Results 261-280 of 3,241 for speaker:Brian Ó Domhnaill

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (7 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I am bitterly disappointed with the response. An internal memo sent by a Department official to the then Minister for Education and Skills, Mary Coughlan, on 12 January 2011, outlined three options for the project. The final option, the least favourable, although it is preferable to the response tonight, was that if planning was refused - it was - the Department of Education and Skills...

Seanad: Jobs Initiative and Competitiveness: Statements (8 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I propose to share time with Senator Marc MacSharry. I welcome the Minister of State and I am delighted the Government has taken the initiative to appoint a Minister of State with responsibility for the small business sector. The Minister of State outlined that there are 250,000 small businesses here, employing approximately 700,000 people. It is vitally important to the Irish economy and...

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Without going over the ground covered in Senator Diarmuid Wilson's concise presentation, I want to add to what he has said about the position being adopted by the Government. The Government parties seem to be acting in isolation, with the Labour Party expressing one view and Fine Gael expressing another. There is no coherence on the issues of water charges and the domestic utility charge....

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Minister should do away with it.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Will there be a utility charge or domestic rates?

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I would welcome the fact that there will be no charge until 2014.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: On a point of order, the issue we raised in the motion has not been addressed at all. In November last year, before the last election, Fianna Fáil was up-front with the people about introducing a water charge only after meters were installed. The motion brought forward by Fianna Fáil Senators-----

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The motion concerns a household utility charge, which was not in our election manifesto. There will be a household utility charge from January and there has been no clarification in the Minister's address.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: What would Sinn Féin do?

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: There must be a stash of money somewhere.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I will always respect democracy.

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: What about the cuts made 100 miles up the road?

Seanad: Water Charges: Motion (8 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: They are being crucified in the North also where the Senator's party is in power.

Seanad: Progress on the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language: Statements (9 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Tá lúcháir orm go bhfuil an tAire Stáit anseo inniu, comhghleacaí ó mo dháilcheantar féin agus ón cheantar a bhfuil mé féin i mo chónaí ann thuas, cé bhfuil sé i bparóiste Ghaoth Dobhair agus mise i bparóiste ansin i nGort a' Choirce. Tá lúcháir orm bheith ábalta a rá go bhfuil an tAire Stáit sa phost ina bhfuil sé; tá sé tuilte aige mar tá go leor obair déanta...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Statements (14 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach as an deis cúpla focal a rá i dtaca leis an díospóireacht tábhachtach seo ar na hacmhainní atá ar fáil ón Stát agus ón Roinn do scoileanna agus, go háirithe, do micléinn a bhfuil riachtanais speisialta foghlama acu. Creidimid uilig, ar ghach taobh den Teach, go bhfuil sé tábhachtach na háiseanna ceart a chur ar fáil do dhaoine nach...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I would like the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to attend the Seanad to discuss the irregularities in the service provided at the Passport Office on Molesworth Street and the difficulties many members of the public are experiencing in trying to have the telephone answered to find out the exact fee for obtaining a passport at a quicker rate, as well as the service available to...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I ask the Leader to arrange an urgent debate on agriculture and fisheries. Perhaps we could have both debates on the same day, if possible. If money is available from Europe, I fail to understand why it is not being drawn down. The Minister should explain the position to this House.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (15 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: It is good to see the Minister of State, Deputy Hayes, in the Chamber for the discussion on the Finance (No. 2) Bill which will give legal effect to some of the initiatives in the jobs initiative programme introduced by the Government. I join some of my colleagues in welcoming many aspects of the legislation, some sections in particular, for example, the proposed elimination of the air travel...

Seanad: Fire Stations (22 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I wish to raise the issue of three fire stations in my constituency of Donegal South-West which are in urgent need of upgrading or replacement. The stations, which are located in Gleann Cholm Cille, Ballyshannon and Bundoran, are vital to the local populations they serve as well as to the increased populations in these areas during the summer months. The smallest of the three stations,...

Seanad: Fire Stations (22 Jun 2011)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I have a question and a point of order as well. I did not say that two fire stations were approved but what I did say, categorically, is that the previous Minister whom I lobbied extensively, as did the previous Tánaiste, asked the county council to forward two site proposals for two new fire stations, one in Bundoran and the other in Ballyshannon. They were forwarded by the council....