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Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I am sure the Leader will confirm what I am saying and welcome that agreement coming from Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I said it was supporting stability. I am talking about our joint interest in supporting stability.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Mooney will not fall out with me over this issue.

Seanad: Seanad Report on the Rights of Older People: Statements (13 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Seanad Report on the Rights of Older People: Statements (13 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Seanad Report on the Rights of Older People: Statements (13 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I call Senator Cullinane who has until 1.30 p.m. to make his contribution.

Seanad: Seanad Report on the Rights of Older People: Statements (13 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: If you go fast enough, you never know what might happen.

Seanad: Seanad Report on the Rights of Older People: Statements (13 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: There are two minutes remaining for Senator Terry Brennan to make his contribution.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator should-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I very much welcome the intended appointment of an independent planning consultant by the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the 12 recommendations made in the review of the planning system in a number of local authorities. Clearly, there was a lack of guidance on how rules should be enforced and the system administered. The report...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I also welcome the Bahraini delegation and Ms Sheila Dickson from my town to the House. The Seanad has a proud record which I have no doubt the Leader will deal with adequately in response to Senator O'Brien. On the question of moneylenders, it is high time new legislation was introduced. Will the Leader arrange to have the Minister for Finance before the House in due course? There is no...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator should wait until he sees the boundaries.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: It was rather disingenuous of Senator Darragh O'Brien to suggest that the Taoiseach must say something regarding a private chat he had with another leader at a summit.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: As he knows well it is the decisions reached at a summit that count and not any private tittle-tattle that any leaders might have.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: As the House knows well, we are part of a programme into which Fianna Fáil locked us. We are dealing with the troika and we are getting on quite well.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator will have heard that Mario Draghi yesterday said we would be back to markets.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: No, I have no tittle-tattle for the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I have.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Bacik told Senator Darragh O'Brien this morning and I heard what the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, said. We know what has to happen. It is as a result of the mess in which Fianna Fáil landed us. We have to break the link between sovereign and banking debt. We need to get the matter restructured which will involve longer maturity and lower interest rates.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Jun 2012)

Paul Coghlan: These decisions can only be reached at a summit and there will be one at the end of the month. The big problem at the moment is stabilising the banking sector in the eurozone.