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Seanad: Order of Business. (21 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I will talk to the Leader on the margins.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: Are we at a fault line?

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I wish to share time with Senator Bannon.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister. I sympathise with him, because not for the first time, he has drawn the short straw. I stated on the Order of Business that the supposed amendment to the motion is a subterfuge. There is no commitment in the programme for Government with regard to the reintroduction of tuition fees. I heard the able Senators Fitzgerald and Ormonde do their best – they are good...

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: This so-called amendment – which contains many pious platitudes – is a fig leaf that they are flying as a flag of convenience.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Fitzgerald, that feisty fighter, admitted that the Members opposite are riddled with inconsistencies and divisions.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I accept that, in the name of democracy, they tried to put a healthy gloss on it as something we should all accept. Senator Dardis said other things and was full of gravitas—

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: —but much of what he said is hot air. If I might dwell on the Senator's contribution, it should carry a health warning for all in Fianna Fáil. When the Progressive Democrats have views on matters, they hold them strongly to them. What Fianna Fáil is doing is flawed and the party is going off half-cocked. This is why the amendment is a fig leaf. That other able man from the Progressive...

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements (Resumed). - Third Level Fees: Motion. (21 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: —proceed. When one wants cohesion in Government, this is not the way one initiates the debate. It must be conducted within Government in the first instance and we should not know anything about it. This issue is not being handled properly and that is why the Government's so-called amendment is a fig leaf. This issue has sown much confusion. It is difficult for parents and students and has...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: It is hard when you are small, but it is something else to be peripheral and disadvantaged as well.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I am very glad to see a smile on the Leader's face and to note that she survived last night. She is in good shape. It was a misfortunate double whammy she suffered.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: My mind is boggled by all the things I have just heard with so many speakers behind me. There is a distinguished fellow Kerryman behind me. I detected a smile on Deputy Healy-Rae's face last night and a new spring in his step. When does the Leader expect normal service to resume? There is something of an each way bet in the air and hints of a former climate. If in doubt—

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I wish to agree with Senator Brian Hayes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: That might not be the worst thing. It might do the country some good.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I support the calls of Senator Brian Hayes for a debate on tourism and prices. As Senator O'Toole said, suppliers are losing out and there has to be an examination of what happens beyond the farm gate. A spokesperson said this morning regarding the groceries order that the experts are not agreed. I agree strongly with Senators Leyden, Finucane and Norris that our climate and culture of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: Including three other women.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I apologise.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I like to be good-humoured.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I am not sure whether the Leader's illustrious predecessor would agree with everything Senator White said.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: The House met quite often when the Leader's predecessor held the office. However, I acknowledge that the current Leader has got twice as many Bills into the House as previously and we congratulate her on that. I support Senator Finucane's request that the Leader ask the Tánaiste to come before the House for a debate on prices. There is a lot of variety here and we have a big problem in the...