Results 21,241-21,260 of 26,293 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: I want to once again raise with the Leader the issue of the MS drug Fampyra, or fampridine, which I have been raising in this House since February 2014. I gave the Government advance notice that, from June of last year, people would have to pay for that drug. Since then, I have raised the issue here on numerous occasions, including directly with the Minister for Health in this House, with...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: That is true.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Leader and his office for arranging for statements on ambulance services in Dublin for today. It is useful that the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, will come in and set out his and the Government's position and deal with our questions. I welcome the fact there have been some discussions with union representatives from the Dublin Fire Brigade, DFB, ambulance services. I thank the...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: He can.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: The Taoiseach should come here and answer.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: A big cover-up.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: The Taoiseach should not even be waiting for the report. He knows what he did that night. He should just come in and tell us.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: He is hiding the truth.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: I will withdraw the amendment on the basis that the issue of the Dublin fire brigade ambulance is important. I know the Leader has gone to some difficulty in this regard. However, what I said about the Taoiseach's role in this is also very important and I intend to table an amendment on another day if the Taoiseach refuses to come in to the House to address the matter.

Seanad: Ambulance Services in Dublin: Statements (10 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: I wish to share my time with Senators Averil Power and Mary White. I thank the Minister for coming into this House. We are restricted in the time we can speak on this issue. I raised this matter last week and I know that the Minister is personally supportive of the Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance service, as am I. There are a number of stations in my area of Swords-Skerries-Balbriggan. We...

Seanad: Ambulance Services in Dublin: Statements (10 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: We should be examining the possibility of a combined emergency medical services, EMS, system. We should be utilising all our fire brigade bases across the country and do what is done in Dublin. We should support that even more, do it across the country and work with the members of the HSE ambulance crew, who do a really good job. My issue is with management and not with the people on the...

Seanad: Ambulance Services in Dublin: Statements (10 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: They say emergency calls but I will not dispute it.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: I read in newspaper reports last weekend that the expert panel - I use that term loosely - which was looking into the airport pension scheme will meet again to have another look at what might be done to improve the position for the deferred members, in particular, of that scheme. I have been raising this issue in this House for some time, as well as the fact that existing staff will not sign...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Today, preferably.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: He did not come to the House, as I understand it.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: We should invite him in again. Perhaps this time he will come to the House and he might even relent. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business calling on the Minister for Health to come to the House to state Government policy on the ambulance service and to explain why there was no consultation with those affected. This change should not be allowed to proceed and the Government can...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Kelly is making himself heard.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Kelly would know about it.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)

Darragh O'Brien: Why did the Senator vote for the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill?