Results 6,921-6,940 of 12,886 for speaker:Paul Coghlan
- Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second and Subsequent Stages (14 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and concur heartily with all that he has said. As the Minister of State and Senator Byrne have said, this is a very simple Bill to allow for the appointment of a Rear Admiral as a Vice Admiral, which is the equivalent rank of Lieutenant General, which was the normal rank of the person who became Chief of State of the Defence Forces. I...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: They cannot circumvent what happens in the Egyptian courts.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: Certainly not. I was talking about what the Senator was up against.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: The Senator knows that it is not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: I agree with my colleague, Senator Michael Mullins, in regard to the young man who was falsely imprisoned in Egypt. We have to rely totally at this stage on the diplomatic efforts being made and led by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. Of course, there is no argument about the inhumane treatment that has been wrongfully doled out to that poor man. We all wish to see him free at...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: I just mentioned it by way of information which, I am sure, the Leader will clarify further. As the Cathaoirleach is always inviting questions I ask the Leader if he would clarify that issue when he responds.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: I have no doubt he will respond.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: The Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015. It is not concluded in the other House. The Leader mentioned that at the outset.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: I am not. I can see the smile on your face but far be from me-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: NAMA must be doing well this morning before the Committee of Public Accounts given that my good friend and colleague failed to mention it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: Which House?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: True.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: He is grandstanding every day.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: We all know in this House how difficult fuel fraud is for the Revenue Commissioners, who have direct responsibility for it, and the serious threat this criminal activity poses to legitimate businesses North and South. Senator Wilson recognises how well these people perform in their illegal activity dealing with stretched petrol and laundered diesel. I welcome the recent announcement by the...
- Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: I welcome Senators Maurice Manning and Joe O'Toole to the House. I thank them for all their work in producing this report. I find myself very much in agreement with the outline that our Leader, Senator Maurice Cummins, laid out at the start of the contributions. I suppose I am one of the fellows who harangued him often enough on representation without taxation which I believe is a...
- Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: The Senator hit the nail on the head. We are all giving our own view, for what it is worth.
- Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: Yes, it is wonderful.
- Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: The people who read the red-tops-----
- Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: What letter?
- Seanad: Report of Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (8 Jul 2015)
Paul Coghlan: They are a very important body. The front-line troops of our democracy deserve to be and must be kept informed.