Results 761-780 of 1,677 for speaker:Ned O'Sullivan
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: Do I need to?
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: Will we get three speakers into this time slot?
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: Two anyway. The other Senators may share.
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: I am not sharing for the moment. The Leas-Chathaoirleach might give me a heads up when I have two minutes left.
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: I will battle on. I will hit three or four points regarding sport. Obviously, we are supportive of the Rugby World Cup 2023 project. I am delighted to see my fellow Kerryman and old sparring partner, Mr. Dick Spring, being positive on that front, and I am sure that the Leas-Chathaoirleach is as well. We wish the project well and will do everything that we can to land it and get it over...
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: I will not be sharing, so.
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: There is significant pressure on the licensing authority to qualify drivers with L plates. Many of them are quite young, want to get their licences and need cars to have independence of movement, bring children to school and travel to and from their jobs. As politicians, we apply part of that pressure, but road safety has to come first. We must be more stringent as to who we allow to drive...
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: I will withdraw it,-----
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: -----but someone leaked it.
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: I withdraw my comment. I had no right to say it, but the information was leaked, and obviously from the Department's side. Who else would have had it? It did the Minister, his Department and the review no service. I will leave it at that. Roads funding is the elephant in the room. The roads are gone to the dogs. When I was mayor of Kerry in 2004, we embarked on a ten-year roads...
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: How can they get to and from their homes without local improvement schemes? The Minister will have to cough up for this. I will not belt the rural Ireland angle all of the time, but if we cannot give people access to their own homes because they happen to live in inland areas in rural Ireland, we will get nowhere. I have so much more that I could say, but we will have to hold another...
- Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: Senator Davitt has eight minutes.
- Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: Is that four minutes each?
- Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: The Minister of State without interruption.
- Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: The Senator was provocative herself.
- Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: The Minister of State without interruption.
- Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: The Senator was provocative in what she said and I let her away it.
- Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: I must ask Senator Nash to confine his comments to the Bill.
- Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?
- Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)
Ned O'Sullivan: Is that agreed? Agreed.