Results 25,921-25,940 of 27,055 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I am almost finished. My amendment to the Order of Business proposes that the Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs or another relevant Minister - perhaps the Minister of State, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd, who is still without portfolio - come to the House for a debate on the situation in Europe. I am calling for this debate to take place at 8 p.m. this evening. We are...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I can clarify it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The activities of ratings agencies did not necessitate a reduction in disability payments.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: It will not be resolved by depriving the elderly of coal.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Disgraceful.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: We are talking about the disabled, not the unemployed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Not to 18 to 24 year olds.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator cannot possibly stand over this.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Except Protestant schools.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: That was enlightening. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Perry, for his attendance. I have much personal regard for him but I think most colleagues would agree it is somewhat disappointing that neither the Minister for Finance nor the Minister of State at the Department of Finance are here. That is no reflection on the Minister of State. This is an important extension of the bank...
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Sinn Féin abstained.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Obviously, some people's sensitivities are affected.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: To get back to the kernel of the motion, it is important this guarantee is extended. There is no alternative to this at the moment, in particular in light of the ongoing crisis in the eurozone. I refer to the new Government's banking policy. The Minister of State and the Minister for Finance have taken a lot of the commendations they have been getting from the ECB and other commentators...
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is splitting hairs.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: What does the Senator mean?
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Gilroy should try to say that with a straight face.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: This is the same old nonsense.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: This is a renewal, the Government does not have to do it.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2011: Motion (1 Dec 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: That was amended in 2009.