Results 26,061-26,080 of 27,055 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: -----that the Labour Party leader, Deputy Gilmore, and the leader of the Labour Party group in the Seanad, Senator Bacik, on 19 February 2011 promised that the Labour Party would not agree to a child benefit cut.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: We can paper the walls with all these promises they have made. What is the position on child benefit? Will the Leader confirm that the Government will not cut child benefit to hard-pressed families?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I wish to move an amendment to the Order of Business, to call on the Minister for Health to attend the House today to tell us what the Government is doing in respect of the 120 State run community nursing homes, including the home in Abbeyleix and St. Brigid's in Dublin. I want him to confirm that it is not Government policy to close all these community run beds for the elderly. There...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I would like the Government to keep its promises - that is all.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I do. No cuts in child benefit.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I do.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: As well as many good things.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Senator can speak to us in four years.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: It is of him signing the pledge.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I could probably cover the walls with the pictures of the broken pledges from the Government.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: He should.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: We should bring him in today and see what he has to say. The Senator can support my amendment to the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank Senator Bradford. That is much appreciated.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: That is most helpful. I thank the Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Even half an hour.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Is that the first one or the one the current Government agreed to last July?
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Government restricted him.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The Minister now has to extend the time. He was the one who restricted the tribunal. We are proven correct.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I asked about the expenditure review.