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Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I accept these amendments.

Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: This matter was not only topical but also very controversial. It is interesting to note that the Minister of State said the matter is still in the melting pot. It has not been decided or adjudicated upon. I think the Minister of State will agree that in the interests of everyone, we need to know what is the position. When does he believe there will be finality with regard to this matter? It...

Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: Is it possible to authorise——

Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: Is the Minister of State unaware of what will be the timeframe because legal advice is necessary in the first instance?

Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: The Minister of State is good at diplomatic coded language.

Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (29 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I too congratulate the Minister of State and his officials on a job well done. We all agree with the amendments he has brought to us from the Dáil. Regardless of whether, as Senator O'Toole put it, one is on the ICTU side or the IBEC side, with Senator Quinn, the truth is that in this country we believe in social partnership, the worker shareholding agenda and the importance of workers being...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: Will the Leader inform us when it is intended to publish the judicial council Bill, which I understand exists in draft form and is meant to deal with sentencing guidelines? As we know, the judicial system has a complete lack of uniformity. The Bill will also deal with disciplinary procedures, where necessary, for judges, the education and training of judges and a judicial council. Will it be...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2006)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Minihan should not discuss getting numbers right.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Apr 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I am glad the two Governments are not allowing themselves to be deflected by the brutal and appalling murder of Mr. Donaldson by whoever was responsible. In common with every other Member, I wish the Taoiseach and the British Prime Minister well in their work tomorrow in helping to put the Assembly and Executive back on the road before long. The House will be aware that Commissioner Dimas has...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Apr 2006)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator should talk to her local undertaker.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I support Senator Brian Hayes's comments with regard to the electoral register, fraud and so forth. The Minister said recently that there are approximately 300,000 inaccuracies in the register. That has the potential to affect a significant number of seats. It is a basic requirement of presiding officers to ensure that ballots are franked. Sadly, in too many parts of the country unstamped...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I will not debate it. You understand that I would never do that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2006)

Paul Coghlan: You do, a Chathaoirligh, you are a wise old owl. Everybody knows that individual councils are spending anything from €70,000 to €100,000 annually and this is a significant extra imposition on their budgets. One councillor said to me last week that given that this is mandatory, it should be opened up to the local Conradh na Gaeilge groups. It would be a way of funding good, well meaning...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2006)

Paul Coghlan: Absolutely.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2006)

Paul Coghlan: The lines are drawn, and not in the sand.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2006)

Paul Coghlan: Allegedly, 300,000 of them were not around.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I agree with the comments of Senators Finucane, O'Meara and Kitt about the electoral register. I wonder whether we could put the issue of the e-voting machines to bed once and for all. They were clearly never designed to cater for the intricacies of proportional representation. It is time for the State to recoup what it can of the €52 million outlay, not to mention the annual storage costs,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator cannot be serious.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Paul Coghlan: They are not rewarding their staff.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 May 2006)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator is getting through a lot of houses.