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Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: I strongly support the amendment proposed to the Order of Business. This is a recurring theme because there were breaches in all five of the financial institutions participating in NAMA, not only Irish Nationwide Building Society. The State is making considerable efforts to get the banking system back working again in order that credit can be made available to those persons and businesses...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: An absolute assurance.

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (21 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: ): Amendments Nos. 42 and 43 are related and will be discussed together.

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (21 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: ): Amendments Nos. 57 and 58 are related and will be discussed together.

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (21 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: ): Government amendment No. 64 has been already discussed with amendment No. 11. Government amendment No. 64: In page 83, subsection (2), line 44, to delete ", or all the licences,". Amendment agreed to. Section 89, as amended, agreed to. SECTION 90.

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (21 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: ): Amendment Nos. 65 and 66 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Government amendment No. 65: In page 85, subsection (1)(a), line 13, after "Authority" to insert the following: "and the conditions (if any) attaching to such classes of licences".

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (21 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: ): Government amendment No. 67 has been already discussed with amendment No. 44. Government amendment No. 67: In page 86, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following subsection: "(3) The Authority shall not prescribe an offence for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of "material matter" in section 41(4) unless it is satisfied that the offence is of a kind that is so remote...

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (21 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: ): Government amendments Nos. 68, 69 and 70 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Government amendment No. 68: In page 87, before section 93, to insert the following new section: 93.—In the transitional provisions— "Act of 1947" means the Auctioneers and House Agents Act 1947; "final determination", in relation to an application under section 30 referred to in section...

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (21 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: ): Government amendments Nos. 71 and 72 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Government amendment No. 71: In page 94, to delete line 21, and substitute the following: "7. The oral hearing shall be held otherwise than in public unless— (a) the licensee to whom the investigation concerned relates or, if the investigation arose in consequence of the receipt of a complaint,...

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (21 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: ): Government amendment No. 72 has been already discussed with amendment No. 71. Government amendment No. 72: In page 106, to delete lines 28 and 29, and substitute the following: "28. Sittings of the Appeal Board shall be held otherwise than in public unless— (a) the Authority, the appellant or, if paragraph 18 is applicable, the other party to the complaint makes a request in writing to...

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (21 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: ): Government amendments Nos. 73 to 82, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Government amendment No. 73: In page 110, line 5, to delete "sections 51, 52, 75 to 79, 84 and 93" and substitute the following: "sections 45, 51, 52, 75 to 79, 84 and 93 to 95".

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (21 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: ): Government amendments Nos. 83 to 87, inclusive, are cognate and may be discussed together by agreement. Government amendment No. 83: In page 114, line 12, after "that" to insert "first-mentioned".

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (21 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: ): When is it proposed to take Report Stage?

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: So that they will not be muzzled.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: Given the results achieved following the expression of outrage at what was attempted in the Bank of Ireland by way of the pension top-up, both Houses rightly expressed their outrage at what was proposed and the right result was achieved. This should never have happened as the top-up was ridiculous at this time and completely insensitive, given all the other matters in the State. I know...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: I also welcome the developments at Bank of Ireland in the last day or so. We need clarification of that in light of the increased State stakeholding from 16% to 36.5%. Is it intended to appoint further public interest directors? Perhaps some others might be removed because of conflicts of interest. I welcome the capital requirement situation and the paying back to the State, buying out of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: Perhaps it will, but we will accept enlightenment by the Leader now. There are also the regulator's new proposals on probity, fitness and competence, which are most welcome. We need further information on all of these matters.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: Fianna Fáil is missing Senator Leyden today.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Apr 2010)

Paul Coghlan: I second the amendment proposed to the Order of Business.