: It is the Minister's Bill on behalf of the Government. I accept that the Senator has withdrawn it and he can move on.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: It is not appropriate.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: I am quite certain the Senator did not pick up the word when he was walking along the corridors of Trinity College.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Apr 2019)
Denis O'Donovan: I suggest that he reflect on its use.