Results 25,561-25,580 of 27,055 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: With all due respect, on a point of order, the Chair rightly ruled on the use of the word "lie" and people withdrew that. The Leader has made a charge about nods and winks between An Bord Pleanála and political parties.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I do not believe the Leader meant to say that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I respectfully ask the Leader to withdraw that remark.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I again ask the Leader to withdraw the remark he made about nods and winks between political parties and An Bord Pleanála.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: If this is not withdrawn this morning I intend to formally raise it with the Committee on Procedure and Privileges.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That is as bad a charge as anybody has made.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I do not believe the Leader intended any offence by it and I respectfully ask him to withdraw the remark. It might have been made in the heat of battle, which is fair enough, but I do not believe he meant it. I respectfully ask that the remark be withdrawn so that we can proceed with the business of the House as normal today. We have had quite a charged Order of Business and sometimes...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: I wish to raise a serious matter, which I already raised in the House the day after the fiscal compact was signed. There were reports then from senior sources in Europe saying the treaty was designed to ensure there would be no referendum on the treaty itself. The Minister of State for European affairs, Deputy Creighton, attended the House and flatly denied that. After I questioned her,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That is where the Minister of State said - - - - -
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Let me clarify, she denied this.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order, the Minister of State came into this House and denied that the treaty was worded - - - - -.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: - - - - -in such a way that would deny the people a referendum.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: It was not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: No clear time frame is given.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: The great protectors of State bodies and the public service - the Labour Party.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That is an absolute joke.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Bacik is contradicting the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Healy Eames complains about education cuts in her constituency, but then she enters the House to vote for them. That is apparent.