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Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Burke should explain that he is talking about accountants, not barristers.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: I will be happy if, as politicians, we will all be free to continue to act in the public interest. It would be wrong if politicians could not talk to each other, as we do, in the public interest, be it in respect of a specific case or a general one. It is very important that our ability to do so be protected. From what Senator Donohoe and others have stated, it is protected and we should...

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: And in the public interest.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: The experiences of Senator Leyden.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Yes, if the person so wishes.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: We are being righteous in the public interest.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: We have publicised it here.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: I share the delight at the release of Fr. Sinnott and congratulate everyone involved in helping to bring it about. It is wonderful for his family and for the Columbans. One hopes they can get on with the very good and useful work they are doing in so many far-flung places, especially in the Philippines, in a more peaceful way. I share the concerns regarding NAMA. We had reservations about...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: To add to the comments of Senator Cummins and many others, the Minister must urgently clarify his position beyond doubt. Having listened briefly to an interview he gave on the "News at One", while I do not believe he has blinked — to use Senator Ross's term — the leaks indicate that the bank has engaged in a pre-emptive strike. The proposed dual role for the chairman gives rise to...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: The juicier the leak, the higher the source.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: The matter I raise was discussed in the House yesterday. Following the comments made by Senators Fitzgerald and O'Toole, it is more important than ever that the Minister for Finance clarify beyond doubt his position on all outstanding banking questions. I understand a salary limit was imposed on the banks as part of the banking guarantee scheme passed into law in the Houses. Is the limit...

Seanad: ^ Bio-fuel Obligation Scheme: Motion. ^ (18 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Amendments Nos. 28 and 29 are being discussed together. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Finneran. Senator Alex White was in possession. In his absence, I call Senator Coffey.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: I strongly support the amendment. Senator Mullen eloquently laid out the reasons it would fit with the provision of broadband and the other ancillary services required in a state of reasonable size. It makes sense to promote such facilities to encourage a healthy lifestyle through the provision of physical activity within any estate of a reasonable size. Without labouring the point,...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: I remind the House that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, when he introduced this Bill, rightly made a point of the fact that planning is about people and the provision of what is necessary by way of infrastructure and otherwise. What more than this is necessary to promote a more active and healthy lifestyle? This is totally in keeping with what the Minister...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Does the Deputy Leader have any information regarding the Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009? It has been a considerable time since its Second Stage. When is it intended to have Committee Stage? The Bill's necessity has waned because of the state of the market and so on, but the regulatory body provided for under the Bill exists in shadow form in plush offices in Navan with nothing...

Seanad: Pre-Budget Outlook: Statements (1 Dec 2009)

Paul Coghlan: I am glad to have the opportunity to say few words in this debate. I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his contribution. I can identify with much of what Senator Ó Murchú said on the issue. There is no doubt we all have a vested interest in returning the economy to sustainable growth as quickly as possible. As the Minister of State pointed out, everybody has been and will...