Results 25,741-25,760 of 27,055 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: When Fianna Fáil changed the pupil-teacher ratio, the Senator went ballistic. Is she joking?

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: This is the greatest road to Damascus-style conversion I have ever seen. It is incredible.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That is not the issue.

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group on Small Business: Statements (Resumed) (19 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister to the House for this important debate. I commend him for the amount of time he has spent in this Chamber on the small business area. The report from the advisory group indicates that we have more than 200,000 businesses employing approximately 665,000 people. We all know people in areas in our constituencies who are running businesses. I will focus on several...

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group on Small Business: Statements (Resumed) (19 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: True.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We are looking for the Government position.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I seek to correct the record of the House. That is not what I asked. I wanted to know the current Government position.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator might declare his interest.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party, I convey our deepest sympathies to the families of those lost off the coast of west Cork in the recent tragedy. I commend the search and recovery teams on the difficult task they are undertaking. I also wish to convey our sympathies to the family of the editor of the Sunday Independent, Mr. Aengus Fanning. Not all of us would agree with everything he...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I do, and it is a very serious question. Did the Government submit any position papers to our EU partners or is it simply sitting on the sidelines? It becomes more apparent with each passing week that the Taoiseach is clueless in these matters and that we are simply being told by our EU partners that the treaty must be signed up to by the end of March. The Oireachtas, on behalf of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Has the Government submitted position papers? What has it said in negotiations? Is it correct that the Taoiseach intends to tell his EU partners, instead of the Irish people, whether we require a referendum? The proposed treaty changes have serious ramifications for the future sovereignty of this country. We must have answers to these questions.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Healy Eames is very vocal today. She must be getting a hard time from rural schools.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is very jumpy this morning. She must have had a tough weekend.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The rural schools must be giving Senator Healy Eames a hard time.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: They should get themselves a couple of decent representatives and they might then get a few quid for the roads in Sligo.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: What about the Moriarty tribunal report?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: How many current Ministers were referred to in the Moriarty report?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Is the Senator joking me? Has the Senator seen the Mahon tribunal report?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: This is total spin.