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Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Harte was not a Member of the Oireachtas at that time.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Hold on now.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I thought it was a good debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: No time. Turn the key in the door.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We will not even discuss what happened in respect of mobile phone licences.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I agree with the Minister in respect of Eircom.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is lucky he is not here because he probably would have thrown that into the mix.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: When the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, is in this House he mentions it enough.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That is very generous.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd, to the House. I refer to a couple of items in the motion, which is interesting for what it says and what it does not say. I am surprised that the main Government party would table such a Private Members' motion without any reference to climate change. A climate change Bill was an important pre-election promise, by the Labour Party in...

Seanad: Schools Recognition (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Tá mé ag iarraidh stádas buan a fháil do Ghaelscoil Ros Eo, a bhunaíodh ceithre bhliain ó shin. Nuair a d'oscail an scoil, ní raibh ach rang amháin inti, ach tá 96 dalta sa scoil anois. Tá mé ag iarraidh stádas buan a bhaint amach don scoil faoi láthair. Is scoil iontach tábhachtach í Gaelscoil Ros Eo. Is dóigh liom go bhfuil sé thar...

Seanad: Schools Recognition (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Reading between the lines, it seems there are good grounds for hope that Gaelscoil Ros Eo will be granted official status. I understand the departmental inspector visited the school some weeks ago. Will the Minister of State see his way to expediting the publication of the resulting report? I have no doubt that the cigire will recommend that...

Seanad: Priorities in Foreign Affairs: Statements (2 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Tánaiste. We support his continuing strong stance on Palestinian statehood and the two-state approach. I would like to hear his views on the continuing illegal settlements in the Palestinian territories with which the Israeli Government seems hell bent on proceeding. With regard to the EU fiscal consolidation treaty, will the Tánaiste clarify whether the Government...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I am a little concerned that only three of the Senators nominated by the Taoiseach are present.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Coghlan has decided to take the Taoiseacha's soup and jump to the Fine Gael Party grouping. I am sure the Leader and the Chief Whip had nothing to do with the further diminution of democracy in this Chamber following on from this. Can the Leader confirm that no transfer fee was involved and will the leader's allowance be returned to the State? We wish Senator Eamonn Coghlan well in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I would like to see whether the Senator is as vocal as she says she is tomorrow evening when we discuss rural schools. Is the Leader aware of the report? Will the Leader, on behalf of the Government, retract the remarks made by nearly every member of the Cabinet and his party that the previous Government did not engage at European meetings? That is patently untrue. An independent report...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We can give the Senator time tomorrow as well.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The same schools will not have special needs assistants and guidance counsellors.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: One must have a teacher to go with the broadband.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That is correct.