Results 761-780 of 12,886 for speaker:Paul Coghlan
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: The Minister of State may be a gas man but he is no fisherman judging by his comments about the fish kill in Kilkenny. I was in Kilkenny last Friday week and Saturday morning visiting a friend who lives at Lacken on the Dublin Road opposite the weir to which the Minister of State referred and which he passes six times a day on his way to and from his place of business in High Street. Given...
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: I hope that is the case, that the beauty appealed to him and that he will return. I understand the Senator was in the county on a speaking engagement, which I hope was successful for him and that he enjoyed the company of the people he met there. Although I do not necessarily refer to this Administration, a mistake was made at Government level in regard to the issue of Killarney National...
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: Not as far as lovely Leitrim at any rate.
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: The Senator should not go too far with that analogy.
- Seanad: Appropriation Act 2004: Statements. (8 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: Will they get up to Laois and the upper reaches of the Nore?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: On the relaxation of the retail planning guidelines announced by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, will the Leader seek to clarify if it is the intention that one megastore would be built in each integrated area plan area or is it possible that we could have clusters of them in such designated areas and-or gateway towns? Specifically in regard to Ballymun, can...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: He also did it yesterday and the day before.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: I support the requests by Senators Ulick Burke and Terry in regard to the Garda. As we know, it is a very fine force which has shown what it is capable of in dealing with crime once it is let at it properly. Given the way some segments of society have become reckless, criminal and lawless, the hands of the Garda cannot be tied. The force must be better resourced and properly funded. As...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: We are so glad the Senator enjoyed himself there, despite the absence of some of the signs.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: Is the Senator calling "foul"?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: I agree with Senators Brian Hayes and Norris that it is regrettable that the debate on the Civil Partnership Bill will not go ahead this evening, given that we had such advance notice. I was looking forward to the debate, particularly in light of the fine recent speech by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and the proposals made by the Law Reform Commission a year ago. We could have had a debate and...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: This House has a good record on dealing sensibly with matters regarding how a civil society should proceed. We do not all have to agree on every issue. It is sad that the Bill is to be voted down in this way at the last minute. It reminds me of the way the Government side voted down my stage payments Bill, although the majority on that side agreed with it. The Minister promised a six months...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: As a biosphere reserve, the Leader's former ministerial colleague, Senator Brendan Daly, referred to it as "the jewel in the crown".
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: No, I am not but if the Leas-Chathaoirleach wants to be that generous to me I will accept it. At the heart of that national park, beside the Meetings of the Waters lies the old world example of charm and warmth, Dinis Cottage, now in an increasingly dilapidated state. I understood that the Government, through the heritage section of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: Otherwise, another tourist season will pass and the visitors who love to wander through that part of the park, to rest and view the tranquility of the waters, will not even be able to have a cup of tea there.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: On Second Stage.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: The Leader should intervene with the heritage division of the Department.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: God forbid that they would split up.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: Perhaps he was simply trying to provoke the Minister.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
Paul Coghlan: Not by all of us.