Results 20,701-20,720 of 26,293 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I do not think Senator Landy was listening to me.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Does the Senator have anything relevant to say?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: There are only 56 to go after so it will not take the Senator long.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Did Senator Cullinane go to that?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I will have to clarify my remarks.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I am sure it will. I am worried about it.
- Seanad: Trade Agreements: Motion (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I move: That Seanad Éireann, having regard to its resolution of 22nd May, 2013: - whereas foreign direct investment is crucial to the Irish economy and job creation; - whereas Taiwan is one of the largest importers and exporters in the world, the world’s largest investor in mainland China, and the EU’s 21st largest trading partner; - welcomes the constructive...
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I was not informed that they were out of order.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I did not get any letter. On a point of order, the amendments were resubmitted. We did not get any notification that they were out of order.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I did not get a letter. I am not being funny. I did not receive any letter to the effect that the amendments were out of order.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: How many amendments are ruled out of order?
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: That is fair enough.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Really? I would have argued the toss on that.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: It is probably easier to say which amendments are in order.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Amendments Nos. 4 to 6, inclusive, 11 and 16 are in order. So amendment No. 4 is in order.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: That is most unfortunate.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I move amendment No. 7: In page 54, to delete lines 31 to 40, and in page 55, to delete lines 1 to 5. We will take them as they come. What we seek to do in amendment No. 7 relates to page 54 of the Bill. I have been caught on the hop because I was ready for the other amendments, but I am not ready for this one. Would it be possible for the Minister of State to respond to the...
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister of State for responding to the amendment. If tenants of a voluntary housing association or housing body such as the housing section of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul do not remit their water charges, I take it that the Government will deduct it from the housing application grant. In effect, housing bodies are being made responsible for collecting the charge. How...
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: It is €1 per tenant.
- Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: What does that have to do with the amendment?