Results 20,761-20,780 of 26,293 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I shall first deal with specific items on the Order Paper. Why are we taking all Stages of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014 today? As I have said time and again, taking all Stages at once is a poor practice to get into. I have tabled an amendment that asks colleagues to examine the legislation. I do not understand the urgency. I know the Bill is...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: If Senator Heffernan had been in the Labour Party, he would have spoken already, but I think he is better off over there.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: It is.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Can the Leader get a Minister of State at the Department of Health? We have won the vote on the Order of Business. As it is agreed, we will have to get some Minister to come in. If the Minister for Health is not available, some Minister will have to come in and answer questions in this regard.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The amended Order of Business has just been agreed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Tá brón orm, a Chathaoirligh, the House has passed the motion.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The House has passed the amended Order of Business so it is up to the Government to provide a Minister to take a debate on this very serious matter in regard to filling a transplant post in Beaumont Hospital.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: We are also only taking Second Stage of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill today.
- Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Why is the Senator calling a vote? There is to be no vote on this.
- Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. I thank the Leader of the House because earlier we requested that all Stages of the Bill not be taken today. I thank the Minister of State for deputising for the Minister, Deputy Howlin, this evening. I am not sure whether the script was changed in light of the amendments tabled. I will table an amendment on Committee Stage...
- Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Of course, I do. That is because Senator Tom Sheahan is on it.
- Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The Minister of State clarified that TLAC will only appoint the Clerk of the Dáil.
- Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Appointments to Certain Offices) Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The Minister of State will not do that because he disagreed with them.
- Seanad: Transplant Patient Services: Motion (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I second the motion and thank the Minister for coming to the House to take it. I have written to the Minister about this issue and I have had a response from the Department. Others colleagues in this House and in the other one have also written to the Minister about this issue. The bottom line is that I have met pre-transplant and post-transplant patients and what is being asked of them...
- Seanad: Transplant Patient Services: Motion (15 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: No.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: We have no difficulty with the Defence (Amendment) Bill. I understand that it is to facilitate the promotion of the rear admiral to head of the armed forces.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Senator. The printed Order Paper states: "Order for Second Stage". Has the Leader amended that?
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The Leader is proposing that we take all Stages.