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Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Thankfully, the Leader is only one.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: The Leader will get me into more trouble.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Perhaps the Minister of State will be put in charge of the decentralisation programme.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I support Senator Brian Hayes's call for a debate on Northern Ireland and I agree with many of the points he, Senator O'Toole and Senator Minihan made. I referred briefly to this issue yesterday. There will be a difficulty if Britain opts for a licensing system and we opt for a pardoning procedure. This has been greatly expanded with the inclusion, as Senator Brian Hayes said, of the RUC and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Dec 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I appeal to the Leader to provide time for such a debate before the Christmas recess. Despite the Leader's stated preference for a splurge, I wish to make a last appeal to the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, before the budget next week. We need to do something. The Minister must make an announcement next week to incentivise the placing of SSIA moneys in pensions. There is a serious...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I support fully everything Senator Bradford said about the sugar beet industry and look forward to the Leader's response in the matter. On the so-called issue of on-the-runs, of which we have heard much recently, will the Leader enlighten the House as to the Government's rationale — I accept there is an agreement on the matter — behind its decision to grant a presidential pardon rather...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Coghlan: It is relevant to the amendment to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Coghlan: We should not be governed by the Attorney General to the extent that we blindly accept his advice.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Coghlan: When will we get it?

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Nov 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I have no doubt about that.

Seanad: Employment Rights: Statements. (24 Nov 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I accept the balance the Minister of State struck on that issue.

Seanad: Employment Rights: Statements. (24 Nov 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his outline of the developments. While I am glad to have the opportunity to make a statement on this matter I would prefer to see us debate Bills that would pass into law and make a real difference to workers rather than talk generally in the manner in which we are today. I wish to address two relevant Bills, one of which we have recently...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Nov 2005)

Paul Coghlan: The Department of Agriculture and Food has an active interest, however.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Nov 2005)

Paul Coghlan: What, if anything, is the Government, more particularly the Department of Agriculture and Food, doing with regard to the nitrates action plan? There is a strong view, with which I concur, that it is neither manageable nor practical in its current format. If we are serious about the pig and poultry industry, on which the nitrates directive would have a devastating impact, we should be...

Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)

Paul Coghlan: He is always very generous.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the establishment of the new force to tackle organised gangland crime, particularly in the Dublin area. I asked yesterday if Operation Anvil had lagged. If I recall correctly, the Leader said she had asked that question but I do not believe she got an answer to it. Garda confidence in what is being done is vital. I assume the Minister responsible has consulted with the force. I hope...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2005)

Paul Coghlan: That is how good we are doing.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Minihan is not even a member of the Taoiseach's party.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2005)

Paul Coghlan: They cannot tie their hands behind their backs in dealing with this matter.

Seanad: Ferns Report: Statements (Resumed). (17 Nov 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, back to the House. There has been a unanimous condemnation of all that was revealed in the Ferns Report. The question now, however, is "where do we go from here?" I thought the speech in the Lower House by Deputy O'Donnell was over the top. For a Dubliner — and someone, I am told, is a northsider, close to the Minister of State's own...