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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Second Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Paudie Coffey: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan. Senator McDowell was in possession.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Paudie Coffey: I ask the Senator to please stick to discussing the amendment.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Paudie Coffey: I ask the Senator to continue, without interruption. It is okay, Minister. The amendment is about the right of Government to advise the President, just to remind the Senator.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Paudie Coffey: I am just reminding the Senator.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Paudie Coffey: Excuse me. I am not hassling the Senator.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Paudie Coffey: I am chairing this session of the Seanad. I am not hassling the Senator. I have just stated that the Senator should be allowed to continue without interruption; I am supporting him.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Paudie Coffey: Correct.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Paudie Coffey: Correct.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Paudie Coffey: With respect, I ask the Senator and the Minister to respect the Chair. I have asked Senator McDowell to continue without interruption. That is a message from the Chair to Senators and the Minister. I ask the Senator to continue.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Paudie Coffey: I ask both the Minister and Senator to respect the Chair and to speak through the Chair.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Feb 2019)

Paudie Coffey: Through the Chair, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural and Community Businesses, Smart Communities and Remote Working: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome all the delegations that have come here this morning to share their experiences and offer advice to us as policymakers. On this committee, our particular concern is regional and rural areas and how we can sustain livelihoods in those regions. For the record, I acknowledge the work of Enterprise Ireland over the past number of years. According to the recorded figures for 2018,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural and Community Businesses, Smart Communities and Remote Working: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Paudie Coffey: We would need to get the Minister back in to discuss all of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural and Community Businesses, Smart Communities and Remote Working: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2019)

Paudie Coffey: Mr. Christal made some points about collaboration and co-ordination. Often in committees such as this we bring in representatives of agencies who, with the greatest of respect, often work in silos. There is co-ordination but only to a certain degree. Who leads the collaboration and steps up to say they will lead this and make it happen? It should be the likes of Enterprise Ireland, but I...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (12 Mar 2019)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, to the House for what is a sad but important debate on the Bill before us. These are grave and serious political times. They cause a huge weight of concern for our citizens, both North and South. It reminds me of just over ten years ago when we were legislating for the bailout, the upheaval of that time, the consequences that followed and...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (12 Mar 2019)

Paudie Coffey: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (12 Mar 2019)

Paudie Coffey: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)

Paudie Coffey: Amendments Nos. 15 and 28 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Mar 2019)

Paudie Coffey: The Senator is just reading that out.