Results 21-26 of 26 for 5 million speaker:Paudie Coffey

Topical Issue Matters (10 Oct 2012)

Paudie Coffey: ...that attain to educational schools and colleges; (4) Deputy John O'Mahony - the need to address the waiting times for applications for social protection and, in particular, carer’s allowance; (5) Deputy Áine Collins - the future of the rural post office network; (6) Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan - the problems with community employment schemes undergoing difficulty recruiting...

Seanad: National Housing Development Survey Report: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Paudie Coffey: ..., but those are the figures we are being given for those on the social housing lists, and if they are accurate, we need to address them. According to the Minister of State's figures, more than 58,000 units have planning permission but have not yet commenced. If those units commence, it will obviously affect the matching of population projections with vacant houses and will need to be...

Seanad: Electricity Prices: Motion (6 Oct 2010)

Paudie Coffey: ...in Europe, third highest when tax is excluded, and sixth highest electricity prices for business; that the impending PSO levy due this month will see household bills indiscriminately rise by 5% and small businesses paying €100 more on annual bills; and that the head of IDA Ireland recently stated that Ireland needs to address competitiveness issues such as energy prices in order to grow...

Seanad: Forestry (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)

Paudie Coffey: ...not sure why the borrowing threshold is being increased. I am conscious of one high profile case in which Coillte was involved last year relating to lands in County Waterford. The agency had a 150-year lease with a landowner, which was taken out in 1933 but, unfortunately, due to its failure to maintain the lands, a High Court action was taken against it. The outcome of the case was...

Seanad: Waste Disposal (29 Oct 2008)

Paudie Coffey: ...in Dungarvan. This facility has been in existence for almost five years and processes more than 13,000 tonnes of recyclable material per annum. The sold material produces an annual income of €550,000 which is reinvested in waste recycling services in Waterford. The facility processes recycled waste not only from the Waterford city and county council areas but also from the south...

Seanad: Electoral Commission: Motion (5 Mar 2008)

Paudie Coffey: .... It is a disgrace that one year after the 2006 census, many people were disenfranchised for the general election. This year's annual budget for the electoral office in Northern Ireland is £2.8 million, approximately €3.5 million. We spent €5 million before the previous general election trying to update the electoral register and it was still a disgrace. Lessons can be learned and...