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Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator cannot address the Leader across the floor. The Senator must speak through the Chair.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: It is not a point of order. Will the Senator remain silent in her seat.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: Leader, please do not invite any further comment from across the floor.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: Order, please.

Seanad: Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: I call on the Minister of State to lead for us.

Seanad: Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister to the House and compliment her on the manner in which she has been handling this matter and indeed all of the other matters within her portfolio. I welcome the tribunal, in common with all the other Members. It would have been preferable if it was possible to have a tighter timeline, but the terms of reference are good and understandable in the circumstances. Three...

Seanad: Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: I did not say that either but I was very pleased with the result.

Seanad: Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: He heard it over three days and he delivered a 32-page judgment exactly one month later.

Seanad: Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: There was no money involved as far as I was concerned.

Seanad: Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: Sorry about that.

Seanad: Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: I thank the Cathaoirleach. This is a very serious matter, as Senator McDowell said. An Garda Síochána is, of necessity, a highly-disciplined force and we are not taking whatsoever from the presumption of innocence. It would be in the Commissioner's own best interests, and to avoid any possible hint of conflict of interest, for her to step aside for the duration of the tribunal. I...

Seanad: Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: I am sorry. I forgot that I had one other matter to raise.

Seanad: Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: It is very important. We were speaking about Mr. Justice Peter Charleton. Now that he is to be tied up, initially for three months or, as Senator Rónán Mullen said, a considerably longer period-----

Seanad: Establishment of a Tribunal of Inquiry: Motion (16 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: No, that is not the point. Mr. Justice Charleton will be absent from the Supreme Court, of which he is a very valuable member. I ask the Tánaiste if the Supreme Court will continue to have its full and proper complement of judges. Given that the judge's absence from the court for whatever period is involved, will the Tánaiste ensure a replacement will be provided, should it prove...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: That will be tomorrow.

Seanad: Recent Education Announcements: Statements (21 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Bruton, to the House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Joint Sitting with Joint Committee on European Union Affairs
First Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Frans Timmermans: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: Vice President Timmermans is very welcome, and it is good to hear his views. My questions are largely tied in with those of the previous few speakers. We feel very European, as opposed to the British. However, as has been said, we have such a tie-in and connection with them, in respect of people and trade, with both the North and Britain, that we cannot ignore them, whether we like it or...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: I wish to raise a national issue, namely, our premier national park.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: Where is that?

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2017)

Paul Coghlan: Yes, I thank the Senator. I am delighted that the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ring, will soon open Killarney House.