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Seanad: Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit ar ais go dtí an Seanad. It feels like he is here nearly every week, but he is always welcome.

Seanad: Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Someone must stay at home, while someone else travels. That is civil partnership in the real sense.

Seanad: Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: It is. I thank the Minister of State for the way in which he concluded his remarks. This is a good day for the State and citizens. For a committed constitutional republican, as I am, a true republic respects the rights and dignity of all its citizens, regardless of their views and preferences. This legislation predates 2007. Commitments in this respect were given by all parties prior to...

Seanad: Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: We handed it over.

Seanad: Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: We trust them. We did the heavy lifting.

Seanad: Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Senator Bradford might learn from this, which is seeing through election commitments. The new Government might have a look at how that is done.

Seanad: Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: It is early in the game yet.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: The Minister, Deputy Bruton, announced this yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: They were announced yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: That is a shocking admission. Fine Gael is following former Taoiseach Ahern.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: There were promises made about Roscommon, Sligo and Navan, all over.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Leader for outlining the business. I assume the Finance (No. 3) Bill will be taken by the Minister or the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes. Will the Leader indicate who will come in to take it? Yesterday, I called on the House to support the call of the Palestinian Authority to support it in its quest to have the United Nations formally recognise a Palestinian State based...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I have been here only a short while.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: I am pleased I have the support of Senator Norris on the matter. To be serious for one moment, these ratings agencies have vested interests, of that there is no question. Over the past two or three years many of us have raised the issue and it has been raised in the European Parliament. The European Commission, the European Parliament, our MEPs and Ministers from all countries have stated...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: In welcoming the visit of Nabil Sha'ath, a former Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Palestinian Authority, I mention again the idea raised by Senator Feargal Quinn last week: that we prepare and agree a cross-party motion calling on the Government to support the efforts of the Palestinian Authority to gain recognition for full statehood within the United Nations. Senator Feargal Quinn...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: The matters should be relevant.

Seanad: Address by President of the European Parliament (12 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: Cuirim fáilte roimh Uachtarán Buzek go dtí Seanad Éireann agus Éireann. Tá súil agam go mbainfidh sé taitneamh as an turas tábhachtach seo. President Buzek rightly mentioned the issue of co-operation with the European Union. The European Parliament has a very important role to play in that respect. I am asking this question on behalf of this country's mortgage holders, 50,000 of...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2011)

Darragh O'Brien: It is not wrong to raise it on the Order of Business.