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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: What is his high moral ground standing today when we read this morning's newspapers?

Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: The Senator has one minute remaining.

Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: Many Senators have indicated, but I will do my best.

Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: Time.

Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: I confined Senator MacSharry and must do the same with Senator Michael D'Arcy.

Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: And you have gone beyond him.

Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: I ask the Senator to conclude.

Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: I ask the Senator to conclude.

Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: I hope so.

Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: Senator D'Arcy has gone two minutes over. I must call a halt. In fairness, there are a number of speakers.

Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: No. I ask Senator D'Arcy to conclude.

Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: Just conclude please.

Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: Senator Barrett has eight minutes. Hopefully, he will stay within it.

Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: I thank the Senator for keeping within the time constraints.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: I would like the Leader to arrange a debate on the future of the retail trade, in particular small shops in rural Ireland. I refer to the small hardware shop, the boutique and the menswear shop, as in my case. This sector is really struggling. It has been part of the fabric of Irish life for generations. Family businesses have been handed down from one generation to the next. I happen to...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: I thank the Senator. His custom is greatly valued. The future is very bleak. Sales and turnover are down and costs remains high. I am not talking about the large multiples like Lidl or Aldi. When one of those opens in a town, four or five small businesses close. There is competition which we respect but it is high time we looked at the contribution the retail trade has made to this...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: When family farms were under pressure the Government of the day went to their aid, and rightly so, in the form of subventions, payments and other supports. I do not see any level of support coming from the sector to which I referred. Rates and service charges still have to be paid and insurance has to be covered. It is remorseless and every time a door closes two or three jobs are lost. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: I support the call by Senator Ó Murchú and others for a debate on the Gaza situation but I do not want it to be a political one. As far as I am concerned, this is a humanitarian issue. These are decent people who are friends of ours. Reference was made to former a Fianna Fáil Deputy, Chris Andrews, who has a long record in human rights, as did his late father. They are not out there...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: It was terribly embarrassing and pathetic to witness the sheer political impotence of the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste in response to the arrogance of the bankers last night. All right-thinking people in the country are embarrassed for our leaders and something needs to be done about it urgently. I join with our Leader, Senator Darragh O'Brien, in asking the Leader to make time available to...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Nov 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: -----voted for major projects all over the country which were just getting over the line and which, clearly, will be shafted today. Specifically in regard to that issue, I was concerned to read a statement by the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Leo Varadkar, in today's issue of The Irish Times in which he took a machine gun to infrastructure along the entire west coast in...