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Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)

Paul Coghlan: Allegations, please.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)

Paul Coghlan: The allegations made by those oppose were unfounded. They did not substantiate a single one.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I am fully supportive of Senator Norris's proposal that the Committee on Procedure and Privileges invite Pope Francis to the House. We will have further discussion on this matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I congratulate the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, on decisions taken at yesterday's ECOFIN meeting on bank resolution measures, banking union, security of deposits and so forth. I understand the nature of politicians as much as anyone else does. In that context, I refer to serious allegations made about the National Asset Management Agency. Nothing has been proven and much of...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)

Paul Coghlan: Of course it is.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)

Paul Coghlan: As a lawyer, Senator Higgins is well aware that this is a democracy based on law and we are all governed by the law. As citizens, we have a duty to report information of which we become aware.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I congratulated the Senator on doing so yesterday. Other than that, the milking of this issue we have seen for publicity purposes is a form of Ballymagash politics.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)

Paul Coghlan: We must disapprove of that type of politics.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I welcomed the publication of Senator Daly's Bill, which we will study. Serious matters are at issue, as all Senators will accept, and they are under investigation. Our policy should be one of shut mouths.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I think the Senator understands me.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator knows I have great respect for him.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I wish to voice my concern at the situation which could develop at Liebherr (Ireland) Limited in Killarney. It appears that a majority of the 300 workers there who are members of SIPTU have voted against a resolution. There are over 670 people employed at the plant, on an average of €55,000 per annum. I appeal to everybody involved to step back from the brink. I also appeal to...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator should tell us what Gerry has in mind for him.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Coastal Erosion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, to the House, and I know his concern about these matters as I have heard him speaking about the €45 million fund that is available. He has stated that much more funding must be allocated. I know the efforts that he and his Department are making to obtain further funds from Europe with regard to the disaster that struck in recent...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Coastal Erosion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Only a year ago, I would say.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Coastal Erosion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I thank the Minister of State. He referred to the natural erosion that occurs on the entire spit. Nature will have its way, so to speak. We must be concerned about the people who live in the area in so far as some remedial defences could be provided for them to prevent further erosion by the sea. Perhaps some defensive work could be carried out, in particular where the road meets the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Coastal Erosion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Yes.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Coastal Erosion (15 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I have received a communication from the Kerry county manager, Tom Curran, and I will communicate with him. I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Like everyone else, I share the natural concern that has been expressed about the Liebherr plant in Killarney. Some 160 of its 670 employees voted in a ballot to reject a recommendation of the Labour Court. This is a serious matter. The company, which has been operating in Killarney since 1958, has been a kind and generous benefactor to Killarney and the wider region and continues to...