Results 19,801-19,820 of 27,055 for speaker:Darragh O'Brien
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: I thank all of my party colleagues and those from across the House who contributed to this debate this evening. The Minister of State, Deputy English, suggested that we are debating affordability this evening because social housing and homelessness are being addressed but that is patently untrue. We are debating an affordable housing scheme because Fianna Fáil tabled a motion on it. I...
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: Tá bron orm-----
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: I am terribly sorry that the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government cannot take any legitimate criticism. What I am saying to him is that his plan is not working. He knows that.
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: Hold on one second. The Minister is in his job because we facilitate that. That is why he is there and he should have no doubt about it. I would prefer if he was more concerned about the 10,000 people who are homeless or about the people who cannot buy houses. I want to address the point made earlier that homelessness is not in this motion. We will be discussing homelessness in...
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: I got an acknowledgement. Is that it?
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: Excuse me?
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: I have not seen the Minister recently either. When was the last time he appeared before the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government?
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: When was the last time the Minister came into the housing committee?
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: I look forward to seeing the Minister there tomorrow. Am I to be allowed to conclude?
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: I was one of those Deputies.
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: It is not.
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: That is what I am saying.
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: I never objected to one.
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: What happened with the Labour Party in Fingal? It is a pity that Deputy Brendan Ryan is not here because he would tell the Deputy about it.
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: I have never objected to one.
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: How does the Deputy know that?
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: That is not true.
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: I read the Deputy's document. It is full of-----
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: We will be in the budget.
- Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (16 May 2018)
Darragh O'Brien: We will. Deputy Ó Broin will hear that.