Results 23,281-23,300 of 26,293 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator should tell that to Senator Whelan.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Unlicensed Money-Lending) Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I support the constructive legislation put together by my colleague, Senator Marc MacSharry. It is not the first time he has done so. He has outlined many of the reasons the Bill should be accepted. As my colleague stated, it is part of a solution and not the be all and end all. It will not solve everything. One of the biggest issues with regard to illegal money lending is with regard to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: It was a motion of no confidence.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: It was a very different motion. It was a motion of no confidence.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: They might educate the Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Any Government should be commended on that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: We would do a lot better.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: So?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: That is not the point.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order, I think the Senator will know it is not appropriate for her to mention Members of the other House. She mentioned Deputy Clare Daly.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: It is not appropriate to mention names.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: It is true.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Since 1980. It is important that we find out-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: On 27 February I and my colleagues in Fianna Fáil tabled a motion of no confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, well in advance of his current travails. Anyone who has followed the debate with regard to the Minister's blatant misuse of privileged information would understand that no one in their right mind could stand over his actions, and it is beyond me...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: It is.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: It is a matter for the Order of Business because it was listed business of the House. Our Private Members' motions come up only once every five weeks. The Minister was in the Houses and not engaged in Government business at the time. He decided he would not come in because he could not answer for himself. He was not man enough to come here to answer for himself on the day.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: I have his diary.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: This is the big problem. The Minister has come to the House-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes, I do.