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Seanad: Business of Seanad (6 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: Is this really a point of order?

Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for his rationale for this Bill. The nub of this matter is the provision of a satisfactory resolution or solution for this State of the promissory note issue. On that question, the necessary first step was the liquidation of the IBRC by NAMA bonds. In effect, the IBRC is being subsumed into NAMA. The Minister identified the risk straight...

Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: This is like something from a programme on TV3.

Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I do not. I have confidence in the Minister and I know the Senator also has confidence in him.

Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I hope they are not doing that on Red Bull.

Seanad: Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: That is not on the section.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: We heard it all last night.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: That is an exaggeration.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I urge the Senator to hold his whist a while.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: It is good to note Members are alert having been in the House until 6 a.m. That we have rehashed the issue debated last night is probably understandable.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I do, which goes without saying. As the Cathaoirleach might say, it is a sine qua non. We all know a deal was effectively negotiated which I hope will be signed off on today, but if not, we must be patient for a little longer. Much has been said about what was inherited from a previous Administration, including I think by Senator Mary White. It could have happened to any Administration...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I hope the deal is signed off on today or if not, it may take a while longer. I ask the Leader to arrange for a debate on whatever deal is agreed in Frankfurt.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I join with the Taoiseach and Tánaiste in expressing my sincere good wishes to the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, on his declaration yesterday of his intention to retire. This is something to which he gave much careful consideration. In common with the views of many others, I believe that his declaration arose from a deep sense of duty to the office he holds. He provided strong...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: He did not call on the Government, he called on the banks.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: That is a lot of money.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: That was more of a statement.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: We are all in the one boat.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: The President sent the Pope a letter.