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- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: -----and that is why they are changing as well.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: They might not like it but that is the truth of the matter.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: They will regret the day. They are kicking to touch a thorny issue that they introduced in the first place when they signed the memorandum of understanding-----
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: -----that tied our country's hands in terms of water charges in this country. Regarding some of the investments, it is a fact that since Irish Water was established, 34 new treatment plants, including 26 for wastewater and eight for drinking water, have been installed around the country. In my county, the seven villages sewerage scheme has ensured that we now have blue flag beaches right...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: -----because people were beginning to conserve water.If we are open, frank and honest, as we wish to be in this era of new politics, it is essential that we look to the future and do what is right for the children and people of the future. I regret that this legislation is before the House today. It is a backward step, but I understand that it is in the interest of facilitating Government...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: I am not confused.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: They did.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: It is the truth.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: From 2004.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (15 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: Next Tuesday.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: I welcome this debate and I commend the proposers and seconders of the Bill. It is a timely debate and, as somebody who has had the honour to serve in this House, the Lower House and on the local authority, I believe that however a person arrives in this House every person under the Constitution, every Senator who sits in this chamber, has a constitutional right to be a voice in this...
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: -----and I would just point that out to Senator Craughwell. I will speak about Senator Norris in a minute.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: Can I just say-----
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: I remind Senator Norris that universities that give no votes to graduates can quite aptly be described as rotten boroughs also, I can quite happily say. Can I speak without interruption, a Leas Chathaoirligh?
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: I thank the Minister for his response and for outlining the Government's position which is amenable to the Bill. He has also outlined some practical issues with the implementation of the Bill if it was enacted. If this Bill was enacted in the morning as it is currently written - and I appreciate that nobody is suggesting this and that much more detail and further consideration has to be...
- Seanad: Housing for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: I commend both Senator Dolan and Senator O'Sullivan for proposing and seconding the motion. It is very relevant in the context of the wider housing debate, which as we all know is one of the biggest challenges facing the country. As a former local authority member for eight years and chairperson of a housing strategic policy committee within a local authority, I have had experience at the...
- Seanad: Housing for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: Hear, hear. I agree with Senator Boyhan.
- Seanad: Housing for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: Ag 10.30 a.m. maidin amárach.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2016)
Paudie Coffey: I support the calls for a full debate on the Cassells report on education. It is important that the House debates the future of education and how we wish to provide for graduates, apprentices and others that will be needed in the workforce in the coming years. The Construction Contracts Act 2013, which was enacted by the previous Government, will apply to certain construction contracts for...
- Seanad: United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (28 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: The Senator's three minutes are up.