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Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: I add my words of support to the remarks of Senator Fitzgerald, especially in regard to the brutal and horrific slaying of the innocent Shane Geoghegan in Limerick. Will the Leader report to this House on the decisions and actions decided upon as a result of the meeting today between the Taoiseach, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, and the Garda Commissioner in respect of...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: I appreciate that but my request is that the Leader address the House on this matter because he is the conduit between the Seanad and the Government. The House deserves to hear from the Leader on the up-to-date information that I presume he has.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: I do not wish to take from any of the issues that Senator O'Donovan has raised. However, Senator Twomey made a useful suggestion, as evidenced by the fact that many other Senators spoke on it. Unfortunately, there is no more important subject for the House to address than gangland crime. As an obliging man, I am sure the Leader will be prepared to accommodate a debate to allow Senators to...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: When are we likely to see that Bill? I do not recall the Leader indicating when it is intended to introduce it. A considerable period has elapsed since the House debated the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill, a Seanad Bill which is included on the Dáil Order Paper. Does the Government intend to make a major amendment to the legislation which has not yet been prepared or what is...

Seanad: Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report 2007: Statements (12 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister and thank him for being present for the debate on the important matter of the annual report of the Criminal Assets Bureau. Of the bodies under his aegis the CAB is probably the one with which the Minister is happiest because, overall, it is a good news story. I endorse what the Minister and all the Senators have said. I did not know about Deputy Tony Gregory's...

Seanad: Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report 2007: Statements (12 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: Despite all their verbal jousts.

Seanad: Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report 2007: Statements (12 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: Absolutely.

Seanad: Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report 2007: Statements (12 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: The Minister is right.

Seanad: Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report 2007: Statements (12 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: I did not mean a separate CAB but a separate office there.

Seanad: Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report 2007: Statements (12 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: That is correct.

Seanad: Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report 2007: Statements (12 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: I, too, am grateful to the Minister for his comprehensive response to everything that was raised. Will he confirm that he will continue with the policy of not tying the hands of CAB or the gardaí in tackling the drug overlords and gangland crime and that he will be continually responsive to the ongoing need for resources in this area? I would like the Minister to comment on the direction...

Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: Order, please. Senator Ó Domhnaill asked a rhetorical question.

Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: Allow Senator Ó Domhnaill to continue without interruption, please.

Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: Allow the Senator Ó Domhnaill to conclude as he has only 30 seconds left.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: I strongly support the points made by Senators Fitzgerald and O'Toole on the urgent need for the House to be seen to debate current topical issues of national importance, not only the issue of gangland crime but also the economy. As Senator Norris noted, the House had a useful debate on the Criminal Assets Bureau yesterday. I acknowledge the valiant efforts of Deputy Tony Gregory and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: I share the views of Senators Fitzgerald, O'Toole and many others regarding the economy and the banking system. The collapse of bank share prices reinforces the need for Government action if we are to oil the wheels of industry and commerce once more. As many Senators have said, matters are simply not progressing. The do nothing or wait-and-see policies of the Government are clearly...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: Is the Leader aware of when the PricewaterhouseCoopers report will be available to the powers that be? This seems to be part of the cause of the log jam.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: The situation is very urgent. The Leader should make a statement and there should be an urgent debate on the economy to encompass all these matters.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: These late night crisis meetings regarding the banking situation are not doing us any good and I suggest there has been too much delay. Everybody has made the case for a banking debate and a debate on the wider economy. We are all concerned about the economy and the future of business within our economy. We need to know whether the Government has in mind a State rescue plan or is it...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2008)

Paul Coghlan: The report is not in yet.