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Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: Talk to Deputy McGuinness.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: The Senator is an honest broker.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: Real and imaginary, all classes of cases.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I thank the Minister of State, the Tánaiste who provided an overview of the Bill at the outset and departmental officials. I omitted to mention that the Bill, which I described as being like the proverbial curate's egg, was in gestation for a short period. While I outlined its negative aspects, I welcome it in an overall sense as a measure that takes us out of the Dark Ages, as someone else...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I understood that certain funds had built up.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I saw a way out for Senator Leyden as funds may have been available from which the various ex gratia payments could have been made. I thank the Minister of State, his officials and everybody associated with the Bill.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: Will the Leader give the House an assurance that our security and intelligence services were not aware of the activities of Stakeknife and other double agents engaged by the British forces in the North? We have learned from the Stevens report of the extent and type of activities engaged in by the British forces in the North. It is evident such activities are continuing, given the leaking of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (8 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I support the points ably made by Senator Higgins regarding our difficulties with alcohol and support his call to bring the article he quoted to the notice of the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment. We have a serious problem in providing an alternative to the pub. As Senator Ryan and others have said, excessive drinking is seriously impinging on our competitiveness....

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (8 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Dermot Ahern, for his thoughtful and important statement. There is no doubt that a climate of fear and distrust has existed. I largely concur with everything that has been said by other speakers. Members of this House, and all true democrats, are totally and exclusively...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: Why does the Senator not call for the Minister's resignation?

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I join in the call for statements on Northern Ireland. It is vital that the stalled talks are resumed quickly, particularly for the pro-Agreement parties. As has been said by others, everyone should concentrate on what has been said constructively and usefully, not on other matters.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 May 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I certainly will. Thank you, a Chathaoirligh, your help is always greatly appreciated.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Apr 2003)

Paul Coghlan: In view of the huge housing waiting lists in all local authority areas and the chronic shortage of land in most of these areas, I ask the Leader for a debate on local authority housing. Unfortunately, local authorities in need of land for housing are often unable to compete with the private sector when land comes on the market for public sale. Will the Leader ask the Minister for the...

Seanad: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (16 Apr 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for the comprehensive overview of the Bill. This Bill puts into effect the recommendations of the review group on auditing, which sat between February and July 2000 and was chaired so ably by our colleague, Senator O'Toole. The review group on auditing was established following the inquiry by the Committee of Public Accounts inquiry...

Seanad: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (16 Apr 2003)

Paul Coghlan: We need to go much further if it is to be increased across the Border.

Seanad: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (16 Apr 2003)

Paul Coghlan: We very much welcome that fact.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Apr 2003)

Paul Coghlan: He was fair.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Apr 2003)

Paul Coghlan: As the House and you, Sir, will be aware, history was made in Belfast last Saturday afternoon—

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Apr 2003)

Paul Coghlan: —when the first Kerryman was elevated to the high office of president of the GAA.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Apr 2003)

Paul Coghlan: I am doing this in appreciation of the Cathaoirleach and his appreciation of that wonderful organisation.