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- Seanad: Business of Seanad: Motion (21 Jan 2020)
Paudie Coffey: I am honoured to stand here today as a retiring Member of the Oireachtas, having served for 13 years at various levels and, prior to that, for seven years at local council level. Every public representative here knows that it is an honour to serve the public in any capacity and I have had that honour and privilege for more than 20 years. I have had the honour of being a councillor, Senator,...
- Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government and his officials to the House. The briefing he provided on the Bill and the various amendments that have already been submitted was very useful. It is a comprehensive Bill which will ensure oversight of the entire approved housing body sector. The Minister knows that I was involved in the early stages of the Bill's...
- Seanad: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Second Stage (10 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: Next Thursday.
- Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials to the Seanad to debate an important aspect of local government, namely, the sustainability of local government funding. It would be remiss of us not to put on record that this year we celebrated 120 years of the local government system in Ireland. Despite inadequacies and imperfections in the system, it has sustained itself over the that...
- Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: The Senator's time is ticking.
- Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: Go raibh maith agat, Senator Horkan. I call Senator Maria Byrne.
- Seanad: Local Government Funding: Statements (5 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: I am conscious of time. This debate is due to adjourn at 2.30 p.m. A number of speakers are offering and the Minister has to respond. I am trying to include as many colleagues as possible in the debate, so I would ask colleagues to share time if they are not going to use all their time.
- Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: I welcome the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charlie Flanagan, to the House and invite him to give his opening statement.
- Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: I remind the Senator not to name names in the House as people cannot be identified like that in the House. He can make his point but must refrain from naming people.
- Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: These are the rules of the House and we all have to comply with them and I thank the Senator.
- Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: I have no problem with the Senator making his point but I ask him to please refrain as the rules of House-----
- Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: I am aware of that but we cannot name people so that they are identifiable in the House. I thank the Senator.
- Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: The Senator is over time.
- Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: The Senator's time is up.
- Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: The Senator's time is up.
- Seanad: Crime: Statements (5 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: I have already given the Senator significant leeway.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Education: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: I acknowledge the contributions from the various representatives and organisations present. There is a lot of work going into improving educational opportunities across all sectors, including disadvantaged people and the Traveller community. If one goes back to the facts that the Chair stated at the outset, it is disappointing that we are not achieving the learning outcomes that we would...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Education: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2019)
Paudie Coffey: This is a very important point because the statistics Ms Sheehan cited show there is an element of success in further training and education in the vocational system. For this reason, we should prioritise and focus on where we can achieve maximum success. We should have an action plan for higher education. We need community modules. The ETB system is in every community in the country and...
- Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Nov 2019)
Paudie Coffey: We will resume with the motion on sight loss disability services. I call on Senator Conway to move the motion.
- Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (13 Nov 2019)
Paudie Coffey: I thank Senator Swanick. I call Senator Victor Boyhan who has eight minutes.