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Seanad: Housing Market: Statements (31 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: The Senator had better speak to her constituents and represent them.

Seanad: Housing Market: Statements (31 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: The Senator should give a copy of the document to Senator de Búrca.

Seanad: Housing Market: Statements (31 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: Fairytales.

Seanad: Housing Market: Statements (31 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: Will the Senator come back to reality?

Seanad: Housing Market: Statements (31 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: The Senator is contradicting herself.

Seanad: Housing Market: Statements (31 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: Children's allowances are going up.

Seanad: Housing Market: Statements (31 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, to the House and congratulate him on his appointment. I have not had the opportunity to do so until now. I thank the Leader for allowing time for this important debate on housing. It is important that we consider seriously not only the impact of the housing market on the economy but also the impact of housing trends on people's lives....

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: Where is it?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: I second Senator Bacik's proposed amendment to the Order of Business to facilitate a debate on dredging for cockles in the Waterford Estuary, an area with a tradition of cockle picking where people are seriously concerned about the estuary's conservation. I fully support Senator Bacik's concerns in this regard. The policy of the National Roads Authority on the provision of service and rest...

Seanad: Education and Training: Motion (24 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on lifelong learning and education in general. I want to discuss the delivery of educational facilities in rural areas. Irrespective of the efforts invested in better education, difficulties remain in reaching out to people living in remote areas. I am from Waterford, which has encountered challenges in terms of expanding educational...

Seanad: Education and Training: Motion (24 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: Too much emphasis is placed on academia, with the result that a race takes place for points and the best academic qualifications while vocational education is neglected. I have a background in vocational education, having taken a FÁS apprenticeship which opened a large number of doors. People are not aware of the benefits to be gained from completing apprenticeship courses through FÁS and...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: One would not find it on the Government side of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: We have not sold out on our principles to get into power.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: The Senator will not lecture us now.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: Will the Leader arrange a debate on local government funding, which is an important matter? Estimates will soon be published by county and city councils. Councils are mandated to carry out a wide range of functions on a daily basis and they interface more often with the public than any other Government agency. Local government funding should be reviewed and debated because many people...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology. (17 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: I thank the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government for attending to deal with this matter. It concerns an issue of regional importance that will not go away until it is dealt with adequately. I call on the Minister for Education and Science to publish without delay the independent report carried out by Dr. Jim Port on the application for university status of Waterford...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology. (17 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: I am disappointed with the Minister's reply, which did not teach me anything I did not already know. I am well aware of the statutory process and what it entails. I am disappointed to note that the wording of the Minister's response is almost identical to the wording of a response given to my colleague, Senator Cummins, during a similar debate in this House on 16 November 2006. We have not...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: He was mixed up.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2007)

Paudie Coffey: He was mixed up.