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Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I wish to be associated with the deserved warm tributes to Senator McAleese. He is an extremely courteous and kind man, quiet, effective and easy to deal with. I salute the work he did in regard to the Magdalen laundries, which often took him away from the House and involved a lot of research and analysis. I look forward to the publication of the report and, with the Leader's help, its...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the possibility of having a debate on policing, as has been proposed from the other side of the Chamber. I am sure the Leader will do whatever is necessary in that regard. A few days ago, I mentioned the possibility of a corridor along the Border in what was formerly known as bandit country and where, unfortunately, there has been this awful, sad and atrocious crime. There is no...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the possibility of having a debate on policing, as has been proposed from the other side of the Chamber. I am sure the Leader will do whatever is necessary in that regard. A few days ago, I mentioned the possibility of a corridor along the Border in what was formerly known as bandit country and where, unfortunately, there has been this awful, sad and atrocious crime. There is no...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)

Paul Coghlan: The Senators opposite are experts in the field.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I commend Ms Tara Buckley of RGDATA on a report launched yesterday by that organisation entitled A Nightmare on Every Street, Town Centres, Car Parking and Smart Travel. We are all aware of the fact that we have a punitive level of parking charges and restrictions in most towns. Local authorities should be trying to save town centres from desertion and destruction but in many instances they...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I sympathise with our colleague, Senator Imelda Henry, on the death of her mother, and with her father, Peter, who is well known to us. I also sympathise with the families of the late former Senator Éamon de Buitléar and the late Kevin Heffernan. Of course, I join with colleagues in totally condemning the brutal murder of Garda Adrian Donohoe. We now know that these men were trapped in a...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for the overview of Irish Water which he provided to the House yesterday. It is good to know there will be ongoing liaison with people who are already involved in water services at local authority level nationally and that nobody's job is threatened. Water is a precious resource which is of great importance in our everyday lives. A...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I will ensure they are hung properly in the right place.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jan 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the return to State care of the paintings which were stolen from somewhere in storage in the State, particularly that of Valentine Browne, the first Earl of Kenmare. These paintings which hung in Killarney House, not Muckross House as was inaccurately reported, have been recovered, having been offered for auction at Adams. They were stolen and sold in London at Bonhams. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I loved the way Senator Darragh O'Brien told the House this morning that one would swear the Revenue Commissioners were valuation people. The truth of the matter is that we have plenty of time to deal with this issue. As the Senator knows, the Revenue Commissioners will issue an information booklet to every house in March of this year. While it will include an indicative guide, nothing...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)

Paul Coghlan: One will be able to place one's own value on one's house. The house owner will know the value of his or her own property better than anyone else. There are very competent valuation people in estate agencies in every town in the country.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)

Paul Coghlan: Nobody will make a mistake in this regard.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)

Paul Coghlan: With respect, we have plenty of time to deal with this issue after March.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)

Paul Coghlan: We do.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I am sure the Leader will have plenty of time to deal with this after March. We should await the booklet that will be published then.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)

Paul Coghlan: I also wish to be associated with the tributes to our dear departed Shane McEntee and with the expressions of sympathy to the McEntee family. We all knew Shane so well. My sympathies also to our colleague, Senator Deirdre Clune, and to Peter Barry on the death of her mother and his wife, Margaret. I am pleased that on the first day back Senator O'Brien, as is his wont, led well. We are all...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)

Paul Coghlan: We are all equally bound by the law.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I concur with the remarks made by the Leader of the Opposition and everyone else in respect of the Cathaoirleach, Deirdre, Jody, Aisling, all of the other staff and, indeed, Members. I extend my good wishes to everyone. Reference was made earlier to public interest directors. There is no such thing in law as a public interest director. They are all non-executive-----

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Of course they are paid, they are directors.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Will the Senators hear me out? I seek the Cathaoirleach's protection.