Results 7,521-7,540 of 10,573 for speaker:Patrick O'Donovan
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: It brought rapists and child abusers to this jurisdiction, yet its Members come into the House this evening to tell us about how we are going to run a water system. Shame on it.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: They interrupted me also. For the first time in the history of the State, a Government has recognised the long overdue need for sewage treatment works and good quality drinking water. I, therefore, have no problem in supporting the Government's proposals.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: Tell that to the woman who was here last week, you hypocrite.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: It is hard to show respect when there are so many interruptions.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: Is it? Ask Maíria Cahill about the keyboard warriors.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: Neither will a baseball bat.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: It has gone quiet all of a sudden.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: It is a pity Deputy Ruth Coppinger has decided to vacate the Chamber, along with the Fianna Fáil Members, who were crowing a while ago about the fact that the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, was gone. Fianna Fáil has little interest in the €400 charge it was going to levy on people when it was in government. Deputy Ruth...
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: I am sticking to it, but I am addressing the point made by the now absent Deputy, who has run away to be with the said "Victor Meldrew". I welcome the clarity provided. Irish Water has not been the Government's finest hour, considering everything else the Government has had to contend with since taking office. It has probably been the worst-managed issue. The manner in which it has been...
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: We thought we had lost the Deputy.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: Does Deputy Cowen remember Eircom? The previous Government privatised Eircom.
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: What about the HSE?
- Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: Did Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh print them?
- Leaders' Questions (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: What about the children?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Discussion (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: That was not the point I made. I pointed out that if the process had been based on a different mechanism, a company in Cork would have been eligible to tender. The Commission found that the company was not eligible because the turnover bar had been set too high.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Discussion (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: How much is it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Discussion (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: In fairness, Chairman-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Discussion (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: Chairman, we have been here for an hour and a half.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Discussion (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy has made approximately six interventions, while Deputy Brendan Griffin, Senators Eamonn Coghlan and Sean D. Barrett and I have been waiting for an hour and a half. Fair is fair. I would like us to move on, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: (Resumed) Discussion (19 Nov 2014)
Patrick O'Donovan: After six interventions, enough is enough.