Results 12,341-12,360 of 26,208 for speaker:Kieran O'Donnell
- Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, to the House. There have been many landmark moments in Irish history, including when we gained our independence and the Treaty, as well as when we joined the European Union. Brexit represents another landmark moment. Our largest trading partner is in the process of changing its relationship with the EU. While the title of the agreement...
- Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have stood for election.
- Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am trying to make these comments in a constructive fashion. This is a democratic debating Chamber. This is something about which I feel very strongly and I am entitled to express my views. It is our duty to hold members of Sinn Féin to account. Sinn Féin holds the Government to account on a myriad of issues every day. On this particular issue-----
- Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: People did not vote for Sinn Féin-----
- Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: I have two points to make. First-----
- Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: There is no cheek here. Sinn Féin could have had the Assembly up and running for the last period-----
- Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: This is typical of Sinn Féin-----
- Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: I am going to stick to my point. Senator Ó Donnghaile may wish to divert the debate in other directions. Sinn Féin-----
- Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: Sinn Féin could have had the Assembly up and running for the last number of months. Its members were democratically elected to get the Assembly up and running.
- Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: The party abdicated its responsibility.
- Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: No. The party abdicated its responsibility. The majority in the North voted to remain and Sinn Féin was within its democratic right to take its seats in Westminster and to vote for remain.
- Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: These are two aspects-----
- Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: With all due respect, my time was eaten into by others.
- Seanad: Brexit: Motion (22 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: The DUP is equally culpable in not having the Assembly up and running. I hope there will be a re-run of the referendum in the UK. Failing that, I hope that Mrs. Theresa May will get this withdrawal agreement through her party and through the House of Commons and that we can negotiate a future relationship which, in substance, is unchanged. There are SMEs and farmers all over this country...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: Senator Leyden is making mischief. That is all he is doing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: If I am permitted.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: I want to make my contribution in a climate where we can talk about this topic. I acknowledge the fact that premiums have gone down, but we are still hearing from people who are having issues with them. The Minister of State is well aware of that. The debate on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 currently going through the Seanad is being dominated by two individuals. That...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: This database is about claims. That is very important. Will there be any database which will give an analysis of what individual companies are charging on average across a range of areas? I am referring to premiums.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that. I know that is not what this is for but I am concerned about the transparency aspect. What would be in this database?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Cost of Insurance Working Group Update: Discussion (15 Nov 2018)
Kieran O'Donnell: On the first point, the Minister of State spoke about premiums. Was he referring to premiums relating to a specific claim or to premiums generally?