Results 25,121-25,140 of 27,055 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: It is a better answer than was given yesterday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: The Leader should stop. He gave a very good answer on the special advisers. He should not ruin it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Without wishing to sound like a broken record, I have asked on numerous occasions when the Government will publish the pyrite report and its response to it. I am beginning to bore myself with this matter but it is too important to let go. I would remind the Leader that the Government promised to have a report out by the end of March. It then promised to have the report by the end of June,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I ask the Leader to check with the Department of the Taoiseach and to ask the Taoiseach to publish the letter he wrote to the EU Heads of Government and to share the Government's position with the Irish people. What is our negotiating position? If the Taoiseach could not even tell elected Members of the other House yesterday-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: It is not well known.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: It is not well known.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I would like to know the Government's position. What is its negotiating position? What is it looking for from Europe and from Chancellor Merkel?
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: It is a simple question. If the Taoiseach cannot tell us that, perhaps the Leader can tell us. I ask the Leader to check with the Taoiseach if he will publish the letter he wrote. I do not see any reason he should not do so. It should not be a secret as to what Ireland is looking for. The Taoiseach could not tell the leader of my party yesterday what the Government's position is on this...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator would say that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Was there a conference call between the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, and Chancellor Merkel as well?
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Did the Taoiseach ask Chancellor Merkel that last Friday?
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Did the Taoiseach ask Chancellor Merkel that last Friday?
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Did he ask her did she have a good weekend or what?
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: He looks well on it.
- Seanad: NAMA and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Transparency Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister to the House and it is good to see him here today. Most Members across both sides of the House are in agreement that there is work to be done on how NAMA goes about its business. As Vice Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts in the previous Dáil, I have some experience in this regard and many Members are correct on how NAMA reports and is answerable to the...
- Seanad: NAMA and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Transparency Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That is the Senator's view but-----
- Seanad: NAMA and Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Transparency Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Daly has been consistent on this issue and this goes back to the previous Government. Were I obliged to vote again on the creation of NAMA as I did back in 2009, I would and the same vote would apply as when I was a Member of the other House. NAMA is extremely important to the future prosperity of this State. It was an important part of the attempt to cleanse the balance sheets of...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.