Results 261-280 of 318 for speaker:Eamonn Coghlan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Developments in Sustainable Energy: Discussion with SEAI (21 Nov 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the officials from the SEAI. I guess it is all about supply and demand. The greater the demand, the more prices will increase in the next few decades. As someone from an electrical background - my family was involved in the sector - I was always educated at home to turn off the lights and turn down the heating as much as possible. The delegates said the SEAI had identified where...

Seanad: Measures to Address Bullying: Motion (14 Nov 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: Precisely. Do people who engage in bullying know the damage they are causing, the lives they are destroying, the humiliation and isolation and low self-esteem they are causing? They use intimidation and aggression to feel that power but it hides other issues. We need to rethink tactics on dealing with bullying. We welcome the anti-bullying forum established by the Minister and we note...

Seanad: Measures to Address Bullying: Motion (14 Nov 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: I second the motion, which I welcome. I also welcome the Minister to the House. I have been in the House for approximately 18 months and every day I attend, I hear stories about child abuse, the banks in trouble, the debt people are enduring, the economy, suicide, unemployment and drug and alcohol abuse. It seems day after day, session after session, our society is dealing with an endless...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Network: Discussion with National Roads Authority (14 Nov 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: I was delighted when the NRA recently opened the port tunnel for a 10 km run. There was more traffic over one hour that morning than during the rest of the year. In regard to the €93 million that the Government pays to public-private partnerships, what is the annual budget for the NRA and how does it derive its funding? Does it come from car tax, Europe, tolls or the Exchequer?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Business of Joint Committee (14 Nov 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: We originally discussed September, but I suggested that we hold off under the councils' reviews had been completed. I am not fully sure as to whether those will be completed by 28 November.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Business of Joint Committee (14 Nov 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: Yes.

Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the Minister to the House. Last week, 6 November was a great day when the announcement was made that the new national paediatric hospital would, at last, go ahead. Whichever site was chosen, there were always going to be disagreements as to the right location. The hospital in Crumlin was designed in 1936 and opened, eventually, 20 years later. It took 18 years from the time...

Seanad: Matter raised under Standing Order 30 (8 Nov 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: I have not spoken much on this matter in the past few months. While 17 reports and over 20 years of debate have taken place around this issue, I note we have heard those calling for ?Yes? and ?No? votes in the forthcoming referendum. However, we have not heard from children themselves. I am only new in politics but this seems to be the first constitutional referendum for which there is...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: Yesterday, 6 November, was a great day for the children of Ireland with the announcement of a new paediatric hospital. Let us hope that all of the various parties concerned, ranging between the medical industry, the academic industry and politicians here, come together to expedite the construction of the hospital. The weekend before last was a very sad day for children. During the first...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the witnesses. I am sorry for not being present for the earlier part of the presentation but I heard some of it, but not all, on the monitor. I am not sure if my questions have been addressed. The cost of renewing a health insurance premium for my young son increased by hundreds, if not thousands, of euro. With the contracting market of proportionately older members, what does...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome this afternoon?s announcement on the reform of the junior certificate which will have continuous assessment for young teenagers as they go through secondary school. Having lived in the United States for many years I realise the value of continuous assessment. There is too much pressure on young people in this country to perform well in examinations on one day which will make a...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Sep 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: In the fall-out from the resignation of the Minister of State, Deputy Róisín Shortall, yesterday, I call on the Leader to ensure that her mission to eradicate the misuse of alcohol in this country continues. Yesterday, Senator Mullins asked for a half day debate on this in the House. I strongly support the former Minister of State's stance on this issue. Having travelled the world in the...

Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: I wish to share time with Senator Healy-Eames.

Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: I will take four minutes, leaving two minutes for Senator Healy Eames. I will try to complete my contribution within the same time it takes me to run a mile.

Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, to the House. I only became aware a number of hours ago that this issue was being discussed in the House today. I would like to share my thoughts and observations on the subject matter with the Minister of State. Homophobic bullying as a problem in schools is an issue which has only been explored since 2004. We are all aware that society and...

Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: I wish to share time with Senator Healy-Eames.

Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: I will take four minutes, leaving two minutes for Senator Healy Eames. I will try to complete my contribution within the same time it takes me to run a mile.

Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, to the House. I only became aware a number of hours ago that this issue was being discussed in the House today. I would like to share my thoughts and observations on the subject matter with the Minister of State. Homophobic bullying as a problem in schools is an issue which has only been explored since 2004. We are all aware that society and...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome everybody back to the House after a restful summer period. I hope we are all energised, enthusiastic and ready for the forthcoming session. The summer may have been one of the wettest on record - the rain was unrelenting throughout Ireland from May until August - but it was spectacular for sport and it is not over yet. If I get two tickets for the all-Ireland final, I will be...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2012)

Eamonn Coghlan: We are in the final seconds of the Order of Business for this term and tomorrow we go into recess. After seven years of meticulous planning and preparation and an investment of approximately €11 billion, the games of the 30th Olympiad take place in London, commencing one week from tomorrow. The Olympic Games is an event that dominates the sporting landscape like no other event and for 16...