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Seanad: Order of Business. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: In regard to the Redundancy Payments Bill, I agree with Senator Ryan's point, specifically because of the situation with the assurances given to the workers of the Comerama plant in County Kilkenny. In regard to the matter raised by Senator Higgins, it would be both discriminatory and anti-rural if what Mr. Hynes proposed in respect of a two-tier pricing system in regard to postal services in...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill 2003: Second Stage. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Tánaiste to the House with this Bill. I join her in acknowledging the work of the social partners within the redundancy review group. I agree this shows the ability of the social partners to reach consensus, as they have done in the negotiations on the document, Sustaining Progress. The Bill is somewhat like the proverbial curate's egg – it is good in parts. Before I become...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 4: In subsection (2) to delete "and different days may be appointed for different purposes or different provisions" and substitute "and in any event not later than 1st December, 2003. Gremlins crept into the works at the printers. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I should explain that I too was somewhat remiss, because I meant that date,...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: Yes.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: It has already been corrected to 1 December 2002. I gather that—

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I cannot change what is contained in the amendment at this time but it may be possible to do so in the other House. There is a principle involved. For that reason I will be pressing the amendment.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I appreciate the Senator's kind offer.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: Talk to Deputy McGuinness.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator is an honest broker.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: Real and imaginary, all classes of cases.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I thank the Minister of State, the Tánaiste who provided an overview of the Bill at the outset and departmental officials. I omitted to mention that the Bill, which I described as being like the proverbial curate's egg, was in gestation for a short period. While I outlined its negative aspects, I welcome it in an overall sense as a measure that takes us out of the Dark Ages, as someone else...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I understood that certain funds had built up.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I saw a way out for Senator Leyden as funds may have been available from which the various ex gratia payments could have been made. I thank the Minister of State, his officials and everybody associated with the Bill.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I wish to raise with the Leader reports that the State is going to make land available to building developers for the purpose of constructing affordable housing, as well as other possibilities for freeing up land – such as a referendum on property rights – enhanced compulsory purchase orders and a "use it or lose it" clause in planning conditions attaching to grants or permissions. How...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: Many of us have proposed recently that the State should free up surplus land for local authorities. It should lay down strict conditions as to how local authorities should proceed. I am concerned about this and ask the Leader to arrange an urgent debate with the Minister of State with responsibility for housing. It is important that the matter is discussed. The intention seems good, but I do...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: The Leader is looking behind her and smiling.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: The Leader has a way with Ministers.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I formally second Senator O'Toole's proposed amendment to the Order of Business in regard to the schools building programme. I do not know who has been misleading who. I am not making allegations against anybody but there has been a frightful level of misinformation and the matter needs to be cleared up urgently. On a separate matter, will the Leader outline to the House, in so far as she may...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I support the call of Senator Brian Hayes to allow at least one hour extra for the debate in Private Members' time. The proposed amendment tonight looks like a bit of a subterfuge. There is no mention of fees and it does not address the subject matter of the motion. It talks about noting commitments in An Agreed Programme for Government, but that programme makes absolutely no mention of fees...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: Will we have an extra hour?