Results 101-120 of 318 for speaker:Eamonn Coghlan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Olympic Games 2012 and Funding for Sporting Organisations: Discussion (19 Jun 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: The public asks me about the millions of euro invested in the Irish sports people who compete at the highest level of the Olympic Games. If one strips away the boxing medals, finishing 15th, 13th or even fourth is not acceptable for that kind of money.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: I was somewhat disturbed by the misrepresentation in The Irish Times this morning that I had questioned the value of investment in sport in Ireland. That is not true. The statement that I had referred to Ireland as a Third World nation when it came to sport was also not true. As we all know, sport has done an incredible amount for Ireland. We have been represented in golf and ladies' and...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. It was a great honour for me to have been nominated by the Taoiseach to the Seanad in May 2011. It was perhaps the greatest honour bestowed on me, more so than any other sporting achievements I have received during my 30 years involvement in athletics. In GAA terms, I got in through the back door. I did not have to go through what the...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. It was a great honour for me to have been nominated by the Taoiseach to the Seanad in May 2011. It was perhaps the greatest honour bestowed on me, more so than any other sporting achievements I have received during my 30 years involvement in athletics. In GAA terms, I got in through the back door. I did not have to go through what the...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: I was about to conclude.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: The Minister of State is welcome back to the House. This is more like my old life as a runner. When I ran the Penn relays I was always the anchor man on the team and that is how it was last week, I was the anchor man but today I am the lead-off man. It is a great honour for me and my family that I was nominated by the Taoiseach to the Seanad and I referred to the fact that most of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Restricted Electrical Works Regulations) 2013: Motion (3 Jul 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: Deputy Harrington asked the question that I was going to ask. I come from a background in the sparks business, as my family's business was electrical contracting. Is regulation already in place with RECI? If so, is this a further regulation on top of that? When an electrical contractor enters a home to change a switch board, will a new regulator inspect that RECI-approved electrician? If...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: No.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch. I was somewhat reluctant to get involved in this debate. Having listened to both sides of the argument, I felt that I was damned if I did and damned if I did not, and I decided only within the past hour or so that perhaps I should make some kind of a contribution on the Bill. What I want to say is, I am pro-life. As a matter of fact, I...

Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I also welcome our special guests from the Special Olympics to the House and congratulate Senator Moran on introducing this motion to the Seanad. The Special Olympics was established in the 1960s by Eunice Shriver Kennedy, but were not known as the Special Olympics initially. Incidentally, she supported me in getting a green card in the United...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: I too welcome Senator Naughton to the House. There have been many heated debates for several weeks. At the same time we have been enjoying a spell of fine hot weather, with the country basking in Mediterranean temperatures between 20° and 30° Celsius. Similarly high temperatures are expected in the coming weeks. This type of heat brings with it water shortages and appeals to the...

Seanad: Report of Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Statements (18 Sep 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: I will try not to be repetitive. I welcome the Minister of State. The Leader welcomed the call for action, which reminded me of how I presented a Private Member's motion in November two years ago regarding the points for life initiative and physical activity in schools. The night before the debate was to take place, the Government asked me to change one word. There were nine amendments to...

Seanad: Turf-cutting: Statements (19 Sep 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the Minister to the House. Having been appointed as Fine Gael spokesperson on arts and heritage I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak today. The debate on turf cutting has been ongoing for the past 21 years and there has been a significant level of debate in recent years. As party spokesperson I have identified the chronology of events. The closest I got to bogs was...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Sep 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: If Mayo had won the All-Ireland football final on Sunday more Members of the House would be congratulating the Cathaoirleach and Mayo on a successful win.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Sep 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: I congratulate my beloved Dubs. When my dear friend Bernard Brogan put the ball into the net with his fist over the weekend it was reminiscent of the 1963 all-Ireland final when Gerry Davey controversially palmed the ball into the net. I congratulate Dublin, the GAA and the spectators who attended Croke Park on Sunday for a wonderful festive occasion. I was very proud to be Irish and to...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: I bring to the attention of the House a NAMA auction due to take place tomorrow at the Clarion Hotel in Lucan, County Dublin. It concerns 274 acres of land adjoining St. Edmundsbury near Lucan in County Dublin. The Liffey Valley Park Alliance believes this land should form part of the green belt stretching from Islandbridge to Straffan in County Kildare. This could be a social dividend...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: The land comprises 274 acres along the River Liffey Valley and the area is protected by a special amenity area order. I call on the Leader to ask the Ministers for Finance and Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to act now and protect this valuable undeveloped land holding for the benefit not just of the people of Dublin but the people of Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: And the Dubs too.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: Following on from Senator White's point about positive age week, I had the pleasure last Monday to open the Ballymun Whitehall Area Partnership positive ageing week to more than 200 enthusiastic elderly people. Somebody at the event said that 60 is the new 40, so when I told them that it would be only six years before I got the bus pass, they were a little bit shocked when they noticed my...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Eamonn Coghlan: I am very proud that the delivery of physical education in schools in Ireland will, please God, change from today onward.