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Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Is the Senator saying the cuckoo is out of the nest?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Wildlife Conservation (28 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I will hardly need five minutes.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Wildlife Conservation (28 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: That is grand. I welcome to the House the Minister of State, a very able man from Donegal. I am delighted to hear the good news about Valentia and Malin, which is not related to this subject. The office really condensed the matter I wished to raise. I have always been very concerned about the Kerry red deer. As conservationists in Kerry, we do not shoot them and do not want to see any of...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Wildlife Conservation (28 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: They are first cousins and are Scottish bred.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Wildlife Conservation (28 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: There is no alleged about it.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Wildlife Conservation (28 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I am very grateful to the Minister of State for that. I notice that his reply did not contain anything about the gene pool, but we can follow that further. With regard to the illegal shooting of male Kerry red deer, I understand some trophy hunters are prepared to break the law. I again salute the work of the rangers, particularly in their night-time patrols. It is difficult to catch...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I am strongly pro-life-----

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Exactly. I said that yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I said that nobody here is in favour of killing; we are saving the lives of the mothers.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I know, but I have a question for the Leader. It is important that we be calm and that there are debates within the parties as well as in this Chamber. I ask the Leader to arrange for a debate on the report of the expert group whenever he can conveniently schedule it, but soon. We should not get hung up on this, that or the other in meantime. Please God, we will do the right thing and we...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: With respect to my great friends and colleagues on the Opposition benches, much of the talk in this Chamber about the leaking of this report is a great deal of balderdash.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: None of us knows for certain. These are alleged matters. Of course, they may be accurate.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: The report has been published today and we will all soon know with certainty. I am fed up with all the talk that we have had about abortion.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: As has been stated by Members opposite - I am looking at the distinguished Senator opposite, Senator Norris - we all are pro-life here. We all are interested in protecting lives-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: -----protecting the lives of mothers and the unborn.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: We need to continue to protect these lives. We need to strengthen the Medical Council guidelines. As somebody has said, let us be calm. Let the debate proceed when we have the report today.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Let the debate proceed. It is more important that we get it right than we rush it. Whatever is going to happen is going to happen in its own good time and, please God, we will get it right.

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I agree with the Minister of State on the legislation and thank him for his assurances in this regard. With my colleagues, I salute the great organisation that is Civil Defence and its spirit of voluntarism. Its members have done great work in countless incidents, some of which were referred to today and on Second Stage. I do not know where we would be without them and their spirit. I...

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: There is a certain bias.

Seanad: Civil Defence Bill: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I find myself in agreement with the Senator. I loved his use of the phrase "business as usual". Perhaps I will have to have myself checked if I am agreeing with the Senator so often. The Minister gave us an assurance on Second Stage, which I salute.