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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome what Senator Feighan has said. It is great that Fitzgibbon Street Garda station is going to reopen. I welcome all the other fine improvements in that area. Many of us who are used to going to Croke Park, including Senator Ned O'Sullivan - I was going to call him "Lord Edward" - and Senator Daly, are hoping to get there again. Fitzgibbon Street Garda station is an important...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: It is already seconded.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: It is a very important subject and I have discussed it here already.

Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: This is a Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil. In accordance with Standing Order 138, it is deemed to have passed its First, Second and Third Stages in the Seanad and is placed on the Order Paper for Report Stage. On the question "That the Bill be received for final consideration", the Minister may explain the purpose of the amendments made by the Dáil. This is looked upon as the...

Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: I call the Minister to speak on the subject matter of the amendment in group 1.

Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: Does Senator Leyden wish to speak?

Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: He will not delay the House, of course.

Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator has the floor but I will sound the gong if he is impudent.

Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: Certainly.

Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: Does the Minister which to respond?

Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: I call on the Minister to speak on the subject matter of the amendment in group 2.

Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: I call on the Minister to speak on the subject matter of the amendments in group 3.

Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: I call on the Minister to speak on the subject matter of the amendments in group 4.

Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: They are contravention of licence conditions. I call on the Minister to speak on the subject matter of the amendment in group 5.

Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: I call on the Minister to speak on the subject matter of the amendment in group 6. This grouping covers appointments to the board of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.

Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: We are very grateful to the Minister.

Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: When is it supposed to sit again?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Tourism Industry (20 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. Given his place in the heart of Ireland, I think he will have a good feel for the ways in which we may be able to improve the domestic tourism market. I look forward to hearing his views on the matter. I am primarily concerned with the possible negative impacts of the Brexit vote on our domestic tourism industry. The key objective of the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Tourism Industry (20 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: The Minister of State has a fondness for the Feale as well.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Tourism Industry (20 Jul 2016)

Paul Coghlan: I think the Cathaoirleach and the Minister of State are both biased. In any case, I am very grateful for the Minister of State's response. I note particularly what he said about the Dublin hotels, which is a very relevant point. Perhaps by increasing their competitiveness they might make up for the fall in sterling. I hope sterling improves, and perhaps it will down the line. In the...