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Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Remember that 80% of senior debt will be redeemed by 2016.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: It is the Order of Business for today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I will be very quick. I apologise for being late. I was caught in another meeting. I welcome Mr. Davitt, Ms Randall, Mr. Allen and Mr. Jordan and thank them for their contributions insofar as I heard them. I very much agree with the IPAV submission. I am a member of IPAV so I would say that, wouldn't I? I was very taken with what Mr. Allen said about NAMA. I know there is pressure on...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I join with other colleagues in welcoming back our dear friend and colleague, Senator Norris. I am glad to see him looking so well and long may it be so. I fully agree with his remarks concerning Pope Francis who is seen and recognised internationally as a great unifying figure. I believe that what Senator Norris is proposing, which I fully support, would do great good in Ireland both...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I, too, wish to congratulate the new Ministers and Ministers of State on their appointments. I commiserate with those who have not been reappointed. Following remarks made earlier, I have no desire to revisit any of last week's business, which is last week's business and is gone as far as I am concerned. However, I would like to say sorry, if I should be saying sorry, to any Senators,...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I am unsure whether gagging of doctors was involved. That may be subject to interpretation, and negotiation may be required. Anyway, it is above my pay grade and I do not wish to get into it.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I am merely the servant of this House as Whip.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: My job is to get the business through as smoothly and efficiently as I can. Of course I apologise and am happy to say sorry if anything I have said has caused upset.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: We have a harmonious and collegial atmosphere in the House, if I may say so. As we head into the summer recess at the end of this week on Friday or whenever - hopefully we will not have to come back for a day next week-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I have not. I am simply reacting as politely as I believe I should.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I am saying to my colleagues that I am sorry if I have caused them any upset. That is all I am doing. The Leader will deal with it, I am sure, on behalf of the Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: It is wrong to suggest that the Taoiseach has suddenly become interested in rescuing the Garth Brooks situation. Yesterday evening, the Office of the Taoiseach or the Government received a direct communication on the matter from Mr. Brooks's organisation. As I stated yesterday, there are two things wrong in our democracy. First, 400,000 people were allowed to buy tickets for functions that...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: That is wrong. He received direct communication.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: The man from Rockchapel.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: There is no argument about that.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: To pick up the issue raised by Senator O'Brien, there is something seriously wrong with a system that allows more than 400,000 people to buy tickets for a concert without giving an all-clear under the licensing system. Equally, however, it is wrong in our democracy that any one man, such as the individual to whom the Senator referred, should have so much power without any checks and balances...

Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Second Stage (8 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for his comprehensive overview of these proposals. The Bill aims to merge the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency into a new pro-consumer body. This reform is long overdue and part of the Government's programme to merge regulatory agencies and secure necessary efficiencies. The Bill seeks to update competition law in a...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I am delighted with today's good news story. I join all colleagues in congratulating our good friend and colleague, Senator Daragh O'Brien, on his birthday. I also congratulate Deputy Joan Burton on becoming leader of the Labour Party. I also welcome H.E. Mr. Dominick Chilcott, the British ambassador, to the Chamber. Thanks to Senator Feargal Quinn, and I am pleased to follow on this, we...

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: The matter will be dealt with on Report Stage as the Minister has suggested.

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Senator van Turnhout is next.