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Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: He will not learn.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: Senator Cassidy should learn to listen to the people. He has been around too long and does not listen. That is his problem. I will not be patronised. Some people have been around this House for too long and they do not listen and I will tell them so.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: Less of the lectures.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: Empty rhetoric.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: Yes.

Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister of State to the House to debate this important Bill. Fine Gael welcomes its general thrust. We tabled amendments in the Lower House and will also table amendments in this Chamber to try to make improvements, where necessary. This is a very complex issue and a new departure in electricity generation and the cost of electricity to consumers. All sides of the House...

Seanad: Environmental Protection: Motion (23 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: What is the Minister talking about? He will introduce the same amendments in the Dáil - he has been forced to do so by his Fianna Fáil colleagues.

Seanad: Environmental Protection: Motion (23 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: If the Minister goes into that area, he will get his answers.

Seanad: Environmental Protection: Motion (23 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister and thank the Labour Party for tabling this broad ranging motion which provides us with an opportunity to debate the important matters brought to our focus. As I stated, the motion is broad and encompasses a wide range of issues including water quality, waste management, the environment and legacy sites. While I will not be able to cover all of those issues in eight...

Seanad: Environmental Protection: Motion (23 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: Senator Boyle is ranting now.

Seanad: Environmental Protection: Motion (23 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: There are five regional waste management plans in which the provision of an incinerator is proposed.

Seanad: Environmental Protection: Motion (23 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: The Senator should not forget his rural constituents.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: As a Member of the Oireachtas, I welcome scrutiny of local authorities and State agencies. In many of the debates we have held in the past I have noted that local authority executives, including county and city managers, should be subject to the same scrutiny as councillors. However, I have a problem with the cynical way in which the Green Party is using this announcement to make political...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: Please, respect the Chair.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: I support the call for a debate on banking governance. It is a matter that must remain a top priority for all Members of the Oireachtas into the future and we must learn from the mistakes that were made in the past. However, I draw the Leader's attention to the issue of redundancy. While it is important we keep an eye on the banking reports and banking governance, politics and everything...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: I support Senator Cummins's call for the Waterford to Rosslare railway line to be kept open. Waterford is a gateway city in the national spatial strategy, while Rosslare is a Europort, a gateway to mainland Europe. It is a crazy and retrograde step to close off a lifeline from the rest of Europe into the heart of Ireland such as the Rosslare to Waterford railway line. One constantly hears...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (3 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: It is not being promoted, unfortunately.

Seanad: Adult Education: Motion (2 Jun 2010)

Paudie Coffey: I thank the Minister of State for the information he has provided to Senators. The picture does not seem as rosy as he has outlined. Lifelong learning, upskilling and retraining are now more important than ever in our society and in the lives of many who are unemployed, isolated and abandoned and who do not have the access to re-skilling and education they deserve. My colleagues have dealt...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 May 2010)

Paudie Coffey: I also voice my concerns about last night's television programme on the care of the elderly. We have been hearing stories every day from the Carers' Association and volunteers throughout the country about how they are crying out for help and resources to care for the elderly at home. It is proven that when the elderly are cared for at home, it is a much better environment for them and saves...