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- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Speech Therapist Services (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Briefly, Minister of State.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Speech Therapist Services (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister of State and Senator Ó Ríordáin. In the event of the Minister of State not being in the House again before Christmas I wish him and his family a very peaceful and election-free Christmas and new year.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permit Applications (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Tá fáilte romhat, a Aire. I welcome the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Heather Humphreys, to the House. I call Senator Maria Byrne and she has four minutes. Many of her colleagues could follow her example because she is usually time efficient and to the point.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permit Applications (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I add my congratulations to the Minister on her new role and elevation, I should think. I wish her and her family a very peaceful and happy Christmas.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Work Permit Applications (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: The Minister has always been pleasant. I remember her navigating the Heritage Bill very deftly through this House. She did well.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: The Senator is moving very far west.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: No. My race is run in that regard.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I think Senator Ó Ríordáin might be using very colourful language.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: On the matter Senator Reilly raised, it was a bit over-the-top for Senator Ó Ríordáin to make such remarks. Neither the President nor the unsuccessful candidate for the Republican Party has a criminal record as far as I know, and we have to be very careful of making such allegations from the safety of this Chamber. I do not condone such remarks. It is unfair, and I am not in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: There are probably a lot more fish in those rivers than in the River Shannon.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I understand that Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin wishes to retract something he said earlier.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I acknowledge the Senator's apology and now call on the Leader to respond to Members.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I cannot allow Senators back in-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I would suggest that the Leader has a habit of goading Members of the House, particularly Sinn Féin members and I would urge him to reflect on that over the Christmas period.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Never the twain will meet. I urge the Leader to move on.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator, please.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I am sure the Leader will have the Minister here in the new year for a full debate on the health service.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Reilly, both the Leader and the Sinn Féin Senator are wrong in terms of interacting with each other directly. That said, Senator Conway-Walsh is entitled to make her case, whether the Leader likes it or not. I do not think it is personal but I would ask the Leader to move on now.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Quiet please. Those who want to chat can leave the Chamber.
- Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2017: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I cannot reverse the procedure.