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Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: May happy relations long continue. It is delightful to hear Senator Darragh O'Brien state that Balbriggan's need is beyond doubt and therefore there is no argument about it. However, the Senator is being unnecessarily pernickety about the site. It is obvious the Minister, Deputy Reilly, has no personal gain or interest in this matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I accept what Senator Darragh O'Brien said.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: No. We should all butt out of this and allow the health people to get on with it, which is what the Minister wants to do.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: We should not get into arguments about this. We do not need a confidence debate in this House. The Minister is a Member of the other House which has dealt with the issue. That is all I have to say.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: He has had another one.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: One would not want to be repetitive.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I subscribe totally to the view regarding the Chair's total fairness in all matters. I also join colleagues in welcoming the representatives of the farmers of Ireland to Dublin today. Having spoken to a number of them outside on the street and within the House, they know they have a very able advocate in the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Coveney, and that they have...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Hold on.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: That is a very respected paper but it is not always correct, no more than any other paper.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: We might have a debate on banking and sort out some of these matters.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator knows that is not correct and that developers are constrained by the law and rules.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: They were within the law.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Does the Senator want a second bite at the cherry?

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: We are constrained by the law that Fianna Fáil introduced.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I offer my sincere apologies, but I am being provoked.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: The Minister, Deputy Coveney, is dealing with this very issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I am grateful for the reminder.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: The Leas-Chathaoirleach has no control over the content of-----

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Yesterday I welcomed the good news story for the agrifood sector which came from the Kerry Group. It is a tremendous success under the dynamic leadership of its CEO, Stan McCarthy. However, today is a sad day for Irish business with the announcement that a receiver has been appointed to Bill Cullen's Glencullen Holdings. He spent 55 years in the motor trade and was a tremendous contributor...

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: That is not what happened.