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Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator is having great fun.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Easy now. The Senator should not get carried away.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Bacik raised two very interesting and important items this morning. The first was the community courts about which the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality had a very interesting session last week when, unfortunately, we were very busy here and many of us were unable to attend. I was very taken with the advice and arguments of Judge Michael Reilly, our inspector of...

Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: With respect, with respect------

Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: The House will decide.

Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I will explain it when I make my contribution.

Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State and I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this matter. I wish to point out to my learned colleague opposite, Senator Byrne, that we are completely free of any outside interference. The CPP of the Seanad met - a gathering at which I was present - and recommended these new Standing Orders as being necessary. The most senior official of the...

Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: These proposals relate only to Standing Orders and not to anything else.

Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Correct.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I am also afraid that the apparent or alleged surveillance of the Garda Ombudsman's office may turn out to be a bag of wind or a bottle of smoke. I am inclined to agree with Senator Bacik that until there is much more clarity and detail - and, at a minimum, until we hear the Minister's statement and until we establish whether there has been bugging - we should not go near the issue. We...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: We all regret that we are not sitting on Thursdays, but the Leader has explained the reasons several times.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Until we have concrete business, we should not be adding to the wind on Thursdays. Senators all have good representational and other work to be dealing with and they may get on with it. Many Senators want to spend more time in their alleged constituencies than in this House, so let us get on with the work and not be adding to the wind.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I hope it is Killarney being as objective as ever.

Seanad: Public Sector Reform: Statements (11 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Were Senators Sean Barrett and Feargal Quinn indicating that they would share time?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: There was none.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I will do my best.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: That is for sure.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (12 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I can agree totally with Senator Daly today and with everything that has been said. It is all very true. Tom, as has been said, was a man of great wit and humour. He was a true friend and a man whose smile always led to a very good chat. He was pleasant and always very easy to get on with. I served with him here from 1997 until 2002. One of my greatest honours was being a member of the...

Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the important subjects brought before the House by Senator Norris this evening. I support the well thought out and well constructed amendment to the motion from Senator Norris.

Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Reform of the Irish political system is an issue that has been debated in both Houses of the Oireachtas a number of times in recent years. This Government will continue to introduce political reform which will improve our political system by making it more effective, efficient and economical. In answer to the main question posed by Senator Norris at the beginning of this debate, I believe...