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Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Is that agreed? Agreed. Report Stage ordered for Friday, 4 December 2009.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Paul Coghlan: I second the amendment to the Order of Business. I agree with other Senators that nobody wants confrontation, but we are entitled to know more. While this may be an interim measure, there must be more to it because it seems to leave us at least €500 million short in the plan to cut €1.3 billion from the public sector wage bill. It is only an interim measure and we hope it will work,...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Of course. Will the Leader explain to us how the unpaid leave system will work? What will happen in the case of good patriotic workers who continue to work? Some people do not want to be out of work and will be willing to continue working and take the hit — just as everybody in this House and the other are taking a hit. We must all put our shoulders to the wheel. No-one can stand aside...

Seanad: Pre-Budget Outlook: Statements (1 Dec 2009)

Paul Coghlan: I am glad to have the opportunity to say few words in this debate. I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his contribution. I can identify with much of what Senator Ó Murchú said on the issue. There is no doubt we all have a vested interest in returning the economy to sustainable growth as quickly as possible. As the Minister of State pointed out, everybody has been and will...

Seanad: Pre-Budget Outlook: Statements (1 Dec 2009)

Paul Coghlan: I hope the Senator was right.

Seanad: Pre-Budget Outlook: Statements (1 Dec 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Would that not result in the IMF coming in?

Seanad: Pre-Budget Outlook: Statements (1 Dec 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Perhaps it is the effect the Minister of State has on him.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Does the Deputy Leader have any information regarding the Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009? It has been a considerable time since its Second Stage. When is it intended to have Committee Stage? The Bill's necessity has waned because of the state of the market and so on, but the regulatory body provided for under the Bill exists in shadow form in plush offices in Navan with nothing...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: I strongly support the amendment. Senator Mullen eloquently laid out the reasons it would fit with the provision of broadband and the other ancillary services required in a state of reasonable size. It makes sense to promote such facilities to encourage a healthy lifestyle through the provision of physical activity within any estate of a reasonable size. Without labouring the point,...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: I remind the House that the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, when he introduced this Bill, rightly made a point of the fact that planning is about people and the provision of what is necessary by way of infrastructure and otherwise. What more than this is necessary to promote a more active and healthy lifestyle? This is totally in keeping with what the Minister...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Amendments Nos. 28 and 29 are being discussed together. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Finneran. Senator Alex White was in possession. In his absence, I call Senator Coffey.

Seanad: ^ Bio-fuel Obligation Scheme: Motion. ^ (18 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: The matter I raise was discussed in the House yesterday. Following the comments made by Senators Fitzgerald and O'Toole, it is more important than ever that the Minister for Finance clarify beyond doubt his position on all outstanding banking questions. I understand a salary limit was imposed on the banks as part of the banking guarantee scheme passed into law in the Houses. Is the limit...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: The juicier the leak, the higher the source.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: To add to the comments of Senator Cummins and many others, the Minister must urgently clarify his position beyond doubt. Having listened briefly to an interview he gave on the "News at One", while I do not believe he has blinked — to use Senator Ross's term — the leaks indicate that the bank has engaged in a pre-emptive strike. The proposed dual role for the chairman gives rise to...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: I share the delight at the release of Fr. Sinnott and congratulate everyone involved in helping to bring it about. It is wonderful for his family and for the Columbans. One hopes they can get on with the very good and useful work they are doing in so many far-flung places, especially in the Philippines, in a more peaceful way. I share the concerns regarding NAMA. We had reservations about...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (11 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2009)

Paul Coghlan: On the qualifying eligible assets, there are some serious situations arising here and without naming it, I wish to come to one specific matter of which the Minister has been made personally aware. In the case of a company in the renewable energy field, probably employing in the region of 500 persons and which had, say, €100 million in security and maybe €50 million in loans, because of...