Results 21,641-21,660 of 26,293 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: All it allows is one hour for people to make their contributions about a referendum.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I will make a proposal.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I am only trying to help.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I will respond to the Leader.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I have a proposal that will assist. As we have tabled the motion, I propose that the motion be taken first without debate, that the two full hours be allowed for statements on every aspect, and that we first take, without debate, the motion on the referendum and the people's ownership of water in this country.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: This means that everyone would have an opportunity to speak.
- Seanad: Irish Water: Motion (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I move: That Seanad Éireann requests the Government to initiate legislation to provide for a constitutional referendum to enshrine the ownership of Irish Water to the Irish people in perpetuity.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I called for it weeks ago in this House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: We do. We have been very clear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank Senator Cummins for his critique. We have a very clear policy on water. We will take what he said on board.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: No.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: We have a lot of reflection to do.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Have a referendum.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: That is the right approach.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Provide clarity, please.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Make it meaningful by passing the motion.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that motion 11 be taken before No. 1. That motion states: "That Seanad Éireann requests the Government to initiate legislation to provide for a constitutional referendum to enshrine the ownership of Irish Water to the Irish people in perpetuity." One of the major issues with regard to the management of water charging has been the manner...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It is No. 56, motion 11. There is nothing to prevent any Minister with responsibility for the environment from selling Irish Water. Water is not a utility that can be just sold; it is owned by the Irish people. That should be enshrined in the Constitution. The Taoiseach has mentioned his intention to introduce legislation on this, which he believes will strengthen -----
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: The problem with primary legislation is that it can be changed by any future Government. If legislation was introduced stating that a majority of two thirds of the Dáil and Seanad was required to vote for the privatisation of Irish Water, that can be changed by legislation should some Government in the future decide to sell Irish Water. This is not a political point to be made, it is a...