Results 241-260 of 4,773 for speaker:Paudie Coffey
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: Their idea of balance is different from ours.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: Does the Senator have a question for the Leader?
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: While the debate on the financial turmoil continues, there are still human issues to be addressed, one of which is the roll out of BreastCheck. Waterford city, with a population of over 50,000, is one of the largest urban centres of the country. Senator MacSharry referred to the commitment of the HSE, but in a letter to the South Eastern Cancer Foundation just before the general election in...
- Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: Will this Bill give local authorities that facility?
- Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: I agree.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: Today is a watershed for the country. A new realism is striking home and we will see that reflected in the budget to be announced later today. It is a watershed financially and socially. All public representatives agree that there is a new climate that is tough and difficult. I refer to middle Ireland as those with good working jobs who are now under pressure and under threat. They have...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: I am glad someone is in a generous mood today.
- Seanad: Volunteering in Irish Society: Statements (14 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I acknowledge that this important matter is being debated here, as I hope it will be at a future date in the lower House. It is important to recognise the value of volunteerism in society and it might be helpful to remind all levels of officialdom that they also should value it. People can become smug in their jobs and can forget the workload...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: The Senator is trying to muddy the waters.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: These are just deflection tactics.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: The Senator is out of order.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: He did not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: No, we are not going to buy that now.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: The people decided that.
- Seanad: Child Care Services: Statements (Resumed) (21 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: I, too, welcome the Minister to this House for this important debate. I glad to have an opportunity to make a contribution as a parent myself and on behalf of many parents of my generation, and younger, who are now faced with huge challenges in the present economic climate, not only to remain sustainable in their own family lives, but also to give their children an upbringing as good as, if...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: That is a new low.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: The Senator is in denial now.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: The Senator is attacking our elderly.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Paudie Coffey: I support the calls by Senators Leyden and Daly urging support for regional airports. It amuses me to note, however, that they raise local and regional issues in the House but boast that they will deal with matters of national concern through their parliamentary party. This is parish-pump politics of the highest order. Let me speak on behalf of the groups most dependent on the State for...