Results 25,181-25,200 of 26,350 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Perhaps they will not touch it then.

Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I am not sure how to take that.

Seanad: Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: They were abolished in 1977.

Seanad: Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I do not. I was three at the time.

Seanad: Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: The second home tax.

Seanad: Local Government (Household Charge) Bill 2011: Second Stage (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator's party opposed it before the election. Carry on anyway. We are used to this.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: It is lining the pockets of friends such as Ciaran Conlon with €37,000.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: The current Government should not have amended it.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: The Labour Party is cutting disability allowance for teenagers. Its Senators should be ashamed of themselves. They can sit there laughing all they like.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: What will Senator Gilroy tell the people of Cork about the cut in the disability allowance?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: How will Senator Gilroy stand over that one?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: What is the Senator talking about?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Is she suggesting that democracy should be forgotten?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order, is it in order for Senators to lecture their colleagues on what they should and should not say?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I doubt that it is.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: That is the job of the Chair, rather than Senator O'Donnell.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: It was not elected to cut the payment of disability allowance to teenagers.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I asked the Leader to raise the matter with the Minister, Deputy Burton.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: That is all I asked.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.