Results 3,661-3,680 of 11,812 for speaker:Denis O'Donovan
- Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?
- Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill: Committee Stage (25 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Please allow the speaker order and if there is somebody to be corrected that can be done at a later stage when the Leader responds.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I call on Senator Craughwell.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator, you are well over your time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: That is more like a Second Stage speech, Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Thank you. I call Senator Conway-Walsh.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Go raibh maith agat. I call Senator Grace O'Sullivan.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Senator for his brevity.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Senator for his brevity. As Senator Conway is not here, I will call the next Fine Gael representative on the list, who is Senator Byrne.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I have received correspondence on this matter as Cathaoirleach. I did not hear what he said but it did not happen in the Seanad Chamber.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I have made a rule that once it is outside my jurisdiction in this Chamber, I cannot interfere.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator James Reilly is next. Sometimes it is difficult. Approximately 20 people raised their hands at the start of the Order of Business. I am trying to be as fair as I can to everyone and to pick them in the order I spotted them.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I suggest the Senator write to the Committee on Procedure which will deal with the matter if it can be done.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: Please allow the Senator to continue without interruption.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I am minded to make a ruling on this issue. A committee has been established and to the best of my knowledge it is all-party. It is not appropriate to raise similar issues in the House day in and day out. I will consider the matter. I may decide that while the committee is sitting, ably chaired by one of our colleagues, and until it completes its report, Senators should not debate or...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: I thank Senator Noone for the suggestion. I certainly will not allow grandstanding here.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: The Leader should not engage in argy-bargy with Senators.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)
Denis O'Donovan: If there are any more interruptions, I will suspend the House for 15 minutes. We have a very busy meeting of the Seanad CPP this evening. This is outrageous. Sometimes the Leader actually draws fire from the other side because of his remarks. I ask him to continue and to try to direct his remarks through the Chair.