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Seanad: Report of Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments: Statements (24 Apr 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I thank her for her commitment, observations and views on this report. It is important we agree that we are dealing with this subject, given the seriousness of the report and the awful picture it painted. It is a report of profound significance, which arose out of the serious public concern in respect of allegations of corruption in respect...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I draw the attention of the Leader and the House to the recent Northern Executive and Assembly initiative whereby a levy is being placed on large retail properties with sizeable retail valuations, with the proceeds to be used to reduce rates for smaller businesses. We have heard Senator Denis Landy and many others speak about this issue in the recent past and all know how businesses are...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: That was not said.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Far be it from me to disagree with my friend and colleague, Senator Darragh O'Brien, leader of the Fianna Fáil group in the Seanad, in particular on a day like today when the Government launched its campaign for a "Yes" vote on the treaty. I am delighted the Senator and I are on the same side on this issue. However, with the greatest respect, while I did not hear what the Minister, Deputy...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: A "No" vote will have a damaging effect. The stability treaty is about good housekeeping, sensible budgeting and the insurance policy of having access to ESM funds, should we need it.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: A "No" vote will have a damaging effect on us. This is a no-brainer.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Senator O'Brien and I are on the same side. He need not rock the boat.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Senator O'Brien knows well what the Minister meant. He was merely being factual.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: The Minister did not mean what Senator O'Brien attributed to him.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: No.

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I compliment the Minister on the cautious way he is dealing with the sensitive issue of school patronage. He is aware of my concerns in this regard but he is giving due regard to the wishes of parents where a clear majority go in a certain direction. I am aware of one case in which Catholic parents are backing the Church of Ireland for patronage. That is positive and I wish the Minister...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I will resist the temptation to refer to NAMA. Instead I welcome a genuinely good news story on the white tailed sea eagles. As the House will be aware, a pair have settled and nested on an outcrop in Lough Derg, where they are hatching two eggs.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I am coming to that. These chicks were reared in Killarney on the shores of Lough Lene, from where they were released into the wild. There is growing interest in these birds.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: They are growing in importance and significance. I congratulate the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Deenihan, on his foresight in all heritage matters. The growing interest in these birds will be a boost to tourism. People are flocking in from all over and using their binoculars to see them. We have seen it in Killarney and it is already increasing the boat trips on...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: They will survive on the shores of Lough Leane.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: An additional amendment list has been circulated today and amendment No. a1 is in the names of Senators Norris and Zappone.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: We are dealing with an amendment No. a1.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I missed that word; I apologise. I am not used to indulgence, the giving or the granting of.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Is Senator Norris pressing the amendment?