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Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister must have read the motion.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I second the motion. I ask the Members opposite to have a detailed read of the motion we have tabled. It is a very different one from that tabled in the Dáil. If the Senators read it, they will not be able to argue with what we are stating. We are not in any way castigating or criticising the Government. Senator Pat O'Neill may laugh all he wants but he should note that anyone who has...

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We have a better record in education than Senator Heffernan's party ever had.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We respect that.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We respect the decision of the electorate.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Labour Party made promises as well.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Heffernan could not describe our last three budgets as "giveaway budgets."

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Is there any chance the Senator will speak to the motion? He has not mentioned education since he got up on his feet.

Seanad: Investment in Education: Motion (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister to the House. The Minister stayed for most of the debate on Private Members' business last week so I will not go over the ground covered then. We are looking at energy efficiency into the future, however, so I ask the Minister to consider the request for more joined up thinking by local authorities when dealing with major energy projects under the Planning and...

Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: With long hair.

Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: A Minister of State mentions stag hunting any time he is in the House. I am setting the record straight; I am sure Senator Whelan does not mind.

Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: He is from Meath, in case anyone did not know who I was talking about.

Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Just move on.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator got a trip to Kilkenny in the car.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: You are his henchman.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: It is easy to know the Senator is a good friend of the Minister, Deputy Hogan.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That is fine. I have no issue with that.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil group I absolutely condemn the brutal murder of a 16 year old girl last night in Tallaght. This type of crime is all too prevalent in our society. Another young lady was seriously injured. I wish the Garda success in its investigations - it will have the full support of this House and no doubt of the whole Oireachtas. It was a brutal crime and should be...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Why did Kerry not have 13 winners?