Results 5,121-5,140 of 12,886 for speaker:Paul Coghlan
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)
Paul Coghlan: We should leave matters that are properly dealt with by the Committee of Public Accounts to the committee and anyone called to appear before it should attend. We are all agreed on that point. I have not read the reports.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)
Paul Coghlan: As regards the comments made by others referred to by Senator Darragh O'Brien, we should desist from playing the man and not the ball and bringing others into it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)
Paul Coghlan: I was not talking about that Minister. I have not read the comments to which Senator Darragh O'Brien refers. I welcome yesterday's announcement by the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, of a two year home building initiative, under which €68 million will be spent nationwide on new social housing. That is a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)
Paul Coghlan: I am talking about social housing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)
Paul Coghlan: I am not familiar with it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)
Paul Coghlan: Senator Leyden was a trail-blazer in his day.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)
Paul Coghlan: Is it in Rossport?
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)
Paul Coghlan: It is bigger than all of the others put together.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)
Paul Coghlan: That would have nothing to do with it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)
Paul Coghlan: There are much smaller staff numbers in Glenveagh National Park.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)
Paul Coghlan: It is still not enough.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)
Paul Coghlan: The Senator is not comparing like with like.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Paul Coghlan: A Chathaoirligh, I agree with your comments and those of the Leader and Senators MacSharry, Bacik and O'Donovan about our late colleague, Nicky McFadden, who was a brave person of magnificent courage. Please God there will be an occasion shortly to pay tribute to her more formally. I also agree with the suggestion of the Leader of the House and the Leader of the Opposition that the House...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)
Paul Coghlan: I would like to be associated with the remarks of the Leader and others in offering sympathy to Senator John Kelly on the sudden death of his father. We recently experienced the sad passing of our colleague, Nicky McFadden. I did not know the former Member, Sam McAughtry, who also died last week, but he was a great man and I often listened to him on radio. I do not understand the amendment,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)
Paul Coghlan: -----and she is a good person. Senators Sean D. Barrett and Terry Brennan referred to the reduction in the travel tax to zero from today, which is a great move. As has been said, last year, that of the The Gathering, was the greatest since 2008 for inbound tourism. We had the honour yesterday at the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Kilmainham of listening to Mr. Michael...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)
Paul Coghlan: In fairness, it is good. The Minister and Mr. O'Leary are at one in trying to secure much more direct inbound tourism and air services. The Minister wants to increase the number of ferry services. I welcome these objectives very much. It augurs well for us. I welcome the announcement by my colleague, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Jimmy Deenihan, of the next...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)
Paul Coghlan: I appreciate that, but this is something that has just happened. I have been campaigning over the years-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)
Paul Coghlan: This is going to be an outstanding visitor attraction.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)
Paul Coghlan: I have, of course. Perhaps I will take the Cathaoirleach up on his suggestion of an Adjournment debate. Seriously, however, this initiative is great for tourism, not just for the region but also for the country as a whole, because the visitor attraction will be outstanding. I will take the opportunity in due course to invite all Members down to see it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)
Paul Coghlan: He did not sack anyone.