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Seanad: Update on Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (18 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: Five minutes but the Minister of State may take a few minutes extra.

Seanad: Update on Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (18 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: The Minister of State without interruption.

Seanad: Update on Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (18 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: The Minister of State without interruption please.

Seanad: Update on Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (18 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: No, the Minister of State is doing well. He always obliges Members of this House with comprehensive replies and we appreciate that.

Seanad: Update on Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (18 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: We all echo the sentiments expressed by Senator Lawlor. The Minister of State has been very generous with his time, given comprehensive replies and agreed to write to Senators who had further queries, which is appreciated in this House. That concludes today's debate on Rebuilding Ireland. When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Update on Rebuilding Ireland: Statements (18 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Second Stage (17 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate and I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Doyle, who I know is committed in this area. I commend him on bringing forward comprehensive legislation for the governance of the greyhound industry in Ireland. In his speech, he covered in detail all of the sections of the Bill with regard to animal welfare, traceability and regulation. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42- Department of Rural and Community Development (17 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister, the Minister of State and officials. Last week the Minister of State was sitting on this side of the table. I congratulate him on his appointment. It is an excellent one, as he brings great understanding of the challenges facing rural Ireland. I wish him well in his brief. Although it has been mentioned that rural Ireland faces challenges, I have always been one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 42- Department of Rural and Community Development (17 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: We know all about that. The Deputy's party played a good part in it.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: Fianna Fáil knows how to blow a bubble all right.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I ask the acting Leader to arrange a debate on all aspects of primary healthcare. I am conscious that a new GP contract is being negotiated. I am also conscious that a lot of investment has gone into primary healthcare centres throughout the country with many of them opening as we speak. These are being welcomed by the communities in which they are being established. I have particular...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: What has this to do with the discussion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: We will talk about the bailout of ten years ago and what caused all of this in the first place-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: There we go.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: The people listening in will not all have access to it, which is why I put it on the public record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Sustaining Small Rural Businesses: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I will try to be brief because much ground has been covered by various speakers. We are discussing sustaining small rural businesses. We often hear through media and even in debates in this House that rural Ireland is dying. Depopulation is a challenge, as is supporting rural businesses. I am heartened to hear that there are substantial supports for rural dwellers. We have heard of some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Pobal: Chairperson Designate (3 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome all the witnesses, especially Dr. Ó Broin, to this meeting. I have no doubt, having listened to the details of his curriculum vitae, that he has the vast experience that is required to lead Pobal over the next few years. Politicians may end up as policy makers and legislators but fundamentally, like Dr. Ó Broin, we come from our communities where we were activists. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Pobal: Chairperson Designate (3 Oct 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I am glad that Pobal is looking at this because as times get busier, it gets harder and harder to find volunteers in communities who can commit the time required to stay with projects. We need a certain resilience. We get a lot of people presenting with nice ideas and nice projects but to actually deliver such projects on the ground, we need people to commit and stay with them through their...

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Statements (27 Sep 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House, a place with which he is familiar. He has discussed this topic numerous times. He has a depth of experience from local authority level, the Seanad, the Dáil and his current role as Minister of State that he will use it to steer these necessary reforms through his Department and the Oireachtas. The reforms will improve and enhance the...

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Statements (27 Sep 2018)

Paudie Coffey: I want to wish the Minister of State a happy birthday. I believe he enters his fifth decade today and I am sure the Acting Chair will join us in wishing him a very enjoyable day. He was one of our youngest politicians at one time, but no longer, unfortunately.