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Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: They will stand apart during the national anthem. The Senator should not worry.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: It was causing a great deal of confusion.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: It is always in good humour, we should add.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: Go raibh maith agat.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the appointment of the new Chief Justice yesterday and particularly her statement following the making of her constitutional declaration in the presence of the President and other witnesses at Áras an Uachtaráin. She proposed a new judicial council and court of appeal. I am sure the Government will pay attention to her call and agree with her. She is showing herself to be a...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: There was much common ground between what the Taoiseach said and the comments of Archbishop Diarmaid Martin and we can reflect further on this. I look forward to the Leader providing time for a debate on the Cloyne report next week if possible or on our return. There are important issues for the State, which must get its house in order as the Taoiseach and the archbishop pointed out. We...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: We cannot have Members attempting to make Second Stage speeches when all we need from them is brevity.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: I feel very strongly about it.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: I hope other Ministers come in and agree to that format but we cannot have people making Second Stage speeches.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: That aspect of it was disjointed. We need brief, relevant questions and I am sure the Leas-Chathaoirleach sees the value of it.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (20 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: The 1937 Constitution.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (20 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for his comprehensive overview of the Bill and its contents. I am pleased to have this opportunity to speak on this important Bill. The publication of the Electoral Amendment Bill illustrates the Government's commitment to providing improvements, something that has been long overdue. In this House and in the Dáil, we have become public...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (20 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: Is the Senator suggesting that part of Leitrim should go into that constituency?

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator should not mind what struck us but should ask questions.

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: Senator, you should not discuss the business of the other House.

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: Senator, do you have a question?

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: We do not have time for Second Stage speeches.

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: We need a question to be brief.

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: This is not related to Leader funding.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2011)

Paul Coghlan: Indeed. I, too, would like to congratulate Senator Ó Clochartaigh on the arrival of his son.