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Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I very much welcome the package agreed by Cabinet this week for the Magdalen women, which is overdue. I wish the Taoiseach and the Minister of State, Deputy Donohoe, the very best at the EU summit in Ypres, the ceremony at the Menin Gate to mark 100 years since the start of the First World War and perhaps more important, in agreeing a strategic agenda to guide the EU for the next five-year...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: Yesterday we paid tribute to former Senator Martin McAleese which largely had to do with his detailed work on the Magdalen laundries report. We should be careful not to impugn his or his team's integrity. I believe they gave a fair and accurate assessment of what happened within the terms of reference. Yes, that was a huge blot on the State and certainly there were barbaric and horrific...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: ...to be associated with the deserved warm tributes to Senator McAleese. He is an extremely courteous and kind man, quiet, effective and easy to deal with. I salute the work he did in regard to the Magdalen laundries, which often took him away from the House and involved a lot of research and analysis. I look forward to the publication of the report and, with the Leader's help, its debate...