Results 20,981-21,000 of 26,293 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Conway is covering all the bases this afternoon.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Conway should be sure to mention Senator Bradford. We may need him later.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: In the Leader's opinion.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: If it can be done for Mr. Denis O'Brien, it can be done for them.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jun 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I circulated two motions earlier this morning. The first was to the effect that Seanad Éireann calls on the Government to reject the offer from IAG to purchase the 25.1% stake in Aer Lingus, thereby protecting Ireland's strategic interests into the future. The second motion was that Seanad Éireann recommends that should the Government proceed with the sale of the 25.1% stake in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: They were submitted this morning. They are not on the Order Paper because, in fairness, while it is not the fault of the Leader, the manner in which the debate on Aer Lingus has taken place in the Lower House has been nothing but farcical in terms of timing and when the debate will finish. We thought the Minister might come to the House yesterday evening but he did not. He could not. That...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: -----and it would be able to give its opinion on the matter.I ask the Cathaoirleach to strongly reconsider motion No. 1, which I tabled on my behalf and that of my colleagues in Fianna Fáil. I look for support from everyone else for the motion to be taken today, before the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, comes to the House. A number of issues have arisen. I listened to Deputy Michael...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: The problem is that all of this will not be discussed in the Seanad until the Government sheep in the other House march behind their Ministers and vote for what they said only two months ago they would not do. At the Labour Party conference, it was said that if Aer Lingus was sold the money would be used to defray the cuts to IASS members. That will not be done. The money will be put into...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: If I cannot get these two motions on the Order Paper, I will propose an amendment to the Order of Business to the effect that Seanad Éireann calls on the Government to reject the offer from IAG to purchase a 25.1% stake in Aer Lingus, thereby protecting Ireland's strategic interests into the future. I want that discussed before the Minister for Transport comes before the House at 5...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: If the Cathaoirleach does not put the motion on the Order Paper today-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I understand that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Okay. I respect the ruling, as I always do. It is unfortunate and I am very disappointed in it. I am, therefore, proposing an amendment to the Order of Business to the effect that, directly after the Order of Business, not at 5 p.m., a debate take place in the Seanad for one or two hours - I will leave that open to my colleagues - in which we can address issues and the Seanad can have a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I am looking for a debate. It is extremely disappointing that the Seanad, because of the way business has been scheduled this week, will have no voice whatsoever in the sale of the stake of the Government and taxpayers in Aer Lingus. That is the reality of how the business has been scheduled.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Our voice will not even be heard. The problem is that the Seanad has-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: I have, and you are not accepting them.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Which is a shame.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes, after the vote is taken in the Dáil.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: That the statements take place after the vote happens in the Dáil makes the statements irrelevant, because the decision will have been made. That is pathetic and it is the fault of the Government, not the Cathaoirleach, for listing the business that way.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2015)
Darragh O'Brien: It is to bring forward the statements so that they are taken directly after the Order of Business.