Results 12,081-12,100 of 12,886 for speaker:Paul Coghlan

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Unfortunately so. I call for an agreement on minimum polling standards and an absolute ban on such polls during election campaigns. Will the Leader arrange a debate on this matter? I agree with Senators Brian Hayes and Dardis on the issue they raised. This is at the core of what the European Union should be about, the single market in services, the single economic zone and so on. It behoves...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Tá mé anseo.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

Paul Coghlan: The Leader will recall that yesterday I asked her about practices and procedures in Departments other than the Department of Health and Children. She informed me, I presume correctly, that she did not have the right to provide that information nor did she possess it. Was she satisfied with the practices and procedures that obtained in the Department during her tenure as Minister for Health?

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I thought it was correct to ask——

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Who is going to interpret this? We are discussing practices and procedures.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

Paul Coghlan: All I want is for the Leader to indicate whether she was informed about the Department's concerns.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

Paul Coghlan: There has been a great deal of discussion recently about Aer Lingus's loss being BA's gain. Will the Leader indicate when the Government intends to appoint a permanent or new CEO to Aer Lingus? It is unfair to leave the airline rudderless, so to speak. When will the important matter of the second terminal at Dublin Airport be addressed? Will the Leader arrange a debate on these matters? When...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I referred to practices and procedures.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the information the Leader gave to the House in respect of the debate on the Travers report being arranged for tomorrow. The report indicates that the Tánaiste was correct about the maladministration which existed in the Department for which she recently assumed responsibility. It also highlights the long-term, systemic corporate failure in that Department. In addition, it records...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (8 Mar 2005)

Paul Coghlan: And the Competition Authority report.

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Is that allowed?

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 Mar 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I have no one to congratulate. A matter of major concern is that the Competition Authority has today found that the cost of insurance has been kept artificially high in Ireland. Worse, it found that barriers are preventing new entrants to the market. In 2003 and 2004 we rushed through legislation in this House to introduce very necessary reforms, on which there was all-party agreement, by...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2005)

Paul Coghlan: The Leader will recall that I asked her some time ago about the second annual report of the Inspector of Prisons. There is something of an old story in this regard in one of this morning's newspapers, in light of which certain questions need to be asked. Is the report the second annual report? How long has it been with the Department? Why is it being published now? Has it been published in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2005)

Paul Coghlan: It is not the ambassador's fault.

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister to the House and I thank him for his overview of the position as he sees it under the national spatial strategy. It is a worthwhile strategy provided it is properly and effectively underpinned by the necessary commitment. The idea of spreading development around the country and not merely in Dublin has much to recommend it. The Minister emphasised that in many of his...

Seanad: National Spatial Strategy: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I wonder if that will be the case.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2005)

Paul Coghlan: I refer to the matter raised by Senator Leyden. I support the call for a debate with regard to that harmful, disastrous colorant. My understanding is that it is used in over 400 products. The production of own brands must cease or, failing that, they must be governed by legislation. Traceability is of paramount importance with regard to what each of us is eating. Own products mean bland...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2005)

Paul Coghlan: We may be at variance with the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, in that regard.

Seanad: Child Care Services: Statements. (22 Feb 2005)

Paul Coghlan: Senator White should not underestimate her own persuasive powers.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2005)

Paul Coghlan: As Senator Brian Hayes has just said, there have been extraordinary developments since we were last here. We congratulate the gardaí on their successes and wish them well in the ongoing investigations being conducted. It is important that we not only speak with one voice, but that the Government also does the same. I would like to hear the Leader on this issue. The Taoiseach said that there...