Results 25,861-25,880 of 27,272 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- 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?
- Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That is what Fine Gael did last year before it entered office.
- Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: The spokesperson does deserve some protection from the Chair. The Minister should not be interrupting him.
- Seanad: EU Fiscal Compact Treaty: Statements, Questions and Answers (7 Feb 2012)
Darragh O'Brien: That is not in the treaty.