Results 9,801-9,820 of 11,812 for speaker:Denis O'Donovan
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: I remind Members that of all the speakers today, only two people complied with their time constraints. I get criticism outside this Chamber for being lenient. I like being fair but when some people look for an inch, they expect a mile. I am sure Senator Paul Coghlan will respect the wishes of the Chair.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: Senator Paul Coghlan to continue, without interruption.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: There will be a debate on small and medium enterprises week following the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: Okay. I was only reminding the Senator that there will be a debate on that issue following the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: Will the Senator, please, ask her question?
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (9 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: I have received notice from Senator Fiach Mac Conghail that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:The need for the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to clarify the role of the board of the National Museum of Ireland in the recruitment and appointment of the new director of the National Museum of Ireland; whether there are...
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (4 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: Is the amendment being accepted?
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (4 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (4 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (4 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: The Senator may have been absent from the Chamber when the Minister broadly accepted the amendment. There is far more common ground than the Senator may have expected. I think he spent too much time in Haggardstown today.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (4 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: That is not the case. The Minister is actually accepting the amendment.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (4 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: We are over the limit, but I will allow Senator Michael Comiskey a couple of minutes to wrap up. However, he should not be too leadránach.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (4 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: There are five speakers left, which at six minutes each amounts to 30 minutes but we have only 20 minutes left. I will go as far as I can. I hope Members will be mindful of the fact that one or two speakers will not get to contribute.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Motion (4 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: I formally second the amendment. I previously wished the Minister, a fellow Corkman, well in his job. I have always been positive in respect of and supported what he has set out to achieve. He is involved in one of the most important negotiations - those relating to the new CAP proposals - that has occurred since Ireland joined the then EEC in 1973. We all want to wear the green jersey...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: Is the Order of Business agreed to?
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: Is the Senator raising a genuine point of order or is he merely dissatisfied with the Leader's response?
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: I am not in a position to respond to the Senator's query. The Leader has given his response but the Senator may raise the matter on a future Order of Business if he so wishes.
- Seanad: Appointment of Minister of State (4 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: Before proceeding with business, I wish to inform the House that a letter dated 2 October 2012 has been received from the Secretary to the Government regarding the appointment of a Minister of State. The correspondence will be published in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Seanad.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: The Senator can take in the Kentucky Derby when he is there.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)
Denis O'Donovan: Is the Senator calling for a debate on this matter?