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Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

Paudie Coffey: We have offered clear alternatives. We are asking the public sector for pay freezes for those earning over €50,000. This proposal may be unpalatable but it must be considered. Other Members are beginning to buy into our philosophy regarding how to save the economy. I raised a matter on the Adjournment last week which has since been taken up nationally. I refer to the crisis that is...

Seanad: Waste Disposal (29 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran. However, I am disappointed that the Minister, Deputy Gormley, is not present to respond to this issue, although I understand he is probably on other business. I raise the issue of the continued viability of waste recycling facilities with particular reference to the facility operated by Waterford County Council in Dungarvan. This facility...

Seanad: Waste Disposal (29 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: I thank the Minister of State for his response. There is confirmation tonight that waste management in this country is a serious matter. I am glad the Minister and his Department are giving the matter the attention it deserves. We do not want a national waste management crisis at this time. I do not think that stockpiling of the waste produced by facilities such as the one in Dungarvan...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: That is what the Government is doing.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: I add my voice to the calls for a debate embryonic stem cell research. I was disappointed to discover that the board of governors of UCC took a vote on this issue yesterday. It is a very sensitive issue and I am concerned the board of governors has taken action in what is essentially a legal vacuum. It has gone on a solo run on an issue which is very sensitive and which could be very...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: What about the children concerned, given the proposed larger class sizes?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: What about the Leader's pre-election commitments

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: It is going down the tubes now.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: The Government is after leaving some deficit.

Seanad: Broadband Infrastructure Bill 2008: Second Stage (22 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: Like other speakers, I compliment Senator Ross on bringing this Bill before the House. Indeed, he has regularly advocated in the House, be it on the Order of Business or in other ways, the development and use of broadband in this country. I support him in that effort. The Senator's Bill is quite detailed. Its most striking feature is the fact that it sets clear targets and clear levels of...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: That is a new low.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: The Senator is in denial now.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: The Senator is attacking our elderly.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: I support the calls by Senators Leyden and Daly urging support for regional airports. It amuses me to note, however, that they raise local and regional issues in the House but boast that they will deal with matters of national concern through their parliamentary party. This is parish-pump politics of the highest order. Let me speak on behalf of the groups most dependent on the State for...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: The machines are obsolete.

Seanad: Child Care Services: Statements (Resumed) (21 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: I, too, welcome the Minister to this House for this important debate. I glad to have an opportunity to make a contribution as a parent myself and on behalf of many parents of my generation, and younger, who are now faced with huge challenges in the present economic climate, not only to remain sustainable in their own family lives, but also to give their children an upbringing as good as, if...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: No, we are not going to buy that now.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: The people decided that.