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- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)
Paul Coghlan: There is so much going on in that territory such as diesel laundering, cigarette smuggling and many other illegal activities. That would greatly assist them.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2013)
Paul Coghlan: Then I should finish.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)
Paul Coghlan: Unfortunately, there has been much unjustified criticism of NAMA from someone opposite. I welcome today's announcement that NAMA has met its first major target of €7.5 billion of redemption of senior bonds by the end of 2013. It has an additional €3 billion in cash. This highlights NAMA's progress in obtaining a good return for the taxpayer. It further boosts confidence in...
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)
Paul Coghlan: That is a good answer.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)
Paul Coghlan: We will see that one out.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)
Paul Coghlan: With the indulgence of the Chair, may I ask the Minister for clarification on the dedicated call line for councillors? Will he assure us that this will not be a call centre but a direct line to an official dealing with water services, similar to the way I can call officials in the local authority?
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)
Paul Coghlan: I want to talk to someone I can relate to.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)
Paul Coghlan: I thank the Minister for his reply. That is a vital service.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)
Paul Coghlan: We must not forget Kerry.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)
Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)
Paul Coghlan: I join Senator Darragh O'Brien and other colleagues in commending Judge Peter Smithwick on the valuable work he and his inquiry team conducted in producing this report over the last seven or eight years. I share the sentiments expressed by all of those Senators who contributed on that issue. It is important, as Senator Darragh O'Brien stressed, that nothing in this report detracts from the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2013)
Paul Coghlan: I believe that has been agreed. I want to refer to one recommendation of Judge Smithwick, which states: "That frameworks and procedures be put in place to allow for the structured and regular exchange of intelligence between the PSNI and An Garda Síochána, which exchange should be governed by information-sharing protocols rather than ad hoc decision-making." In that regard, he...
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2013)
Paul Coghlan: I welcome the good news that the Japanese market is being reopened to Irish beef. This trade is worth a great deal of money. The report of the Smithwick tribunal was delivered to the acting Clerk of the Dáil on Friday. Some preliminary checks have had to be made with the Director of Public Prosecutions to ensure there is no interference with anything that is before the courts. Perhaps...
- Seanad: Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: Does Senator Barrett wish to make a final comment on the amendment?
- Seanad: Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (27 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: Is the Senator pressing the amendment?
- Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (27 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: He would never get it past the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: I would like to be associated with and wholeheartedly agree with the tributes and sentiments expressed regarding Fr. Alec Reid of Clonard monastery. He was truly a giant of a man in regard to the peace process. He was effective, in his quiet way, in steering it along the course it took and in bringing it to fruition. Like Senator Bacik, I would welcome a debate on the peace process. The...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: Well said.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: I strongly agree with the comments made by Senator Thomas Byrne on bogus trusts. People need to be extremely wary in all of these cases. We have already seen some instances of trusts being without legal standing. That is enough about the matter for the moment. I welcome the announcement of the Luas cross-city rail project. It is tremendous that a loan for it has been arranged with the...
- Seanad: Report on Grocery Goods Sector: Motion (20 Nov 2013)
Paul Coghlan: It is always good to hear the expert, Senator Quinn. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for all his usual courtesy and kindness, as well as for his overview of the position. He did not say a single word with which I could disagree. I compliment Deputy Doyle, Chairman of the joint committee that has produced this report. I agree with him that the farming and food...