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Seanad: Harbours Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister to the House and give a broad welcome to the Bill. It will not be opposed by my party at this stage, if at all. Our ports and harbours are one of our most important pieces of infrastructure with regard to the overall economy, communications and goods inwards and outwards. I speak as someone with the privilege of serving for 16 years as a director of a number of...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: There was a disturbing, if alarmist, article in the Irish Daily Maillast week about leaving certificate and junior certificate exam marking. When I was a teacher I was involved in the marking of exam papers. At the time an examiner had to sign a document regarding confidentiality. It is possible I am now breaching that but hopefully Oireachtas protection will come into play. I have the...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jan 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: The man in question has been mentioned and he is highly qualified.

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (8 Jun 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: Cuireann sé gliondar chroí orm mo sheanchara, Donncha Ó Donnabháin, a fheiscint tofa mar Chathaoirleach ar Seanad Éireann. Tá an gradam seo fíor tuillte aige, mar is duine agus polaiteoir den chéad scoth é. Guím rath Dé ar an obair tábhachtach atá roimhe. It is a great joy for me personally to see my old friend elected as...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: I have no problem with the Order of Business as outlined but I ask the Leader to invite to the Chamber the Minister for Finance so he can give his views on the marketing and administration of whole-of-life insurance policies in this country. Members may be aware that such policies involve an applicant taking out a life cover policy for events after his or her death and it would protect the...

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (15 Jun 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: I will be very brief. As the senior Senator for Kerry, I congratulate Senator Coghlan very sincerely. We have been friends a long time. He is a legend in Kerry, as he is here. We served for a period on the county council but he was always destined for the Seanad. He was born a Senator, he has adorned the Seanad and he is an exceptionally popular choice today. I am delighted for him, his...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: I will be very brief. Like many others here, I spent recent months travelling the length and breadth of the country, from Malin Head to Mizen Head and from Galway to Dublin and back, during the course of which I became very intimately acquainted with-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: I was a slow starter but I got there. I came to understand the deficiencies of our mobile phone system very well, as I am sure did many others. I am not talking about broadband or Wi-Fi but basic mobile phone coverage, which is very important. Invariably, I found that one particular network worked but another did not. The State obviously issues licences to mobile service providers and it...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: It was magpies this morning.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: I have timed it well. I see that you have taken up the cudgels on my behalf with regard to the seagulls, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. I am glad the matter is in safe hands. Will the Leader arrange for the relevant Minister to come before the House to discuss energy security? I am asking the question in particular in the context of the threat to our gas supply from the ever-perilous situation in...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: Are those arrangements agreed?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: Am I correct that it is a Fianna Fáil amendment?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: Has Fianna Fáil agreed to do this?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: Is that agreed?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: The proposal seems reasonable to me, if the party that put forward the amendment is happy about doing so. We are not filling the committee; we are just talking about its formation.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: Does the Senator wish to make a point of order?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: What is the Senator's point of order?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: The amendment was agreed because I was here myself.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: We are not debating this matter.