Results 11,541-11,560 of 12,886 for speaker:Paul Coghlan

Seanad: Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Bill 2006: Second Stage. (20 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: Hopefully, less time and a reduced cost.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: It is outside the Acting Leader's jurisdiction.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I support the views expressed by Senator O'Toole on the Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2005 which is No. 9 on the Order Paper. As Members of the Oireachtas we pride ourselves on our support for, and the value of, democracy. Kerry County Council's proposal for a plebiscite in October is the essence of democracy.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: The people of the area will be asked to have their say. It behoves us all, including the Minister, to respect the wishes of the people in this matter.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: Dingle has for centuries been known as Gaeilge as Daingean Uí Chúis and nothing else. The proposal and the plebiscite is for Dingle — Daingean Uí Chúis. Nothing could be better. I look forward to hearing the views of the Deputy Leader on the matter. I ask him to utilise his relations with the Minister in this regard. If the Minister comes before us, as Senator Ó Murchú has proposed,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: There is an old connection in that CIE owned those hotels.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: Along with Senator Brian Hayes and others, I welcome the successful conclusion of the partnership talks. I may be wrong, but is this the first time that the pay deal element will run for 27 months but the agreement provides for a ten-year framework? We have been promised a Green Paper, to which Senator O'Toole referred, on defined benefits with regard to pensions. We know this to be a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the agreement and call for a debate.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: The Departments of Finance, Social and Family Affairs, Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and Environment, Heritage and Local Government will all be involved. They all appear to have roles, or they have acquired roles. As Senator Brian Hayes has mentioned, there is an ongoing role for the Oireachtas in monitoring the issue, and an early debate is called for. I am sure the Leader is aware of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: This could be a very important national collection, which could and should be added to by paintings held by the Great Southern Hotels group.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: A number of those paintings were removed to de Vere's, as we know, for whatever purpose, be it storage or valuing.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I have a very important question. Will the Leader bring the appropriate Minister here to discuss the issue? Is it possible to combine the collections, as they could become an even more important national treasure? They should be brought together.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2006: Second Stage. (8 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: While all legislation that comes before the Oireachtas is important, this Bill is critically so. It offers the potential of savings hundreds, even thousands, of lives if it is properly implemented. I am disappointed at the unacceptable delay in producing the Bill given that the proposals contained in the legislation were first mooted ten years ago. The Government's record on road safety is...

Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion. (7 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Noel Ahern, and look forward to what he has to say on this subject and how he will apologise for the shortfall that exists in this most basic provision. There is an obvious truth in the Labour Party motion. There is no doubt about the continuing rapid rise in the price of new houses and...

Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion. (7 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: I am all for affordable housing. That is what I am arguing for.

Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion. (7 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: Its application is uneven.

Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion. (7 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: That was an awful mistake.

Seanad: Housing Policy: Motion. (7 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: There is an agency to deal with homelessness.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Jun 2006)

Paul Coghlan: There is considerable amnesia.