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Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter: Statements (8 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I am bearing with the Senator.

Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter: Statements (8 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Local Government Accountability Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I acknowledge the sponsors of the Bill and the aims and objectives contained therein to support and enhance the role of councillors. Most of us were councillors for a number of years and bring that experience to the House.I acknowledge the work of councillors who are, in a democracy, the closest elected representatives to the citizens. It is important that we acknowledge the mandate of...

Seanad: Local Government Accountability Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Local Government Accountability Bill 2018: Second Stage (9 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: Hear, hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Review of Programmes of the Department of Rural and Community Development: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: The country was broke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Review of Programmes of the Department of Rural and Community Development: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: Go easy now.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I move amendment No. 2:To delete all words after “That Seanad Eireann:” and substitute the following: acknowledges: - that the Irish coastal and marine environment has a high natural capital and provide valuable services for all parts of the country and economy, including in the areas of tourism, heritage and cultural amenity, transportation and communications, food...

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: On a point of information, I know Senator Craughwell is currently in the Chair, but is it possible for us to get the wording of his amendment so that we can consider it properly?

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I have listened to the debate very carefully. We do recognise the significance of this motion and I have spoken at length on that. The issues that concern ourselves and the Government do remain regarding the lack of consultation and engagement with stakeholders.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: It is very serious to unilaterally make decisions that impact on agreements and negotiations we have made with our European partners in terms of the Common Fisheries Policy. We do know that we need sustainable environmental protections for our marine biodiversity as well as on land. The Minister of State has outlined in a very strong way that he proposes to bring legislation forward in the...

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: We feel it is the right thing to do in the interests of all stakeholders. We are not playing politics with our environment. I do not say for one moment that Senator Grace O'Sullivan is doing so. I know her passion and commitment over many years, long before she got into politics. However, I do believe some others might be using an opportunity here. We feel we are doing what is right by...

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: Yes.

Seanad: Marine Protection: Motion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: Next Tuesday at 2.30 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Flooding at Ballycar on the Galway-Limerick Railway and Investment in Heavy Rail: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome all of the officials from the various agencies to the meeting. It is important that we discuss and debate the issues of concern to committee members and, indeed, the wider public. When we consider our national transport routes, whether they are motorways or rail networks, it is important that we acknowledge and identify where problems arise. That is why we are discussing the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Flooding at Ballycar on the Galway-Limerick Railway and Investment in Heavy Rail: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I ask that each agency nominate a representative to a working group in the interim period to see what the avenues are. If money is the problem, let them identify it as such and let us look for the funding under the national development plan or whatever. This is a national asset. It is a national primary route in the rail network and it needs to be supported. If there is a problem, we need...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Flooding at Ballycar on the Galway-Limerick Railway and Investment in Heavy Rail: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I am conscious of the review and I am aware there are question marks regarding the Waterford to Limerick railway also. I refer back to Project Ireland 2040. If the population projections for the five regional cities of the State and the increased populations in their hinterlands are not taken into account in the review, then the review is not bona fide. Project Ireland 2040 is an ambitious...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (12 Jun 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials to the House to deal with this significant planning legislation. I believe we all want to achieve the same objective in having a coherent and transparent planning system that is properly regulated. The legislation, which we debated at length on Committee Stage, provided for much of what we expected with respect to having a planning...

Seanad: Marine Spatial Planning: Statements (12 Jun 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this critical debate, which follows on from our earlier discussion on the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016. As an island nation, it is important that we place a great deal of significance on our plans to sustain the resources of our surrounding marine environment. As the Minister of State has acknowledged, much of the groundwork in...

Seanad: Marine Spatial Planning: Statements (12 Jun 2018)

Paudie Coffey: They do not recognise boundaries.