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Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Deputy Fitzgerald is a fine parliamentarian and I hope to see the day when she will be vindicated.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Sexual abuse and bullying. The party turned a blind eye to it. Máiría Cahill.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: I will not let Sinn Féin forget.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: We will not listen to hypocrites.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Hypocrites who wanted garda killers out of jail.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: We will put that right the next time.

Seanad: Instruction to Legal Counsel: Motion (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: I move:That Seanad Éireann, pursuant to section 4(2)(f)(v) of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Acts 2003 to 2015, hereby authorises the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission to instruct solicitor(s), Junior Counsel(s) and/or Senior Counsel(s) to conduct the defence of legal proceedings as against Members of Seanad Éireann, (Record No. 2017/10667 P), entitled: Joe Costello v The...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Vacant Housing (Refurbishment) Bill 2017: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome Deputy Cowen's submission to the committee. There is much merit in what he proposes in the Bill. I believe we are all agreed there is too much vacant stock, be it commercial or residential, in our towns, cities and villages. Given the fact that the houses are already serviced, it makes sense to try to bring a renewed focus on how to bring them back into use. A Bill such as this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Vacant Housing (Refurbishment) Bill 2017: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: I thank all the witnesses for attending. We had a very interesting engagement with Deputy Cowen on the Bill earlier. I think we all agreed that compliance and standards should not be compromised and we all felt there is much merit in the Bill. It is very obvious, given the number of vacant properties in our cities, towns and villages, that something is not working. Practically, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Vacant Housing (Refurbishment) Bill 2017: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Conservation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Vacant Housing (Refurbishment) Bill 2017: Discussion (23 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: No. That is fair enough.

Seanad: Minimum Custodial Periods upon Conviction for Murder Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: I also welcome the opportunity to make a contribution on this Bill and to the debate. Many Senators have given perspectives on it. I join Senator Norris in recognising families in the Gallery who have suffered loss due to murder. All of us can only imagine the huge grief and loss those families have had to live with not just at the time of the horrific event, but during the very trying...

Seanad: Minimum Custodial Periods upon Conviction for Murder Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Does the Senator have contact with the leadership?

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: The Senator has no vote.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Motion for Earlier Signature (15 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: I move:That, pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Water Services Bill 2017 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.

Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: It is always welcome to have a debate on employment, JobPath or anything that will get people back to work and give them an opportunity in this life. Members of Sinn Féin come in here and talk about their political ideology, but I take offence. I come from a working class community. I served my time as an apprentice and I served in a trade union. Sinn Féin Members in this House...

Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: Sinn Féin has never taken responsibility. It blames the Tory government. Why will it not go into government and take control of the budget in Northern Ireland? Why will it not go into government and take the difficult decisions? Its members stand on their soapbox and pontificate on how to run an economy but they have never taken a decision that calls for responsibility.

Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)

Paudie Coffey: They trade on cheap political stunts.