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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I can vouch for the amendment to the Order of Business. We can have a full discussion on it today.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: That is a good idea. Sack them all.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Do it today.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: When?

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Many differences.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: That is nothing to do with yourselves.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Let us be honest about it. Four different countries had the rate increase passed on to them. It was nothing to do with Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: On a genuine point of order, every Member of the House knows that he or she can table an amendment to the Order of Business. Maybe they are not doing so because some of their colleagues are not there to second such an amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I hope this is not on "Oireachtas Report" this evening.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator should quit while she is ahead.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I give a guarded welcome to the moves towards a resolution in the EU with the decision and agreement yesterday to deal with the Greek situation. Yesterday evening, the Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs, Deputy Creighton, confirmed the issue of debt write-down and burden sharing for Ireland was not even on the agenda. What is the Government's position on this? The...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I will. I remind the Members opposite that a senior Minister of the current Government stated not one red cent more would go into the banks until burden sharing was on the agenda. Will the Leader clarify whether the Taoiseach or the Irish delegation raised any matters yesterday relating to burden sharing and writing down of Irish sovereign debt, in particular the banking debt? My next...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: How many of the posts have been filled? Does the Minister intend to hold back further special needs assistant posts next year?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: What about the 475 posts held back unilaterally by the Minister, Deputy Quinn?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: You are in government now. It is your job.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: If she is not able for it, she should not be there. It is as simple as that.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: All that she will be able to do is throw back the same garbage every day.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: How many of those posts are being filled?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: We obviously hit a nerve.