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Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Norris knew what to expect from Senator Daly.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: As ever, Senator Mark Daly earns top marks for hypocrisy.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator makes great play of agreements, but he should not draw attention to the disagreement on his party's Front Bench. I ask how much agreement he finds within his own party.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: Senator David Norris summed it up so well.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: The Government is doing good work on the issue of the minimum wage with the low pay commission and so forth, as outlined by Senator Ivana Bacik. We are making an honest, determined and right effort to set the standard. Furthermore, up to 95,000 new jobs have been created by the Government. We are doing everything possible to strengthen and nurture the recovery which is still a fragile...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: I join Senator O'Brien and others in congratulating the cricket team. I come from Kerry, and as the Senator rightly pointed out, there is no history there of cricket that I am aware of. We have a cricket field in Killarney, but all I remember being played down there was rugby. It was forecast to me that Senator O'Brien would certainly raise this matter this morning, that Malahide was the...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: I read in the newspaper this morning that Deputy Mícheál Martin stated in the other House yesterday that the authorities are turning a blind eye to fuel laundering, cigarette smuggling and so on. He admitted that it may be an anecdotal view. Certainly there is that anecdotal view and we also met it recently in our study, before we compiled the report. The truth is that...

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: As Government amendment No. 112 is consequential on Government amendment No. 113, they may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: Does Senator Norris wish to comment?

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: Government amendment No. 119 is consequential on Government amendment No. 120. Government amendments Nos. 114 to 120, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: Amendments Nos. 121 and 122 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: On section 83-----

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: I am just at the end of the page.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: So Members do not want to move to section 83.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: I ask the Leader to report progress.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: No, Senator Norris stalled me. I was pulled, I did my best.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: We will resume on section 83.

Seanad: Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Paul Coghlan: Whenever that is agreed but that is up to the Leader and the Minister.