Results 2,901-2,920 of 4,773 for speaker:Paudie Coffey
- Topical Issue Debate: Road Maintenance (19 Feb 2013)
Paudie Coffey: The Minister's time has elapsed.
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)
Paudie Coffey: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the Second Stage debate on this reforming legislation. It will be responsible for the establishment of a new national utility, Irish Water. It is important to note that the new national utility is being established as a subsidiary of Bord Gáis, which is a national utility of experience and expertise which is used to dealing with service...
- Water Services Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2013)
Paudie Coffey: The Minister has made it clear that water networks will remain in State ownership. Irish Water will be a semi-State company. Sinn Féin representatives will always look at the county manager or the Department for investment at local level but will never tell us where the money will come from. Sinn Féin should stand up and be counted and responsible. If the party wants investment...
- Promissory Notes: Statements (7 Feb 2013)
Paudie Coffey: What about the deal the Deputy had with Bertie?
- Promissory Notes: Statements (7 Feb 2013)
Paudie Coffey: Tell us another one.
- Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)
Paudie Coffey: I concur with Deputy Humphreys' point that, for future commissions, names should be taken into account and submissions sought. It does have a strong bearing with the public. This commission has reinstated the county boundary of Waterford. As the Vice Chairman knows, the northern part of County Waterford, which is in the local authority area of Waterford, was in the Tipperary South...
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2013)
Paudie Coffey: I ask Deputy McGrath to speak to the legislation.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2013)
Paudie Coffey: I ask Deputy O'Donovan not to intervene further. We are discussing the National Lottery Bill.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2013)
Paudie Coffey: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Topical Issue Debate: Community Nursing Homes (5 Feb 2013)
Paudie Coffey: We will have the Minister of State respond.
- Topical Issue Debate: Community Nursing Homes (5 Feb 2013)
Paudie Coffey: Deputy, we will have the Minister of State without interruption please. You had your opportunity.
- National Lottery Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2013)
Paudie Coffey: Deputy McLellan is in possession and 28 minutes remain in the slot.
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (5 Feb 2013)
Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1477 of 18 September 2012, if capital funding will be made available from her Department for 2013 to fund a maintenance programme for childcare facilities, the aim of which is to provide support to childcare settings to address medial, maintenance and renovation work or to purchase equipment; and if she...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (30 Jan 2013)
Paudie Coffey: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with reference to the new Water Services Act, if he will outline the regulations, licensing, and protocols that will apply to contractors who are commissioned to de-sludge residential waste water treatment systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4588/13]
- Education (Welfare) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Jan 2013)
Paudie Coffey: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate, and I commend Sinn Féin for putting this Bill on the agenda. It is important to speak about and address bullying and the victims of bullying at every opportunity and, indeed, do anything possible to protect the victims of bullying. Bullying can have severe consequences for a victim's confidence and later life and sometimes can...
- Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)
Paudie Coffey: Deputy Mattie McGrath is going around telling people not to pay.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (22 Jan 2013)
Paudie Coffey: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government on the establishment of a technological university in the south east; if the Higher Education Authority is taking this commitment into consideration while developing a new structure for the third level sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2657/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (22 Jan 2013)
Paudie Coffey: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views that the delivery of a technological university for the south east will positively impact on the region as a whole economically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2861/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (22 Jan 2013)
Paudie Coffey: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm if the joint application from Carlow Institute of Technology and Waterford Institute of Technology to develop into the technological university for the south east will meet the benchmarks as outlined in the report on the criteria for technological university designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2862/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (22 Jan 2013)
Paudie Coffey: 255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the third phase for designation of technological universities will be complete in February 2013 as initially outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2863/13]