Results 6,081-6,100 of 12,886 for speaker:Paul Coghlan
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: Perhaps that says something about the Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: I do not believe that. We are all in contact-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: The Senator should stop his solo run now.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: I welcome the announcement that the budget has met all the conditions of the Stability and Growth Pact, which is the final piece of the assessment process for this country from a European perspective. The budget has been deemed to be compliant and no changes are required. With the deficit falling well below 3% this year, Ireland will exit the corrective arm of the Stability and Growth Pact...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: I cannot answer that question.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: We read yesterday about a court challenge initiated by a school in County Wicklow against An Bord Pleanála arising from a decision to grant planning permission for a fast food restaurant adjacent the grounds of the school. I will obviously not comment on the specifics of the court case but there is an important public policy issue on the need to align planning policy with the national...
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: Senator Keane has the floor.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: Please do not interrupt Senator Norris.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: Order, please.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: The Senator is out of time.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: Senator Norris has spoken for six minutes. Senator Bacik is in possession.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: Order, please.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: I thank the Senator and call the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: I very much welcome the Bill and commend Senator Wilson on introducing it and giving us the opportunity to say a few words. I appreciate what the Minister of State said and I have no doubt the matters arising from a previous Act can be dealt with by Senator Wilson on Committee Stage by means of a tidying-up measure. I was struck by Senator Norris's comment and I enjoyed Senator Mooney's...
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (25 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: Councillors regard it as a great honour to have a say on the 43 panel seats. They regard it highly and they take their duty seriously. Members all know this because of the attention they have to pay to them and the canvass they must undertake throughout the 26 counties during election campaigns. I do not mean any disrespect to Senator Norris but he is way off beam in his comments. A great...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2015)
Paul Coghlan: I too join the Cathaoirleach and the other Members in paying tribute to Bernard for his 20 years’ service. He was always friendly, helpful and jovial. He is too young to retire but I wish him well. I am also delighted that Senator Norris is receiving a well-deserved honour. I wish him well too. I was delighted to read this morning in The Irish Timesthat the construction of a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2015)
Paul Coghlan: I welcome the postponement of the revaluation of the property tax from next year to 2019. There is a big problem in the sense that many of the areas where there has been a significant increase in prices since the tax was introduced in 2013 are also at the upper end of the local property tax. Naturally, the people concerned are fearful of an impending increase in the tax if the revaluation...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2015)
Paul Coghlan: It sounds lovely.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2015)
Paul Coghlan: Think of the malt whiskey at the same time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2015)
Paul Coghlan: Did the Senator get to taste it?