Results 26,281-26,300 of 27,055 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: You are in government now. It is your job.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: If she is not able for it, she should not be there. It is as simple as that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: All that she will be able to do is throw back the same garbage every day.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: How many of those posts are being filled?
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: We obviously hit a nerve.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: We did last year what the Taoiseach did not do last night.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I think she has lost the run of herself.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Yesterday's debate on the Keane report was useful and I commend the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, on his contribution. He made some significant remarks, giving a firm commitment that the implementation strategy to deal with mortgage arrears will be published in advance of the budget and this is welcome. In fairness to the Minister of State, Deputy Hayes, several items were put to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Not really.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: It is to privatise the health system. That is what the Government is doing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: The bearded ones in the unions are not happy at the moment with this.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: That is what it is.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: Senator Bacik has had 24 hours to prepare something she should have said yesterday. She obviously watched it back and realised what was said.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: That is ridiculous.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: That is not a point of order.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: No, we did not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I am pleased that we are to discuss the issue of mortgage arrears on the back of the Keane report, with which a number of us on this side of the House are disappointed. While I have nothing against the Minister of State, Deputy Hayes, I am disappointed that the Minister for Finance will not be in the House to answer questions on this issue or hear the views of Members on this side of the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: That is exactly what the Government is doing. I raised grave concerns with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, when the investigations referendum Bill was presented to the House, none of which has been answered. The Government has not campaigned for this referendum.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: I remind Members opposite again, as I did last week during the Private Members' motion on barrack closures, that they are in government now.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)
Darragh O'Brien: These two referenda have been proposed by their Government but they are not even campaigning for them.