Results 21,741-21,760 of 26,293 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I ask the Leader to check how many social houses were built in the past 14 years.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator D'Arcy has pretty quickly forgotten the local elections. There are a lot of former Fine Gael councillors walking around the place not knowing what to do, if they are not appointed to a State board, that is.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Our vote was more than that of Fine Gael and the Labour Party combined.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: He seems to have upset Senator Paul Coghlan a little.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It is Thursday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: He extended it by two years.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Does the Leader have an indication from the Government as to when, post the budget, the social welfare and pensions Bill will be brought to the House? I assume it will be within the next couple of weeks. I raise it because all Members of the House, including Government Members, should be aware that it offers a real opportunity to the Government to redress the total unfairness pertaining to...
- Seanad: Joint Policing Committees: Motion (15 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: It is not silly.
- Seanad: Joint Policing Committees: Motion (15 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister. It is good to see her and I thank her for coming in to take what is obviously a Government motion on joint policing committees. As we all will agree from our experience in each of our areas, I certainly agree with the establishment of the JPCs and the reason that they were established. While some of the changes being proposed are welcome, the joint policing...
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Will the Senator forget I am here and carry on with her contribution because I am not interested?
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Hayden is not debating the budget.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Like reducing the windfall tax.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: This is going to be good.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: We are well aware of it.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Hayden's Government promised it would do none of it.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: This is good stuff.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Such as the respite grant the Government cut last year.
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: True. How much was taken out under Senator Hayden’s Government?
- Seanad: Budget 2015: Statements (14 Oct 2014)
Darragh O'Brien: Carry on and read the script the Government information service gave you.