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Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Could Ministers not have done that?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That is the best way to abrogate responsibility I have ever heard.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Most Members will agree this week has been an historic one for the Houses of the Oireachtas, in particular the Seanad. Our Taoiseach found where the Seanad Chamber was and saw fit to address members of other jurisdictions in the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, which, by the way, I very much welcome, and yet he has not seen fit in 14 months to come to the House to speak to Members of...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: This is important and I am trying to give background to the Members because Senators on the other side of the House have rightly raised this issue also. I want to give an example because perhaps people did not understand me last week.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: If someone is arrested in Malahide three gardaí plus the squad car will have to drive not to Coolock because the cells there have been condemned but to Ballymun. This means three full-time gardaí will be taken out of their jurisdiction. This is nonsense.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The PricewaterhouseCoopers report lists 400 Garda stations to be downsized or closed. I remind the House I will table an amendment to the Order of Business to call on the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, to come to the House today to explain to its Members his plans for policing in the country.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I was not being personnel about the Taoiseach, I pointed out that his engagements have not brought him here so far.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I was not.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: You met the Taoiseach here, which was nice.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That would be the Taoiseach's bi-annual visit to the Seanad Chamber.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: It is outrageous.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: For how long?

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Bacik voted in favour of the bank guarantee.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: She voted in favour of it in this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: She walked through the lobbies.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I am merely asking the Deputy Leader to set the record straight. The Labour Party supports the ongoing bank guarantee.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I ask the Deputy Leader to ensure that the motion on the transfer of data between the EU and the USA returns to the House after it is finished being dealt with by the joint committee. Since late last September I have raised the following issue almost every week, namely, the Government's inaction on the ongoing and increasing mortgage arrears crisis and distressed mortgages. A number of weeks...