Results 741-760 of 4,773 for speaker:Paudie Coffey
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: The problem I have is that the Minister said he consulted widely on this Bill. From the information available to this side of the House, it does not seem to be the case. The Minister formed a working group representing many organisations, but many organisations were missing from the group. They would have been interested in consulting at an early stage and giving their view. The Minister...
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: The Minister did not. That is incorrect. The Minister did not consult many organisations and some were told the Bill would not apply to them and that there was no need for consultation. Subsequently, for some reason, whether the Minister was influenced by voluntary organisations or otherwise, he changed his view and shifted the goalposts. The working group had made its recommendations by...
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: I am aware of that but nevertheless they are not exempt from the implications of this legislation. In the interest of stakeholder buy-in, it is important the Minister addresses this concern.
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: They are not breeding establishments.
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: That is the point.
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: Cats are predators.
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: That has nothing to do with the Bill. The dogs are muzzled.
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: What has this to do with the Bill?
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (26 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: Perhaps he was influenced.
- Seanad: Road Network (26 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: May I share time with Senator Buttimer? This was agreed by the House earlier today.
- Seanad: Road Network (26 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: I thank the Minister of State for attending the House to address this Adjournment matter. Since the two previous motions also referred to flooding, it is not surprising he is answering all of them. Obviously, my motion is more specific, in that it deals with the impact of the recent adverse weather on the primary, secondary and local road networks. The Minister of State will understand...
- Seanad: Road Network (26 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: I would like to make a quick response. With due respect, the Minister of State has told us, more or less, what we already know. These are unprecedented times and we have had unprecedented weather. Everybody rightly expects an unprecedented response from the Government. The Waterford city and county local authorities have always invested in their roads network but nobody could have...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: I support the calls of previous speakers for a debate on the overhang of housing. It is important that we have such a debate with the Minister of State with responsibility for housing. The Leader will have seen recent coverage on unfinished estates and the seriously substandard infrastructure in many estates in communities around the country. Residents and communities are in despair trying...
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services and Electronic Communications Infrastructure) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. ` (27 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: I reiterate much of what was said on the earlier amendment about the need for serious sanctions to be applied when service providers abuse their positions. I appreciate that the statistics for premium rate charges were discussed at length on Second Stage. However, I remind the House that premium rate services on fixed lines and, in particular, mobile devices represent an industry that was...
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services and Electronic Communications Infrastructure) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. ` (27 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: I move amendment No. 20: In page 11, subsection (2), line 26, to delete "â¬5,000" and substitute the following: "â¬20,000 and shall be obliged to re-emburse any or all end users in full as appropriate under subsection (1)(a), (b) and (c)".
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services and Electronic Communications Infrastructure) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. ` (27 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: I move amendment No. 25: In page 16, lines 38 to 43, to delete subsection (2).
- Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (27 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: I wish to be associated with the expressions of sympathy to Maureen and the Kenneally family on the passing of Billy. As a relatively new Member of the House and a Waterford representative, I am proud to be following in the footsteps of a man like Billy Kenneally. I did not know him personally but he was known to me as I grew up. I was surrounded by political activity, albeit on the other...
- Seanad: Communications Regulation (Premium Rate Services and Electronic Communications Infrastructure) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (27 Jan 2010)
Paudie Coffey: I second the amendment. The two amendments seem reasonable and the Minister might explain to us whether he believes they are not reasonable. The statistics show that premium rate services on fixed line and mobile devices have grown sixfold from one year to the next and were worth â¬195 million to the industry last year. Some 76 million chargeable premium text messages were sent in 2008....
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)
Paudie Coffey: He is changing the goalposts.
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)
Paudie Coffey: The goalposts have been moved. So much for promises.