Results 3,521-3,540 of 4,773 for speaker:Paudie Coffey
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed). (29 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: I fully endorse the recommendation. We all recognise that every earner in the State should pay their due taxes and we on this side of the House agree that no one should tolerate tax evasion of any sort. That strong message should always go out from Government and from the establishment. However, Revenue officials make mistakes. I am sure the Minister of State will be aware, as I am from...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: The Minister's party will be a little shy themselves after next month because there will be so few of them left.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: There are social and health benefits to it.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (29 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: It is too late for point scoring.
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: This is a reasonable recommendation. The Minister can come back to us on whether it should be provided for in legislation and whether the time for the cost-benefit analysis should be adjusted. It is reasonable that we would require such an analysis. A basic business plan would require such an analysis and it should be no different when it comes to running the country. I acknowledge that...
- Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: The officer class had jumped ship.
- Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: We do not have a problem giving credit where it is due.
- Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: The joint committee had strategies to achieve its targets.
- Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: It provides a mechanism and a realistic way of doing it.
- Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: Does that mean the Senator will support our amendment?
- Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: That is an opinion.
- Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: It was a completely different framework.
- Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: It was a totally different framework. There was a huge consultative process, a different framework and strategy involvement. There is nothing like that in this Bill.
- Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: Senator Boyle should have a little respect for other people's opinion. He can be fairly ignorant at times.
- Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: Why then do we need the legislation if we have already committed to it?
- Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: Teagasc is not absurd.
- Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: It is a State agency.
- Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: Teagasc is a State agency.
- Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: They have nuclear energy and, therefore, fewer emissions.
- Seanad: Climate Change Response Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2011)
Paudie Coffey: How does Senator Boyle stack up that argument?