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Seanad: Minimum Custodial Periods upon Conviction for Murder Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Hear, hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Vacant Housing (Refurbishment) Bill 2017: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome Deputy Cowen's submission to the committee. There is much merit in what he proposes in the Bill. I believe we are all agreed there is too much vacant stock, be it commercial or residential, in our towns, cities and villages. Given the fact that the houses are already serviced, it makes sense to try to bring a renewed focus on how to bring them back into use. A Bill such as this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Vacant Housing (Refurbishment) Bill 2017: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: I thank all the witnesses for attending. We had a very interesting engagement with Deputy Cowen on the Bill earlier. I think we all agreed that compliance and standards should not be compromised and we all felt there is much merit in the Bill. It is very obvious, given the number of vacant properties in our cities, towns and villages, that something is not working. Practically, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Vacant Housing (Refurbishment) Bill 2017: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Conservation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Vacant Housing (Refurbishment) Bill 2017: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: No. That is fair enough.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Do not worry about the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: I too want to be associated with the kind and good wishes to our former colleague, Denis Landy, who I am very sorry to hear has submitted his resignation from Seanad Éireann. Denis, who lives quite close to me on the other side of the Tipperary-Waterford border, was a stalwart Labour Party public representative and trade unionist. I wish him, his family and his Labour Party colleagues...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: The Charleton tribunal will be the proper forum and will not act as judge and jury in the way Sinn Féin does and has done-----

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: -----in supporting its IRA colleagues in kangaroo courts that we all know about.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Deputy Fitzgerald is a fine parliamentarian and I hope to see the day when she will be vindicated.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Sexual abuse and bullying. The party turned a blind eye to it. Máiría Cahill.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: I will not let Sinn Féin forget.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: We will not listen to hypocrites.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Hypocrites who wanted garda killers out of jail.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: We will put that right the next time.

Seanad: Instruction to Legal Counsel: Motion (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: I move:That Seanad Éireann, pursuant to section 4(2)(f)(v) of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Acts 2003 to 2015, hereby authorises the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission to instruct solicitor(s), Junior Counsel(s) and/or Senior Counsel(s) to conduct the defence of legal proceedings as against Members of Seanad Éireann, (Record No. 2017/10667 P), entitled: Joe Costello v The...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: It is the new Senators.

Seanad: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I also welcome the opportunity debate this Bill. I commend the Bill's sponsor, Senator Robbie Gallagher, on bringing it to the House because it is an example of how the Seanad can work together to identify problems and barriers felt by our citizens, bringing forth legislation that we can work on.As Senators are aware, legislation is not always...

Seanad: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (29 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Next Tuesday.