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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UK Withdrawal from the EU: British Ambassador to Ireland (4 Apr 2017)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the ambassador. We all appreciate very much that he and Mr. Welsh would do nothing to harm the unique and special relationship between our two countries, as the Prime Minister put it in her letter. As the UK is going to be outside the Union, it is very important, as some of my colleagues have said, that we do everything to strengthen and improve the ties between us. We can do...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: I am sorry. Are Members on their phones? Is there some interference?

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: I was not.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: I was making sure mine was in silent mode. I am sorry.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: I thank the Minister and I thank all Senators for their worthwhile contributions. When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Tourism Project Funding (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ring, to the House. He is almost as familiar as I am with the subject matter we will deal with. He opened the gardens of Killarney House, which are a tremendous asset, last year. It is the St. Stephen's Green of Killarney. A significant number of visitors have passed through the amenity. The Minister of State is an annual visitor to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Tourism Project Funding (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: Not necessarily; the Cathaoirleach should not read that into it. I thank the Minister of State most sincerely. The significant line was: "I intend to open the historical rooms element of the exhibition during the summer." I look forward to him doing so as early as possible in time for the main part of the season. It seems, however, that there is a delay in opening the interpretative...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Tourism Project Funding (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: Perhaps there is a reason for the delay. I do not know whether the Minister of State can tell me anything about it, but it is a question that is on everybody's lips in the town of Killarney and among those connected with the tourism industry in the south west. If the Minister of State can say a little about it and perhaps about management of the centre when it is opened, it would be appreciated.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Tourism Project Funding (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: The Minister of State's Department will manage it.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: Amendment No. 1af is not included in this group.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: Is the Senator's phone interfering with the system?

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: We do not need it on though.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: Amendment No. 1ag is outside the scope of this grouping. We are debating amendments Nos. 1x to 1ae. Amendment No. 1ag is in the next slot.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: Amendment No. 1ag is not.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Ó Domhnaill has been on the wrong amendment. Did Senator Norris wish to contribute again or does he wish to allow Senator-----

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: It was not used because it might interfere with-----

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: It was not used because it might have interfered with the numbering already in existence.

Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Mar 2017)

Paul Coghlan: Stick to this.