Results 23,041-23,060 of 26,293 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: If everyone who congratulates Senator Gilroy on publishing his book buys one, he might be in the top ten next week. I encourage people to do so. On many occasions in the House, I have called on the Minister to recommence Garda recruitment. I congratulate the Minister for Justice and Equality in this regard, although I do not often do so. I am sure that having announced the recommencement...
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: No. The Minister should define "sustainable".
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: The Minister is being disingenuous.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: That is outrageous.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order, the Minister claims our outrage is mock and that we do not care, even though we have brought forward Bills to resolve the mortgage crisis.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: That is an outrageous statement for the Minister to make and I ask him to withdraw it.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I have heard the Minister at it before.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Those comments do nothing to help the people who are about to have their homes repossessed. The Bill will do that very thing.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I will not have a charge like that made against my colleagues. It is an outrageous charge. The Minister has been a Member for a long time and should know better.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: We stuck to the Bill.
- Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (16 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I second the amendment. It is safe to say that the Government is going to give away its biggest stick with which to beat the banks, which would make them do what we all apparently believe they should do. Senator Byrne mentioned the revised code of conduct on mortgage arrears. I have tried every day over the past two weeks to get a response from the Minister for Finance as to why the...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Costello, and I know the Minister of State, Deputy White, has been listening intently to this discussion and thank him for that. I also thank my constituency colleague, the Minister, Deputy Reilly. We are all agreed that nobody finds this legislation easy to grapple with, but dealing with it is our job. It is our job as legislators to deal with...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: It is.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: That is Pontius Pilate if ever I heard it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: It is not clever. It is a lie.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I would love to know who asked for that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator supports the abolition of the Seanad. She voted for it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order, it might assist to point out that it is not a Fine Gael motion. It is seconded by Senators Quinn and Mary Ann O'Brien. Could it be moved at item No. 1, when that is taken? Could the amendment be moved by way of an amendment to the Order of Business?
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Will that be today?
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Can it be moved when item No. 1 is moved? I am just looking for clarification.