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Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: We feel it is the right thing to do in the interests of all stakeholders. We are not playing politics with our environment. I do not say for one moment that Senator Grace O'Sullivan is doing so. I know her passion and commitment over many years, long before she got into politics. However, I do believe some others might be using an opportunity here. We feel we are doing what is right by...

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: Yes.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: Next Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Flooding at Ballycar on the Galway-Limerick Railway and Investment in Heavy Rail: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome all of the officials from the various agencies to the meeting. It is important that we discuss and debate the issues of concern to committee members and, indeed, the wider public. When we consider our national transport routes, whether they are motorways or rail networks, it is important that we acknowledge and identify where problems arise. That is why we are discussing the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Flooding at Ballycar on the Galway-Limerick Railway and Investment in Heavy Rail: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I ask that each agency nominate a representative to a working group in the interim period to see what the avenues are. If money is the problem, let them identify it as such and let us look for the funding under the national development plan or whatever. This is a national asset. It is a national primary route in the rail network and it needs to be supported. If there is a problem, we need...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Flooding at Ballycar on the Galway-Limerick Railway and Investment in Heavy Rail: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I am conscious of the review and I am aware there are question marks regarding the Waterford to Limerick railway also. I refer back to Project Ireland 2040. If the population projections for the five regional cities of the State and the increased populations in their hinterlands are not taken into account in the review, then the review is not bona fide. Project Ireland 2040 is an ambitious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Review of Programmes of the Department of Rural and Community Development: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: The country was broke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Review of Programmes of the Department of Rural and Community Development: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: Go easy now.

Seanad: Local Government Accountability Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I acknowledge the sponsors of the Bill and the aims and objectives contained therein to support and enhance the role of councillors. Most of us were councillors for a number of years and bring that experience to the House.I acknowledge the work of councillors who are, in a democracy, the closest elected representatives to the citizens. It is important that we acknowledge the mandate of...

Seanad: Local Government Accountability Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Local Government Accountability Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Civil Law (Costs in Probate Matters) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter: Statements (8 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I am sorry to interrupt the Minister of State. Are copies of the speech available to Senators?

Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter: Statements (8 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I will ask the ushers to circulate copies. I ask the Minister of State to please go ahead.

Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter: Statements (8 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I am bearing with the Senator.

Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter: Statements (8 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome my colleague, Deputy O'Donovan, to the House to continue this important debate. While it is important that we look forward strategically, we must do so in the context of where we have come from in the last ten years. While we would have loved to see capital expenditure in this country, we have to look at the reality of where this country found itself in 2008. I remember coming in...

Seanad: Education (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (2 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister to the House for Committee Stage of the Education (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill 2017.

Seanad: Education (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (2 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (1 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I, too, want to be associated with congratulating Senator Marshall on his election to the House. He brings a unique perspective.