Results 23,001-23,020 of 26,293 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Why not? You can adjourn the House.
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: On that basis-----
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: No, sorry-----
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I will not agree to that.
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: No, no.
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: No, no.
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: No, no.
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Excuse me, a Chathaoirligh. The question is not carried. You cannot move a division at this stage.
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: You are bang out of order there, a Chathaoirligh.
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: You are bang out of order. Senator Kelly wishes to speak.
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: You cannot move to a voting situation now.
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I request a direction from the Chair on motion No. 1. On the basis of Senator Kelly's contribution in which he stated he was now unwilling to take up his nomination to replace Senator James Heffernan on the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs, how can we pass it when it refers to Senator Kelly in the body of that motion? Would it not be better for the Leader to withdraw it until a...
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I respect the rulings of the Chair, but it would be outside of Standing Orders on the basis of passing a motion. When a Member does not want to go on the committee, it does not make sense. The Member has made a statement. Can we withdraw motion No. 1 and return to it on Monday?
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: It does, he is correct.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I have no doubt they will all turn up.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: No. The Deputy cannot.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I do not support the proposal that No. 1 be taken without debate. We should be afforded the opportunity to discuss this matter. Deputy Denis Naughten was removed from committee membership yesterday without any consultation with him. That is not the way to conduct business in the Oireachtas. Yesterday we learned, without any debate in either House, that 3,000 families currently in receipt...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: She did not tell us she was going to do this.