Results 25,101-25,120 of 26,350 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Does the Senator have another job?
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Catherine Noone should show us she is serious.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Today.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank Senator Barrett for the work he has put into the Bill. When the Government is looking at the merits of work done in the Houses of the Oireachtas it will be clear that one Independent Senator has been able to produce a clear, concise and effective Bill where swarms of advisers in the Department of Finance have been unable to do so.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Barrett deserves immense credit for that. The Bill provides more clarity that we received from last weekend's summit in Brussels. Senator Gilroy made a fair point about the importance of finding out what really happened last weekend and what it means for the country. Whatever changes are proposed, they will be substantial enough to require a referendum. Whether a referendum is...
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I am sure the Minister of State will tell us. I am dying with anticipation because I really need to know the answer to that question.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: If I were a betting man, I would say it will not be far from Senator Barrett's Bill, which is very well put together. He is a man of immense experience and knowledge in this area. I ask the Government not to reject the Bill merely on the basis that it comes from the Opposition benches but to allow it to go through Second Stage and propose amendments which can be discussed in the House. The...
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Very true.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I said Senator Barrett saved us a lot of money.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: If we had not got back the treaty ports, we would have been involved in the Second World War.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Does the Minister of State want to give the House a history lesson?
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Bill relates to it.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Will it have resources?
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Some â¬3.8 billion.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Today's business is extremely light. Having a sos between completion of the Order of Business, probably at noon, and Private Members' business at 3 p.m is a poor use of our time and reflects badly on us. I do not suggest the Leader is doing this but I hope it is not being done for the sake of optics in light of the upcoming debate on the existence of this House. A three hour sos is not...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: He did; I have no doubt about that.
- Seanad: Garda Stations (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for taking this Adjournment matter which relates specifically to a well-manned Garda station. Obviously he has had to make decisions about Garda resources, the restriction in opening hours at Garda stations and the closure of other stations. I ask specifically about Malahide Garda station which serves 25,000 in the...
- Seanad: Garda Stations (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister for his response. I hope his commitment this evening that there will be better policing in the Malahide area will bear fruit. His suggestion of Oireachtas Members fomenting local concerns is unfortunate. I was born and reared in Malahide and I have genuine concerns, which I am perfectly entitled to raise in this House. I do not live in a parallel universe, I live in...
- Seanad: Garda Stations (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I asked a question, the Minister gave his answer, but we will see what will be borne out. We will see what the public think about these measures. I thank the Minister for being in the House. I have not tried to over-politicise the issue.
- Seanad: Garda Stations (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: It is an attitude like that which ensured the Government lost the referendum about the powers of the Houses of the Oireachtas to conduct inquiries into matters of general public importance.