Results 161-180 of 318 for speaker:Eamonn Coghlan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Luas Cross City Line and Future of Public Transport in Dublin: National Transport Authority (25 Jun 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: Have there been any archaeological findings that have been worth anything?

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: Following on from what Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell said and her welcome for Mr. James Kirwan, it is apropos that he is here today. I also welcome the Cabinet's signing off on the blueprint for the new national paediatric hospital, and I emphasise that is a paediatric hospital. I understand that the next phase is to select the design team with construction to commence in the spring of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (2 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the Minister. We all welcome the fibre-optic service coming into the country. For me it certainly is not fast enough at 0.8 MB per second. Companies such as Sky and Eircom advertise bundles, incorporating television, telephone, mobile phone and high-speed broadband for a particular price. People get excited when they see an offer of a 70 MB, or whatever it is, to download...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Broadband Plan: Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (2 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: Coming back to the advertising of various bundles and packages, the corporate cable does not facilitate the delivery promised in advertising. Should there be some form of an asterisk on the advertising, whereby it is subject to the line going into the house as opposed to people getting sucked in and signing up with no comeback?

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: Further to Senator Barrett's comments, last year was the celebration of The Gathering and this year is the Garthering, or the disjointed. What is happening at present is a shambles. I have been trying to figure out whether this is democracy at its best or if democracy is getting in the way. I have been thinking about it a lot over the last 24 hours and I can see the movie being called...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: ----- I urge the Leader to ensure that whoever negotiates on behalf of the Government, whether the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport or somebody else, it is time to sort out these licensing laws. All of these contracts can be called into question and many laws will surround them. In addition to sorting out the licensing law, we must also address the root of the problem, namely, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (15 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the representatives from Dublin City Council. This whole sequence of events going back to January has been a farce. I note the media this morning stated Mr. Garth Brooks is now blaming the rules as the reason he is not coming to Ireland. I know if he were driving across Interstate 40 in Oklahoma, doing 80 mph, and was pulled in by the cops, he would certainly appreciate the rules...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: GAA and Aiken Promotions (16 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: Most of the issues I was going to raise have been dealt with, but for the sake of making a contribution I will ask a question. Having listened to the various submissions yesterday and today things are still do not add up. I began to think of this event as a movie, "Licensed to Sing", and unfortunately we have an Irish solution to an Irish problem. Everybody is screwed in this, including...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: GAA and Aiken Promotions (16 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: I am sure-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: GAA and Aiken Promotions (16 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: That is fair enough. I certainly know the five concerts caught the imagination of the music industry throughout the world unlike any other concerts in the entire history of the music industry. Dublin City Council stated its decision was appropriate, balanced and reasonable. Based on the various submissions I am beginning to think the outcome is inappropriate, unbalanced and certainly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: GAA and Aiken Promotions (16 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: The boat left the United States. Where is it now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: GAA and Aiken Promotions (16 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: Is there any way we can finish the movie "Licensed to Sing" by saving the concerts? Garth Brooks said five or nothing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: GAA and Aiken Promotions (16 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: The point is whether we can save all five concerts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: GAA and Aiken Promotions (16 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: Can we get someone to pull the switch?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: GAA and Aiken Promotions (16 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: Let us create an Irish solution to this problem and let us try to flick the switch.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: GAA and Aiken Promotions (16 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: It would be a huge good news story for Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: GAA and Aiken Promotions (16 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: I am on my way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: GAA and Aiken Promotions (16 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: If it is not too late would Garth Brooks change his mind? Based on the evidence which has come through from the people in the community whom we know did not make objections surely at this stage, at the 11th hour, we can have a great ending to this saga. It would be amazing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: GAA and Aiken Promotions (16 Jul 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: This joint committee meeting could be the end of the saga or it could be the beginning of the future of licensing laws in Ireland. After all the submissions we have heard, including on various bogus objections, even the residents within the greater area of 1,500 m of Croke Park have now changed their beliefs in this regard. If we as a committee are to achieve something, I suggest we call on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Dublin Bus: Chairman Designate (23 Sep 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: Mr. Courtney is very welcome. It would be remiss of me not to comment by way of asking a question but Senators have already made reference to what I had intended to say. The only association I had with Dublin Bus was jumping on the 23 bus to go down to the Phoenix Park for a run or hitching a lift when I was injured on the way back from Palmerstown. People would ask me about the mindset...