Results 1,161-1,180 of 12,886 for speaker:Paul Coghlan
- Seanad: Employment Issues: Motion. (25 Jan 2006)
Paul Coghlan: Is that a fair barometer?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jan 2006)
Paul Coghlan: Last January we changed our planning laws to facilitate the location in Ireland of an IKEA store by lifting the cap on retail warehouses in certain designated areas. The Minister warned us at the time that if we did not do so, there was a danger that IKEA would locate in the North. We learned yesterday that IKEA intends to locate a megastore in Belfast. In addition, we have learned that the...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: The implementation of the nitrates directive is something of a national disaster. It seems that farmers are being expected to retain every scrap of paper about feed and fertiliser. They have not been told exactly what is required of them. The implementation of the directive should be postponed until a comprehensive information campaign has been put in place. Farmers have been very badly let...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: Of course. It is even more urgent than that. The nitrates directive could send farming in County Kerry back to the 1930s or 1940s.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: It is a very serious matter.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: I know the Cathaoirleach appreciates how important this issue is.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: Yes. More important, I am calling on the Government to defer the implementation of the directive and to put in place a proper public information campaign. Nothing more should be done until farmers know what is expected of them and understand how their livelihoods can continue to be viable.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: Mar fhocal scoir, I would like to express my full support for everything that Senator Brian Hayes and others said about tolling, which is a disgrace.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: We were given different information yesterday.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: Senator Brian Hayes made some interesting points this morning, and did Members a great favour by staying up late last night to read the President's speech. I must confess that I had not read it. However, all Members accept, as Senator Dardis has noted, that however one might regard individual utterances, the President's comments were of course meant in that spirit of mutual respect....
- Seanad: Burial Facilities. (2 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, and thank him for responding to this matter on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The Minister of State may not be aware that the question of burial facilities for the Muckross community is a long-standing issue. Killarney Town Council discussed the matter with the Minister, Deputy Roche, when he...
- Seanad: Burial Facilities. (2 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: As the Minister of State will appreciate, I am aware of those designations but this land is already located in a semi-built up area. The park is divided by the road at this point. With all due respect, it is different to the park land on the other side of the road. Moreover, the land was previously offered for this purpose and approval was given for it. I appeal to the Minister of State to...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: I too support my colleague Senator Finucane and other Senators in their remarks on the unfortunate developments that have taken place following the publication of the material in Danish newspapers. It is good to realise that we in Ireland are fortunate that our Muslim brethren are so balanced and understanding. We seem to be capable of developing a proper and correct multicultural society in...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: Like the Chinese leaders.
- Seanad: Social Partnership: Statements. (7 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his overview. While I welcome the opportunity to discuss social partnership, I would prefer if the House was discussing worthwhile legislation, although other Senators might respond to that comment with harsh words. As the Minister of State indicated, this is a useful discussion. I would welcome further discussion of social partnership in the...
- Seanad: Social Partnership: Statements. (7 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: I did not write this speech and certainly did not type it. That comment should be read as a moment of light relief. As a result of economic mismanagement, Ireland had become an economic basket case, "the poorest of the rich", as The Economist famously put it. We have since become the envy of Europe thanks to the hard work of the Irish people and the sacrifices they made. One of these...
- Seanad: Social Partnership: Statements. (7 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: Do I not always forgive the Senator?
- Seanad: Social Partnership: Statements. (7 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: Is Senator Mansergh going to shock me?
- Seanad: Social Partnership: Statements. (7 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: Please God. He is one of the most fluent critics.
- Seanad: Social Partnership: Statements. (7 Feb 2006)
Paul Coghlan: I lack the Senator's vigour.