Results 4,841-4,860 of 12,886 for speaker:Paul Coghlan
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: Someone over there criticised the level of capital funding in the Department.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: The Minister has been quite prudent in regard to the management of all capital funds.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: The Senator should look at the circumstances behind it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: I agree with everything that was said about Tom McGrath, who is retiring. I wish him well. It was wonderful to hear the words of the Father of the House, Senator Norris, when he spoke of that great wartime national hero Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, a man who, with Sam Derry and others, was responsible for saving more than 6,500 lives. He was honoured by up to six countries at the time, but...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: The Senator should respect the ruling of the Chair.
- Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: A new mandate.
- Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister and thank him for his overview of this brief Bill. I recognise what the Minister is trying to achieve. Stabilising the cost of the public service is a goal we all share while at the same time supporting the democratic process by means of the support payments that are made to political parties for research, training and so forth. I welcome that because we all have...
- Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: It is not unknown for that to happen, as I well know. My point is that one is expected to be more available in the country and people are more inclined to approach their public representative, regardless of whether he or she is a Deputy, a Senator or a councillor. As Senator Norris said, the matter should be decided by an independent assessor or whoever is appropriate. We are not looking...
- Seanad: Oireachtas (Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: A workspace.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: We are debating amendment No. 1.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: I am concerned, as I am sure is every Member of the House, about a ruling Mr. Justice Henry Abbott made some time ago and which was released last night. He felt it incumbent on him to refer to entirely inappropriate interference, allegedly by another judge and a politician, in a family law case in which he had been involved. That is a serious matter, and it has been touched upon by those on...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: Given that the Minister stated he would prefer to see the money rolling in next year as it is a tax for next year and that Revenue allows it to be paid by lump sum on 21 March by cheque, surely there must be a way to allow a person to opt to pay a lump sum on 21 March by credit or debit card.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: With respect, is this not as safe as a cheque?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: I cannot understand-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: I cannot see why it cannot be paid by cheque, credit card or debit card.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: The customer can give-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: I do not mean cases where the customer is prepared to give Revenue the authority on the date to take the money.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: Revenue does not trust them to get in touch on that date to do it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Property Tax: Discussion with Revenue (7 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: If customers opt for this method now, Revenue does not trust them to do it on the date to get over the data protection issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: I find Senator MacSharry's suggestion worthy of merit and no doubt the Leader will comment on it. In light of the two financial scandals that have been highlighted in recent days involving Royal & Sun Alliance insurance and the credit unions, I believe it would be appropriate that we would review how the Central Bank handled both in order to see what lessons, if any, were learned...