Results 1,941-1,960 of 12,886 for speaker:Paul Coghlan
- Seanad: Passports Bill 2007: Committee Stage (12 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: Does Senator Cassidy wish to speak?
- Seanad: Passports Bill 2007: Committee Stage (12 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: The Minister of State said that they would be dealt with on their merits on a case by case basis.
- Seanad: Passports Bill 2007: Committee Stage (12 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: Amendments Nos. 9 and 10 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: Are we moving an amendment to the Order of Business?
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: Then I appeal to the Leader to take into account what Senators Doherty and Kelly said.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: Where are there bars in schools?
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: The Leader should allow a debate today.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: I also support Senator Fitzgerald's call on undocumented Irish in the United States. There is agreement on both sides of the House on a motion but we urgently need a debate to fully clarify the Government's position. A major divergence has emerged in recent days on the approach to be taken and, while there has been agreement in the past, I wonder where we stand now. We need to debate this...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: That would be Mammy.
- Seanad: Passports Bill 2007 Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: This is the first Bill dealing with passports for a considerable period and was overdue. I commend Senator Alex White on his amendments and the manner in which matters were teased out, primarily between him and the Minister of State. The Minister used the word "calibration" and the manner in which entries can appear on passports. Since the Bill was introduced, a scenario was brought to my...
- Seanad: Sustainable Residential Development: Motion (19 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: So are we.
- Seanad: Sustainable Residential Development: Motion (19 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: With the permission of the House, I would like to share time with Senator Buttimer.
- Seanad: Sustainable Residential Development: Motion (19 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister, as everyone respects that he is decent and caring in terms of the environment and, I am sure, in all other respects. I welcome his comments, none of which I disagreed with. Nor did I disagree with the comments of my erstwhile colleagues, including Senators Buttimer, McFadden and Donohoe. I also mention Senator Coffey, who led for Fine Gael. I like the Minister's...
- Seanad: Sustainable Residential Development: Motion (19 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: As I do not wish to so do, I will conclude. Reference has been made to other landmark buildings that already exist there, such as the RDS, the Allied Irish Bank headquarters and the United States Embassy, none of which are high rise. One must be very careful in respect of that area.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: Senator Fitzgerald made some interesting points on how Members should proceed on their return after Easter, with which I concur completely and I am sure the Leader will take them up. All Members wish to keep the House topical and entirely relevant. As Senator Boyle noted, yesterday the Leader inadvertently overlooked or did not have the opportunity to respond to some points he made. The...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: He is President of the European Parliament.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: Absolutely right.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear. Well said.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2008)
Paul Coghlan: We need a Napoleon.