Results 11,881-11,900 of 12,886 for speaker:Paul Coghlan

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: The Leader favours a further splurge.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Iarnród Éireann is getting out of the freight business and is reported to be selling off €4.5 million worth of freight carriages that were only purchased in 2002 and have scarcely been used. This is a hugely short-sighted and deranged State policy and the Minister for Transport needs to come to the House to discuss it. Freight services are crying out for competition. If Iarnród Eireann...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Are private operators prepared to operate rail freight?

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Plant Diseases. (19 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Environment and Local Government, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. I look forward to learning more from him than I can impart on this subject. Phytophthora ramorum is a deadly fungus, causing sudden death.

Seanad: Plant Diseases. (19 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: From a discussion I had with him earlier I know the Minister of State is well aware of this matter and well briefed.

Seanad: Plant Diseases. (19 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: It is a very aggressive plant disease and poses a serious threat. Sessile oaks are unique to Derrycunnihy and Tomies as well as one or two other locations in Ireland. Thankfully this is a different type of oak to the turkey oak and others this disease wiped out in parts of California and other areas in the United States. What precautionary measures has the Minister planned to ensure the...

Seanad: Fisheries Protection. (19 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I would like the Leader to respond on the status of the proposed transfer from the Dublin Airport Authority to Fáilte Ireland of the Great Southern Hotel group, which is believed to be nominally worth €100 million. Senior DAA executives have been in communication in the recent past with the Departments of Transport, Arts, Sport and Tourism and the Taoiseach. Last March the chairman of the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: It is very important to have a response before the Leader goes to Killarney this weekend.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: The red carpet will be rolled out for her. All Members would be most welcome; we need all the visitors we can get in Killarney. Despite reports to the contrary, the season has not been as good as we would have wished. The Leader knows how serious this is; she has appointed board members in the past and the matter is close to her heart.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I want to hear from the Government side on the status of the proposed transfer.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Everybody is most welcome.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Senator Finucane likes to discriminate.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: It is more serious than that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: The hotel workers want to know.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator's concern is touching.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: On that last point, practically all Members would support any move and nothing discriminatory should be permitted. As the Senator has remarked, people employed by local authorities rightfully earn pensions and councillors should not be treated differently for their long service. Yesterday, I raised a question on staged payments to which the Leader inadvertently failed to respond. The point I...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator should come home. All is forgiven.

Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (12 Oct 2005)

Paul Coghlan: This is really only in place if the need arises.