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Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: How many speakers will that time allocation facilitate?

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: Yesterday on the Order of Business I raised the ongoing plight of the people of the Black Valley in regard to the absence of an adequate and proper telephone system. I may not have made it clear then but as I understand it, the committee was unanimous in regard to the number of black spots in the country and it wanted the Black Valley to be a pilot study. The Minister has refused——

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: In fairness to the Leader, I did not do it justice yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I wanted to widen it today because there are a number of similar blackspots throughout the country. With regard to the totality of the situation, I ask the Leader to invite the Minister to the House because he may have an alternative way of solving the problem. The joint committee and the Minister seem to be on a collision course in this regard. I ask that the Leader invite the Minister to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: Absolutely.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I am grateful to the Cathaoirleach for considering my request for an Adjournment debate.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I know. The Cathaoirleach knows me well and he knows how much I respect his ruling.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I have a pertinent point.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I am never impertinent. I do not question the Chair's ruling but I would appreciate a discussion with the Cathaoirleach following the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: The Minister replied to a question in the other House and, because of that, I request a discussion with the Cathaoirleach in this regard.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I thank the Cathaoirleach. Will the Leader arrange a debate with the Minister because he must be concerned about the ongoing discrimination against many people as a result of the lack of telephonic capacity?

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I appreciate that.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I think we should admire——

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I was only being helpful.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister to the House and I also welcome the Bill. The Minister's enthusiasm is somewhat infectious and I have no doubt he will carry it through both Houses. Infrastructure delivery is vital for our future because our success will largely depend on it. I was interested in some of the Leader's comments, especially when she said that the Bill was first mooted when she was in...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I am glad the Minister is now bringing it before this House. One of the fundamentals in planning is to be fair, responsive, open and transparent and the Minister is making no changes in that respect. The right of people to air their views is sacrosanct. People accept the fairness and impartiality of judges within our democratic system. I have great faith in the members of the new division of...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: That is most important because they can make or break people, in a sense, through their involvement with the local development plan, material contraventions and whatever other interventions they might make in the planning process, as provided for by the law.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I too support the remarks made by Senator Finucane on road safety. Senators O'Toole, Norris and Maurice Hayes made the important point that trust and confidence in our gardaí are vital. I support what they said about the Garda ombudsman office. We are all well aware of the Deputy Leader's concern and high regard for the deer, the oak and fishing——

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I was going to leave that out this morning, but it is beautiful territory.