Results 25,341-25,360 of 26,350 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: A four-year plan has been published.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: In 2013 and 2014, not 2% at once.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: It had nothing to do with child benefit.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The mortgage arrears implementation strategy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order, the Leader will be aware that last week both my party and Sinn Féin followed procedures which are set down by this House-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: -----to make the point-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: -----because two of our Members were not allowed to speak on Second Stage. They were gagged. If it happens again, I have no difficulty-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: -----doing the same.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Leader gagged them.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Leader gagged them.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Not correct, and the Leader knows that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Not correct at all.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Can the Leader confirm that the Opposition parties abided by the Standing Orders?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I am sorry if we discommoded Senator Crown for a few votes. We are here to participate in the democratic process.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The clock starts now. First, I want to correct the record of the House. Last week I raised the matter of student fees and the fact that Labour Youth and Labour Party Members were not at the march. I am happy to correct the record of House in that the national chairperson of Labour Youth contacted me to tell me that there were some members of Labour Youth at the march. I commend them for...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: -----that the Labour Party leader, Deputy Gilmore, and the leader of the Labour Party group in the Seanad, Senator Bacik, on 19 February 2011 promised that the Labour Party would not agree to a child benefit cut.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: We can paper the walls with all these promises they have made. What is the position on child benefit? Will the Leader confirm that the Government will not cut child benefit to hard-pressed families?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I wish to move an amendment to the Order of Business, to call on the Minister for Health to attend the House today to tell us what the Government is doing in respect of the 120 State run community nursing homes, including the home in Abbeyleix and St. Brigid's in Dublin. I want him to confirm that it is not Government policy to close all these community run beds for the elderly. There...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I would like the Government to keep its promises - that is all.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I do. No cuts in child benefit.