Results 22,741-22,760 of 26,293 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: There will be nothing left.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is good at that himself.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I did not scoff.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Congratulations on your Bill.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: We did make a pre-budget submission.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: We proposed an alternative budget.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: It is difficult to do so when one does not know what is being proposed until budget day.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Is it a cut?
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I thought it was standardisation.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Stop addressing me and you can.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is wrong. He should read the provision again.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister to the House. While there are some very difficult changes, every job is difficult and there are tough choices to make, could the Minister deal with one aspect of complaints we all receive, namely, the length of time for processing claims? I am going to debate some of the cuts she has made, claims for disability, illness and jobseekers, and in particular appeals and...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: And the Minister went crazy about it at the time when she was in opposition.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I stand corrected.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Fingal County Council.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: The Minister can stop this.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Ask Senator Gilroy to stop interrupting.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I do. Did the Government know the Revenue Commissioners were issuing these letters? Was the date on which they would be issued to 969,000 households known, as well as the contents thereof? Why were the letters sent out just as the budget was finished? Were the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Brendan Howlin, aware of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I intend to propose an amendment to the Order of Business.