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Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: One would not want to be repetitive.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: He has had another one.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I thank Senator O'Keeffe for her kind words. They were unnecessary but very nice.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I think she did. I wish both her and Senator Hayden very well. I cannot leave my esteemed opposite number out of this because he is an absolute gentleman.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: May happy relations long continue. It is delightful to hear Senator Darragh O'Brien state that Balbriggan's need is beyond doubt and therefore there is no argument about it. However, the Senator is being unnecessarily pernickety about the site. It is obvious the Minister, Deputy Reilly, has no personal gain or interest in this matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I accept what Senator Darragh O'Brien said.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: No. We should all butt out of this and allow the health people to get on with it, which is what the Minister wants to do.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: We should not get into arguments about this. We do not need a confidence debate in this House. The Minister is a Member of the other House which has dealt with the issue. That is all I have to say.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: That does not apply.

Seanad: Radical Seanad Reform Through Legislative Change: Statements (3 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I am always prepared to listen to a good consultant.

Seanad: Radical Seanad Reform Through Legislative Change: Statements (3 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I commend the Leader for arranging this debate so speedily and thank Senators Feargal Quinn and Katherine Zappone, with Mr. Michael McDowell, Mr. Noel Whelan and former Senator Joe O'Toole, for preparing this document. I am not sure about the timeliness of this debate, as it may be somewhat premature. However, that opinion may not be shared. I do not agree with everything contained in the...

Seanad: Radical Seanad Reform Through Legislative Change: Statements (3 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Perhaps the Senator could ask her colleagues because Fianna Fáil was in government at the time.

Seanad: Radical Seanad Reform Through Legislative Change: Statements (3 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: He may have described the Seanad as a retirement home as opposed to a crèche.

Seanad: Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (3 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Before calling on Senator Power, I must remind Senators we are on amendment No. 2 to the Schedule and whether the word "significantly" should be added after "prejudicially".

Seanad: Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (3 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Yes, the Senator did at the finish. I call Senator Power and hope she can be as brief as possible on the net points.

Seanad: Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (3 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Again, a contribution that was slightly wide of the amendment. I want to hear Senators argue whether they want the word ?significantly? added after ?prejudicially?.

Seanad: Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (3 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I call Senator Walsh to address the net points.

Seanad: Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (3 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: We are asking whether ?significantly? should follow ?prejudicially?. The Senator has moved on to the next amendment dealing with the word ?proportionate?.

Seanad: Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (3 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I am trying to keep it to the net point. Senators have been straying.

Seanad: Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (3 Oct 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I took the Chair at 1 p.m. and have listened to a 45-minute debate which has contained much repetition.