Results 6,661-6,680 of 12,886 for speaker:Paul Coghlan
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: The Senator is the father of the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: An honourable profession.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: In welcoming today's budget I want to welcome in particular the announcement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, of the €1.9 million allocation to the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. This includes extra moneys for the reopening of Killarney House. This will provide for the staffing-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: This is a major national visitor attraction in our country.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: It is a magnificent house beautifully restored at great cost.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: It needs staffing. Thanks be to God following today's announcement it will be able to reopen in early course in 2017. It is within the town and the national park. The beautiful grounds and gardens cover 35 acres and stretch all the way to the shores of Lough Leane, just north of Ross Castle.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: This is a magnificent property located within the town of Killarney, which you are most familiar with, a Chathaoirligh, if I may say so.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: The national park stretches all the way from Muckross right into the town, west of Muckross Road. Perhaps I should leave it at that because there seems to be much tittering. I know we are all enjoying this budget. It is a very good budget, contrary to some of the remarks. I look forward very much to that.
- Seanad: Budget 2017: Statements (11 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. Item No. 1 is statements on budget 2017. I call on the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Budget 2017: Statements (11 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: Everyone will be allowed their turn.
- Seanad: Budget 2017: Statements (11 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: I call Senator Gavan.
- Seanad: Budget 2017: Statements (11 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: I apologise. I took it because the Senator was sitting in that seat.
- Seanad: Budget 2017: Statements (11 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: Unfortunately, we do not have recognised seating here yet but we should have.
- Seanad: Budget 2017: Statements (11 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: Four and four - is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: I begin by thanking the Members of the Seanad reform working group, and, indeed, Senator McDowell, for drafting this Bill and also for the work which proceeded it. I thank them for their efforts in putting it into place. No doubt it is an interesting Bill and there are some fine aspects to it, but I suggest there are also many snags. People voted in the 2013 referendum to keep the Seanad,...
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: It would be challenging to introduce and manage. Should someone who has not lived in this country for perhaps 40 years have a say in the make-up of our national Parliament? There are certainly practical issues that would arise in any significant extension of the voter franchise and these should be considered before we take any steps to allow overseas voting. When one examines who is...
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: Order please. The Senators can have this discussion outside.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: I did not realise there was a poor side of Meath.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Oct 2016)
Paul Coghlan: Yes.