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Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I am in the middle of it.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: No, the Government's position-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: -----was to do everything in its power to ensure there is no referendum.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That is what was done.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Labour Party used-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: What does that mean?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: So the Senator dismisses that report out of hand.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Would she dismiss it out of hand?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: So the Government did not-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator has changed her tune.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We never ran away from a referendum like the Government is doing.

Seanad: Schools Recognition (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Tá mé ag iarraidh stádas buan a fháil do Ghaelscoil Ros Eo, a bhunaíodh ceithre bhliain ó shin. Nuair a d'oscail an scoil, ní raibh ach rang amháin inti, ach tá 96 dalta sa scoil anois. Tá mé ag iarraidh stádas buan a bhaint amach don scoil faoi láthair. Is scoil iontach tábhachtach í Gaelscoil Ros Eo. Is dóigh liom go bhfuil sé thar...

Seanad: Schools Recognition (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Reading between the lines, it seems there are good grounds for hope that Gaelscoil Ros Eo will be granted official status. I understand the departmental inspector visited the school some weeks ago. Will the Minister of State see his way to expediting the publication of the resulting report? I have no doubt that the cigire will recommend that...

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: The Senator is lucky he is not here because he probably would have thrown that into the mix.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: When the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, is in this House he mentions it enough.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: That is very generous.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd, to the House. I refer to a couple of items in the motion, which is interesting for what it says and what it does not say. I am surprised that the main Government party would table such a Private Members' motion without any reference to climate change. A climate change Bill was an important pre-election promise, by the Labour Party in...

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: We will not even discuss what happened in respect of mobile phone licences.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: I agree with the Minister in respect of Eircom.

Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (31 Jan 2012)

Darragh O'Brien: Will the Senator clarify "confirmed" atheist?