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Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: That is disputed.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I am doing my best.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: This is a matter of national importance.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator should move his Bill and we will deal with the matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: It is getting very good value for the taxpayer.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: We are dealing with an amendment No. a1.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I missed that word; I apologise. I am not used to indulgence, the giving or the granting of.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Is Senator Norris pressing the amendment?

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Amendments Nos. 1 to 8, inclusive, and amendments Nos. 10 and 11 are related, and they may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I will resist the temptation to refer to NAMA. Instead I welcome a genuinely good news story on the white tailed sea eagles. As the House will be aware, a pair have settled and nested on an outcrop in Lough Derg, where they are hatching two eggs.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I am coming to that. These chicks were reared in Killarney on the shores of Lough Lene, from where they were released into the wild. There is growing interest in these birds.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: They are growing in importance and significance. I congratulate the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Deenihan, on his foresight in all heritage matters. The growing interest in these birds will be a boost to tourism. People are flocking in from all over and using their binoculars to see them. We have seen it in Killarney and it is already increasing the boat trips on...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: They will survive on the shores of Lough Leane.

Seanad: Civil Registration (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: An additional amendment list has been circulated today and amendment No. a1 is in the names of Senators Norris and Zappone.

Seanad: Report of Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: I compliment the Minister on the cautious way he is dealing with the sensitive issue of school patronage. He is aware of my concerns in this regard but he is giving due regard to the wishes of parents where a clear majority go in a certain direction. I am aware of one case in which Catholic parents are backing the Church of Ireland for patronage. That is positive and I wish the Minister...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Far be it from me to disagree with my friend and colleague, Senator Darragh O'Brien, leader of the Fianna Fáil group in the Seanad, in particular on a day like today when the Government launched its campaign for a "Yes" vote on the treaty. I am delighted the Senator and I are on the same side on this issue. However, with the greatest respect, while I did not hear what the Minister, Deputy...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: A "No" vote will have a damaging effect. The stability treaty is about good housekeeping, sensible budgeting and the insurance policy of having access to ESM funds, should we need it.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: A "No" vote will have a damaging effect on us. This is a no-brainer.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Senator O'Brien and I are on the same side. He need not rock the boat.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Paul Coghlan: Senator O'Brien knows well what the Minister meant. He was merely being factual.