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Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: That is not a point of order.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: I am going to take it that the Leader's arrangements are acceptable to the House. Is that agreed?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: Is the proposal agreed?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: I propose that we suspend for five minutes in order to facilitate a quick chat on the matter. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: Are the arrangements proposed by the Leader agreed to? Agreed.

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: I thank the Tánaiste. It was remiss of me not to welcome her earlier, but I certainly thank her for her attendance both today and always.

Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

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: 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 (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: 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 (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: 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 (26 Nov 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: I join other Senators in passing on best wishes to Mr. Bernard Hand on his retirement, which, I hope, will be long and happy. We have had references to Cavan football for two days in succession and it all seems to rest on the infamous occasion in the Polo Grounds in 1947. I wish Bernard every success. He was always a gentleman as far as I was concerned. This matter may have been mentioned...

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Nov 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 16:In page 13, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “Report on public service pensions 8. The Minister shall, within one month of the passing of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015, prepare a report on the number of people whose annualised amount of public service pension exceeds €34,132.”.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: Yesterday on the Order of Business, I raised the matter of the 600 so-called teaching jobs that were announced to great fanfare in recent weeks. The Deputy Leader, in response, indicated her understanding that these would be full-time posts. Having checked my sources, I am quite certain that a sizeable number will not, in fact, be permanent, full-time jobs but rather additional hours...