Results 181-200 of 566 for speaker:Niall Ó Brolcháin

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: It is appropriate that there would be a debate. However, I want to make the important point that lessons need to be learned from these issues relating to the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. I am sick and tired of listening to these debates as if Dublin were the only place on the planet. Many projects in other ports such as Cork, Galway and Waterford are also important. Mistakes...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: The Senator wants to abolish this House.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I certainly will not hyperventilate but the level of hot air coming from the opposite direction is causing global warming.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I wish to refer to the positive resolution to the agreement on pay talks. I hope it will lead to people being able to get their passports in the next while. This is an extremely important development. Some people are talking negatively about the economy but I very much resonate with what Senator Ó Murchú said. We must be positive in these difficult times. I invoke the spirit of T. K....

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: Regarding the western rail corridor, I had the great honour yesterday of travelling on the train from Limerick to Galway, the first train to travel on that track in 34 years. A number of Ministers were on board that train. Therefore, people who say that only negative things are happening are wrong. I agree this is a major development. We are talking about historic days and yesterday was a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I call for a debate on our railways. Unfortunately Senator Healy Eames could not make it for the opening yesterday but I heard the Minister announce in the Great Southern Hotel there would be a station at Oranmore.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I was delighted to hear that. The Minister announced that would happen.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: There is much good news in this regard.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I was in Waterford at the weekend and heard that there is some question over the Waterford to Limerick Junction rail link. We need to examine that and to have a debate on our railways. We cannot open one railway and close another. We do not close too many roads. In fact, we are building many new ones. Railways are a vital piece of infrastructure. We need a debate on them at which the...

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Statements. (30 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: Good for Senator Norris.

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Statements. (30 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I very much welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Mary White. I hope she lives up to the great things expected of her. She has responsibility for equality and integration matters and it is great that she is in the House today. The first issue I wish to address briefly is that this debate was largely been called for by the female Members of the House who account for roughly 20% of its...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I will lift my sorry backside off the seat. I accept the public is reeling from hearing bad news after bad news.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I welcome the debate that is to take place later today on the banks. We should also have a debate on the issue of how the matter is being reported in the media. I see a difficult situation arising. In the past we had hyper positive reporting of just about everything to do with our economy and anybody who said anything negative was pilloried or heralded as a prophet of doom. Now, however,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: We should discuss that. The stories about this country should not just be bad news stories.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: You do not understand.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: He rolled it back because he knew it was the wrong decision.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: Turkeys should not vote for Christmas.

Seanad: Lost at Scheme: Motion. (31 Mar 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Connick, who is a proud New Ross man. He is very welcome. I concur with Senator Boyle's assessment of the matter. The relationship between the Ombudsman and the Houses of the Oireachtas is the key issue. The section of the relevant Act setting out how the Oireachtas should deal with the Ombudsman's reports seems to be slightly vague. Ms O'Reilly...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: I ask the Leader to continue to hold important and welcome debates on banking. I concur with Senator Healy Eames that children with special needs are a priority. As I have stated previously, I am the father of a child with special needs. The Seanad must push the issue of speech and language therapy as far as possible. While I agree with the Senator on the need to prioritise special needs,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Niall Ó Brolcháin: The two issues do not need to be brought together.