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Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: And Limerick.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second and Subsequent Stages (14 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and concur heartily with all that he has said. As the Minister of State and Senator Byrne have said, this is a very simple Bill to allow for the appointment of a Rear Admiral as a Vice Admiral, which is the equivalent rank of Lieutenant General, which was the normal rank of the person who became Chief of State of the Defence Forces. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: I also agree with Senator Labhrás Ó Murchú in regard to the appalling murders in Ballymurphy. I am sorry I did not get to meet their relatives, owing to another engagement I had this morning. Let us be honest about this. We all know that the Taoiseach has met them and agrees wholeheartedly with them, and has raised their concerns with the British Prime Minister, Mr. Cameron....

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: It is not appropriate to give a Second Stage speech now.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: We are dealing with a group of amendments.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: They were. The Leas-Chathaoirleach assured me that he so informed the House.

Seanad: Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: Does the Minister of State wish to reply to group 1 or does he wish to leave it until the end?

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Leyden might get it sooner than he wished.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: That is an outrageous statement.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: What we are hearing is unbelievable.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator is impugning the whole Judiciary.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Daly sunk to a new low this morning. What he said about our respected Judiciary was outlandish and outrageous.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: I have, yes. I respect the Cathaoirleach's ruling in respect of the earlier speaker.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: I was so glad it was followed-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: -----by Senator Bacik who was able to refer to the good work of the justice committee-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Bacik referred to the very significant increase we have had in recent years in the appointment of so many lady judges at all levels in the Courts Service. When individual sentences and sentencing were spoken about by the Acting Leader of the Opposition this morning, cases were identifiable, as the Cathaoirleach pointed out. We cannot speak about individual cases, which I respect....

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Paul Coghlan: -----to his party and this Chamber.