Results 161-180 of 318 for speaker:Eamonn Coghlan

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: Some 39% of the children tested are extremely poor and a further 7.5% tested are well below average and 7% of the children did not rate in the group. There is significant potential-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: -----for the programme to be included in mainstream physical education.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: I ask the Minister for Education and Skills to make this a priority in the current NCCA updating of the primary schools' curriculum-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: -----and if he would recommend that a link be formed with the training colleges.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the announcement yesterday by Rory McIlroy that he will represent Ireland at the Olympic Games in 2016. This is wonderful news. Rory has represented Ireland from when he was a young man in youth and junior competitions. It is only two years since the London Olympic Games took place and we were all delighted with the wonderful gold medal performance by Katie Taylor and the other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Broadcasting Rights: Gaelic Athletic Association (15 Apr 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentation. I commend the GAA on this branch out to reach the diaspora throughout the world. The Gaelic Athletics Association is unique as a sports body when one considers the amateur ethos going back to its foundation 135 years ago by Maurice Davin and Michael Cusack. It has come a long way since then. I am delighted to hear the comments...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Apr 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: They got it wrong.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Apr 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: I must comment on Senator O'Brien's calling for an amendment to the Order of Business. I understand his political motives. He just wants to keep this issue going. He said it is as valid today as it was on Tuesday when he asked for the Attorney General to come into the House to be questioned. It is just another example of the Senator stirring the pot. I remind him where and how long ago...

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: The over 60s event.

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: I second the motion. How much time do I have?

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: About a mile and a half.

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (2 Apr 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: Go raibh maith agat. Speaking about sport is up my alley. I welcome the Minister. Sport has been my life; it still is. I enjoyed the thrill of victory but did not enjoy the agony of defeat. I clearly remember going by the Russian 31 years ago. I do not know what age the Minister was at the time, but I remember clenching my fists and looking the Russian in the eye and saying, "Thank God,...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: I have lived in Dublin West for a quarter of a century and have been a Member of Seanad Éireann for almost three years. However, I have never received as many calls, contacts or communications on any other issue in the past three years as I did in the space of the past 24 hours. They came from quite a number of people who expressed their displeasure with Fingal County Council's...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: In Dublin City Council, 50 councillors out of 52 agreed with no opposition. In Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, 23 councillors out of 28 agreed, again with no opposition. In South County Dublin County Council, 19 councillors agreed with three in opposition. However, in Fingal County Council, 16 councillors said "No" to giving the citizens an opportunity. Of all the councillors...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: This is all about new politics. The people of Dublin deserve a chance to say whether they are for or against the proposal, not 16 councillors. Senator O'Brien may be aware the Irish name for Fingal can be translated as "foreign tribe", a territory of foreigners. It is a medieval name and if the 274,000 citizens who live in what is the second most populous county in Ireland, including those...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: I call on the Minister, Deputy Hogan-----

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Apr 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: ----- to not let this go away. I call on him to identify another means of keeping this proposal on the agenda and to give the citizens of Dublin a opportunity to decide whether they wish to vote in a lord mayor or not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicles Testing) (No. 2) Regulations 2013: Discussion (12 Mar 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: I welcome the delegations. I agree with Deputy Dooley and with some of the comments made in support of the organisations. I have a particular interest in cars and motorbikes, particularly now that my baby is 29 years old and next year will fit into the category of 30 years of age - a lovely little Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicles Testing) (No. 2) Regulations 2013: Discussion (12 Mar 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: Dustin Hoffman is looking for mine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness (Vehicles Testing) (No. 2) Regulations 2013: Discussion (12 Mar 2014)

Eamonn Coghlan: I have had an opportunity to meet the vintage vehicle owners of both the trucks and cars through my involvement in charity. Therefore, I can understand the pride, passion and enthusiasm that goes into sourcing, restoring and putting the vehicles on the street. I know for sure that vintage enthusiasts will not put a vehicle on the street that is not roadworthy because this is a hobby for...