Results 25,801-25,820 of 27,055 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I am just giving him advice. He should, but if he gets the response I got, he would be better served making a few phone calls.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Will the Leader confirm on the question I raised yesterday that in early January we will have a proper debate on the issue of the Garda station closures and restrictions across the country, which are of great concern to citizens throughout the island? This issue needs to be addressed and I hope the Minister will be in better form early in the new year and we may be able to engage properly on...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: President Sarkozy stated that we would have it by Christmas.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Certainly not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Does the Senator have another job?
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Catherine Noone should show us she is serious.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Today.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank Senator Barrett for the work he has put into the Bill. When the Government is looking at the merits of work done in the Houses of the Oireachtas it will be clear that one Independent Senator has been able to produce a clear, concise and effective Bill where swarms of advisers in the Department of Finance have been unable to do so.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Barrett deserves immense credit for that. The Bill provides more clarity that we received from last weekend's summit in Brussels. Senator Gilroy made a fair point about the importance of finding out what really happened last weekend and what it means for the country. Whatever changes are proposed, they will be substantial enough to require a referendum. Whether a referendum is...
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I am sure the Minister of State will tell us. I am dying with anticipation because I really need to know the answer to that question.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: If I were a betting man, I would say it will not be far from Senator Barrett's Bill, which is very well put together. He is a man of immense experience and knowledge in this area. I ask the Government not to reject the Bill merely on the basis that it comes from the Opposition benches but to allow it to go through Second Stage and propose amendments which can be discussed in the House. The...
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Very true.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I said Senator Barrett saved us a lot of money.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: If we had not got back the treaty ports, we would have been involved in the Second World War.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Does the Minister of State want to give the House a history lesson?
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Bill relates to it.
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Will it have resources?
- Seanad: Fiscal Responsibility (Statement) Bill 2011: Second Stage (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Some â¬3.8 billion.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Today's business is extremely light. Having a sos between completion of the Order of Business, probably at noon, and Private Members' business at 3 p.m is a poor use of our time and reflects badly on us. I do not suggest the Leader is doing this but I hope it is not being done for the sake of optics in light of the upcoming debate on the existence of this House. A three hour sos is not...