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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I salute Mr. Jimmy Walsh and please God we will have a suitable occasion next week to mark his retirement and pay tribute to him. I acknowledge the efforts of everyone involved in the serious mortgage arrears crisis. A range of options are available. The banks have not properly or fully acknowledged their contribution to this mess. As a last resort, they must be prepared to act as landlord...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (20 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for his overview of the Bill and explanation of the various sections. I appreciate that we will have more time to deal with them individually tomorrow. I welcome the Living City Initiative. It will be a successful project for urban regeneration. It is a constructive and targeted intervention that has the potential to make a real...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: Sadly, this poaching is on the increase. I must declare, if one likes, a non-declarable interest. I am a lifelong member of the Kerry Deer Society, which is concerned with conservation. We were never poachers or were never into culling. Whatever about management issues, we would not want to see the native Irish red deer - the Kerry red deer - seriously under threat, and I am not talking...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: Last week I mentioned Senator Eamonn Coghlan's famous ancestor, the Kerry-born engineer John Coghlan, when I was saluting some of his achievements in another context. I join the Senator in warmly congratulating another of our namesakes, Fiona Coghlan, on her team's tremendous victory at the weekend. As Senator Terry Brennan said, to win the Triple Crown and the grand slam is a tremendous...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I have no doubt that the Cathaoirleach is probably right, as ever, because he is a wise old owl.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: Not to mention Eamonn Coghlan.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: An Irishman.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator was going so well for a while.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: This is a first. For once I find myself in total agreement with Senator Daly.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I heartily concur with everything he said about the new Bishop of Rome. He was accurate in that respect. This man offers great hope. That is why I agree so much with what has been said. It is a little known fact-----

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: No. I never met the man. His father was a railway worker and the man who was responsible for the railways in Argentina was an Irish engineer named Coghlan.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: No, they originated in Offaly. Senator Norris?s mother was from Laois the next-door county.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I urge Members who might be in Buenos Aires to visit the Coghlan region. There is a railway station named, Coghlan, which is spelt correctly C-O-G-H-L-A-N. I concur with everything Senator Daly said about the new pontiff. The name Francis is wonderful. Senator Daly was totally wrong then when he continued on to the other subject. He should never have left the first issue. The Government...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: There is a whole menu of options-----

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: -----to offer people a better future.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: The engagement with the banks is taking place. Senator Daly is always rushing his fences. People are engaging more and more. The Central Bank has told us that mortgages in arrears of 90 days and more are declining. There is hope for people and there is engagement. A menu of options exists and please God it will succeed. Finally, I also agree with Senator Daly's expression of good wishes....

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator had his turn on stage.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

Paul Coghlan: Absolutely.