Results 661-680 of 4,773 for speaker:Paudie Coffey
- Seanad: United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (28 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: If the Senator wants to share time, her three minutes are up.
- Seanad: United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (28 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: As long as the Senator is aware that her colleague will then have one minute less.
- Seanad: United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (28 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: There is a minute left in the slot Senator.
- Seanad: United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (28 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: The Senator has ten seconds left.
- Seanad: United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (28 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: The Minister is due to respond at 6.40 p.m. and we have five speakers. I ask Members to confine themselves to five minutes each and then everyone will have an opportunity to speak, which is the fairest approach. I call Senator Robbie Gallagher.
- Seanad: United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (28 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: The Senator without interruption, please.
- Seanad: United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (28 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: A fair share.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: I wish to be associated with all the words of congratulation to both Irish teams. It is a great day to be Irish. I was proud to see them qualify and go forward to the last 16 of the European Championship finals. It is was marvellous day and was uplifting for our country. I concur with Senator Butler with regard to what we are seeing with the airlines and what I would call exploitation of...
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: Sinn Féin is engaging in opposition for the sake of it.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister. I know he has been closely engaged with this issue since long before the recent events highlighted by the Opposition and others. We need to examine how we behave and manage waste. The starting point was our unsustainable dependence on landfill. This has left many local authorities with major legacy issues, with which many Senators will be familiar. We are still...
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: I do not hear Sinn Féin acknowledging the significant progress made by local authorities in diverting waste from landfill. This success and progress should be acknowledged. Instead, the party acts opportunistically by jumping on people's fears and concerns and hyping up the issue to change it into something else. I am entitled to hold that opinion. Statistics show that in 2011, when...
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: Sinn Féin has no monopoly on workers' rights. How dare Senator Gavan say that?
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: I was a union representative. Does Senator Gavan believe that?
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: It would be a huge faux pas.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: He saved €100 million actually.
- Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: He could not support that motion.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Regional Airports (16 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Ross, to the House. It is very familiar to him. Indeed, I served a term as Senator with him from 2007 to 2011. I also served a term with him in the Lower House. This is my first opportunity publicly to wish the Minister well with his portfolio. He brings vast experience to the office and I believe he will do a good job. He has a good understanding of what...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Regional Airports (16 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: I acknowledge the Government support that has existed in recent years. I was closely involved in ensuring - in conjunction with the Minister's predecessors - that grant assistance was in place for the past five years. I am also conscious of the efforts of the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, and am working with him on this matter. I know that this is also a matter of deep interest to my...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2016)
Paudie Coffey: I will be brief. I commend Senator Ned O'Sullivan, who has an admirable political antenna. Whether it is seagulls or mobile phones, he certainly picks up on the issues that affect citizens.