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Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: With respect, with respect------

Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: The House will decide.

Seanad: Standing Orders: Motion (5 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I will explain it when I make my contribution.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Bacik raised two very interesting and important items this morning. The first was the community courts about which the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality had a very interesting session last week when, unfortunately, we were very busy here and many of us were unable to attend. I was very taken with the advice and arguments of Judge Michael Reilly, our inspector of...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator is having great fun.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Easy now. The Senator should not get carried away.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I congratulate Senator Quinn on his 21st anniversary as a Member of this House today. Like Senator Barrett, I was present for some of this morning's session on bicameralism at the Royal Irish Academy. While I must confess I had never heard of it before, I was delighted to learn something of Tristram Shandy and the Mill's principles regarding difference and separateness, which are very...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: ----- as would the Smithwick report, which debate I have already requested. The judicial appointments review committee pointed out that there have been seven adverse changes since 2008 to the pay and pension provisions of members of the Judiciary. That may be why so many of these learned judges are due to retire by a certain date, which is sad. One who comes to mind is Mr. Justice Peter...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: -----this is-----

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Of course; I have said that. With respect, it is a very serious matter. I would recommend it for a debate as well as a debate on the Smithwick report, separately.

Seanad: Humanitarian Situation in Syria, South Sudan and Central African Republic: Statements (30 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I call Senator Mooney and he has five minutes.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: He will be able to avail of further opportunities.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I concur totally with the views of the Leader and Senator MacSharry on the late John Carty, who served with us in this House and the other. He was a wonderful character; God be good to him. I commend Deputy David Stanton and all the members of the justice committee on their wonderful hearing yesterday on community courts. It is a very good idea and has the total backing of the Dublin...

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (29 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: We knew the Senator's heart was not in it.

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (29 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: It was approved by the people.

Seanad: Seanad Reform: Motion (29 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State and look forward to his contribution. The Leader, Senator Maurice Cummins, outlined the reasons behind the amendment, with which I heartily concur. Many issues are involved and he has outlined many improvements which have been made in the lifetime of this Seanad. I particularly welcome his reference to the need to avoid clashes because there is interference...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: In addition to the upward trend in tourism figures referred to by Senator Brennan, I recognise and welcome that retail sales posted a strong finish to 2013, with the volume of core sales up 1.4% month on month and 3% for the year as a whole. That included the motor trade, about which people worry, which thankfully was also relatively robust. The good point is that there was a strong finish,...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Leyden had his say earlier.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2014)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Darragh O'Brien made some very interesting points this morning on the proposed banking inquiry, followed by Senators Whelan, Barrett and MacSharry who also made interesting points, particularly on the possible exclusion of the Seanad. It is important to remind the House that my opposite number in the Dáil, the Government Chief Whip, Deputy Paul Kehoe, said this morning on...