Results 25,001-25,020 of 26,350 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: -----was to do everything in its power to ensure there is no referendum.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That is what was done.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Labour Party used-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: What does that mean?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: So the Senator dismisses that report out of hand.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Would she dismiss it out of hand?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: So the Government did not-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator has changed her tune.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We never ran away from a referendum like the Government is doing.

Seanad: Schools Recognition (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Tá mé ag iarraidh stádas buan a fháil do Ghaelscoil Ros Eo, a bhunaíodh ceithre bhliain ó shin. Nuair a d'oscail an scoil, ní raibh ach rang amháin inti, ach tá 96 dalta sa scoil anois. Tá mé ag iarraidh stádas buan a bhaint amach don scoil faoi láthair. Is scoil iontach tábhachtach í Gaelscoil Ros Eo. Is dóigh liom go bhfuil sé thar...

Seanad: Schools Recognition (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Reading between the lines, it seems there are good grounds for hope that Gaelscoil Ros Eo will be granted official status. I understand the departmental inspector visited the school some weeks ago. Will the Minister of State see his way to expediting the publication of the resulting report? I have no doubt that the cigire will recommend that...

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is lucky he is not here because he probably would have thrown that into the mix.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: When the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, is in this House he mentions it enough.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That is very generous.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd, to the House. I refer to a couple of items in the motion, which is interesting for what it says and what it does not say. I am surprised that the main Government party would table such a Private Members' motion without any reference to climate change. A climate change Bill was an important pre-election promise, by the Labour Party in...

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We will not even discuss what happened in respect of mobile phone licences.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I agree with the Minister in respect of Eircom.

Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Will the Senator clarify "confirmed" atheist?

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I wish to ask about the treaty on stability, co-ordination and governance in the EMU to which the Government has signed up. Some 25 of the 27 member states have signed up to it. Will the Leader afford time early next week for a debate on the treaty in this Chamber? A sufficient amount of time should be allocated to do so. Will the Government commit to undertaking a public information...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.