Results 24,821-24,840 of 26,320 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: We set up the NPRF.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Do not pick a line at random. That was the memorandum of understanding signed in July.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I do not think the Leader means to mislead the House but perhaps he will clarify that he is citing the July memorandum of understanding.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Unemployment went up.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: At the cost of â¬400 million.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: With all due respect, on a point of order, the Chair rightly ruled on the use of the word "lie" and people withdrew that. The Leader has made a charge about nods and winks between An Bord Pleanála and political parties.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I do not believe the Leader meant to say that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I respectfully ask the Leader to withdraw that remark.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I again ask the Leader to withdraw the remark he made about nods and winks between political parties and An Bord Pleanála.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: If this is not withdrawn this morning I intend to formally raise it with the Committee on Procedure and Privileges.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That is as bad a charge as anybody has made.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I do not believe the Leader intended any offence by it and I respectfully ask him to withdraw the remark. It might have been made in the heat of battle, which is fair enough, but I do not believe he meant it. I respectfully ask that the remark be withdrawn so that we can proceed with the business of the House as normal today. We have had quite a charged Order of Business and sometimes...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I wish to raise a serious matter, which I already raised in the House the day after the fiscal compact was signed. There were reports then from senior sources in Europe saying the treaty was designed to ensure there would be no referendum on the treaty itself. The Minister of State for European affairs, Deputy Creighton, attended the House and flatly denied that. After I questioned her,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That is where the Minister of State said - - - - -
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Let me clarify, she denied this.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order, the Minister of State came into this House and denied that the treaty was worded - - - - -.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: - - - - -in such a way that would deny the people a referendum.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: It was not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: No clear time frame is given.