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Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I have. Will the Leader arrange a debate on this issue? We have had so many calls for debates about terminals and so on but I and, I am sure, the Leader do not want to see the hotels group forgotten about. This is an important matter.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Indeed I am.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: That is right.

Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Second Stage. (11 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: This Bill comes against the backdrop of the Health and Safety Authority report which shows that in 2002, 61 people lost their lives in workplace accidents, almost 8,000 workplace injuries resulted in a loss of four or more working days and there were a stunning 13,000 claims for occupational benefit. Fine Gael recognises that this Bill is an honest attempt to deal with that dreadful set of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I know the Leader misheard me yesterday on the matter of the second and third terminals for Dublin Airport.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Of course. I did not, in fact, mention the Great Southern Hotels group. However, will the Leader agree we can assume they are safe in State ownership for quite a considerable period in the absence of a decision on the terminal in question? I, too, support the query raised by Senator Ryan as regards the undertaking given to Cork. As I understand it, the Dublin Airport Authority believed in the...

Seanad: National Parks. (10 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I am concerned about the native red deer herd, which was threatened with extinction not too long ago. The herd is now estimated to number 700, but we do not have a definitive number. I understand that there are some red deer in Doneraile, Letterfrack, Donegal and in Wicklow. Unfortunately, the deer in Wicklow are hybrids and the deer in Donegal are Scottish. We owe a debt of gratitude to the...

Seanad: National Parks. (10 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I appreciate that and am just about to finish. Nobody representing the State wants to see unfortunate incidents with guns, such as the recent one in Northern Ireland where a bullet ricocheted and hit a child in the head. We do not want to see incidents like that in Killarney National Park. A meeting of all interested parties and Government personnel would be welcome, with a view to discussing...

Seanad: National Parks. (10 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I would be grateful if he could supply me with the statistics to which he has referred. I plead with the departmental officials that if a cull is absolutely necessary as a result of any such statistics, it should apply only to the imported species and not to native red deer.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: No.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: It was about the second terminal.

Seanad: Sea Pollution (Hazardous Substances) (Compensation) Bill 2000: Second Stage. (10 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his introductory remarks. This Bill has been bandied about for more than four years, which is not good enough. The Bill should have been on the Statute Book before now. The Bill transposes a number of international commitments into Irish law and highlights the Government's contempt for keeping our promises to our neighbours. I note the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Despite the advance publicity, there was no white smoke following the earlier Cabinet meeting regarding the provision of a second terminal at Dublin Airport. In fact it may not have even been discussed. The Ministers I met told me their lips are sealed. I would like to put forward a suggestion and hear the Leader's comments on it. I have not heard it——

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: In her own inimitable style, of course.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Aer Rianta International has done a wonderful job at airports abroad. Perhaps it might be considered as it would be worthy in light of its experience and success. I am glad the report of the Inspector of Prisons, Mr. Justice Dermot Kinlen, has been published. I asked about it at least six months ago. I do not know why it was delayed. I am sure the Leader will give us the opportunity to debate...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Never mind a website. The Leader has already been rating Deputies.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Deputy Cassidy would find that very interesting.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: It has a new name.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I am sure the Members are concerned by the criticism of the Competition Authority on the front page of Public Affairs Ireland, which states that the authority relies too heavily on its advocacy role and is not utilising its enforcement powers to full capacity. The point is made that it can make a difference to prevent consumers from being ripped off by anti-competitive behaviour by using its...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (4 May 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I was afraid the Cathaoirleach had forgotten about the small Senator at the back.