Results 5,781-5,800 of 11,812 for speaker:Denis O'Donovan
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: It will be a long day, so allow the Minister of State to proceed.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: Contributions should be made through the Chair.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: Please do not interrupt.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (14 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: I have received notice from Senator Paddy Burke that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:The need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to review the Government policy relating to the Road Safety Authority tender process for driving licences to allow post offices to act as agents in processing and co-ordinating...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driver Licence Applications (14 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driver Licence Applications (14 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: I hope we will see a great deal more of the Minister.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driver Licence Applications (14 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: Does the Minister wish to reply?
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Driver Licence Applications (14 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister. I am sure that Senators Burke and Mulherin will revisit this matter.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: Coming events cast dark shadows before.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: I spent 40 years waiting for Cork South-West to become a four-seat constituency. Senator Lombard might get his wish.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: That is an issue for the Order of Business on each given day. The roll-over of debates is the exception rather than the rule. It is not very common so the question of whether the Minister responds or the debate rolls on is a matter for the Leader and the order of the day.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: The Leader-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: The Order of Business is agreed every day. If the Senator has an issue, he can object to it. That is a matter for the Leader. In respect of the point raised by Senator Colm Burke, I have the responsibility for choosing Commencement Matters. It is probably not a matter for the Leader but the multiplicity of Commencement Matters is extraordinary. An average of 12 or 14 are received and I...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Craughwell has proposed an amendment to the Order of Business, "That the Minister for Defence, An Taoiseach, attend to House to deal with a matter concerning the Defence Forces." Is the Senator pressing his amendment?
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: We cannot reopen the debate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: The Senator has an option of raising the matter again. I thank the Senator.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (13 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: I have received notice from Senator Máire Devine that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter:The need for the Minister for Justice and Equality to respond to the grave concerns on the proposed 50% cut in night nursing staff at Cloverhill Remand Prison. I have also received notice from Senator Jennifer Murnane O’Connor of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: The point has been well made.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: The Senator is over time. Last night the CPP unanimously agreed that when people rise, apart from the leader of a group, only one issue can be raised. I shall let the Senator off on this occasion but rules should apply to everyone.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2016)
Denis O'Donovan: The Committee of Public Accounts is a Dáil committee so we have no remit in this matter.