Results 3,041-3,060 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien
- An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: No. Did the Tánaiste not ask for the number of discrepancies?
- An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: So the Tánaiste did ask them. That is what she is saying now.
- An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: Did the Tánaiste ask for the number of discrepancies identified in the southern region? Was she given that figure by An Garda Síochána, yes or no?
- An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: The Tánaiste was not given the figures full stop. They were given to the media before they were given to the Tánaiste. Is that correct?
- An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: First, in regard to the figures in the southern region-----
- An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: Did the Tánaiste ask for those figures when she was told there were discrepancies? She said she asked for them but she was not given them.
- An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: I will ask the question again. Did the Tánaiste ask for the number of discrepancies which were identified in the southern region?
- An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: Is that a no?
- An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: Did the Tánaiste's Department ask for the number of discrepancies?
- An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: Tánaiste, it is very clear. Given the scale of the discrepancies of nearly 1 million, the scale of discrepancies in the southern region would have run into hundreds of thousands. The Tánaiste is asking us to believe that nobody said to anyone in her Department that discrepancies had been identified but they were not going to say what level of discrepancies had been identified, and...
- An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: There is a discrepancy in the discrepancies.
- An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: A final question-----
- An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: Who carried out the audit?
- An Garda Síochána: Statements (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: The Tánaiste said in her opening statement that the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in April 2014 received a complaint from the Road Safety Authority. If my recollection is correct, the then Minister was Deputy Varadkar. He then referred that to An Garda Síochána. Did he at all discuss with or inform the Tánaiste that he had received a complaint and passed it...
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: If it was in order-----
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: No, hang on. The Ceann Comhairle will tell me if this is in order because if we are going to agree that we will meet at 3.30 p.m., then that means we would have agreed the Order of Business as has been proposed. Can I propose that we adjourn for 30 minutes for the Business Committee to meet and bring forward a revised Order of Business? I would feel very uncomfortable voting on the current...
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: The problem is that it does not include the controversial issue.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: It is not agreed.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: Because we do not trust that.
- Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: The Taoiseach may not be aware but we requested last Saturday that the Minister would come to the House and make statements. The Taoiseach knows that if he makes a request to the Ceann Comhairle to set aside time today for the Minister to come to the House and make statements, the Ceann Comhairle will contact all of the Whips who will meet and agree to that. It is very unfair for the...