Results 881-900 of 1,677 for speaker:Ned O'Sullivan

Seanad: Overseas Development: Statements (4 Feb 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: I share the concerns of my colleague, Senator Paul Coghlan, on the reprehensible shooting of that rare bird in Kerry and to assure the Senator I had no hand, act or part in it.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: I am generally a bird lover but I have an attitude towards the city seagulls which was ridiculed some time ago-----

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: -----but has been given a post hocvalidation by the decision of the Department of Health which invests quite an amount of money in seagull controls on its building in Hawkins House. I understand a number of other high rise buildings in Dublin are considering doing likewise. While I am in flight I would like to speak about the recent activities of the Russian airforce and its manoeuvres with...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: Some of the articles on the issue in the Sunday newspapers were quite alarming. I know there are two sides to every story but Mr. Putin is adopting Cold War, ridiculous and quite dangerous and threatening activities, ag cur bagairt ar a chéile, mar a déarfá, and I think something should be done about that. Still on defence matters, I read with interest, as I do every Sunday,...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: Most small towns had their own Slua hall, many of which are lying empty and in a state of disrepair. Some have been got rid of but we should have a look at them in light of the article to which I have referred.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: Seagulls?

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (28 Jan 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: While in one way, this is a very sad occasion, in another it is a very proud occasion for Kathleen, her fine family of boys and girls and John's brother, Michael, whom I got to know well through him. I welcome them to the House and extend a warm welcome to John's former colleagues behind me from the west and, in the Visitors Gallery, Deputies Éamon Ó Cuív and Dara Calleary,...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: I wish to be associated with those remarks.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: We had a very useful debate here yesterday afternoon with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Alex White. It was perhaps too ambitious in that we dealt with almost his entire brief, from broadband to energy issues, communications, and post offices. Everyone made useful contributions. However, some of the important points were left out and the Minister did...

Seanad: Broadband, Post Office Network and Energy White Paper: Statements (27 Jan 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister back to the House. We have certainly bitten off a lot in the space of a 90-minute debate as any of the three elements would be worthy of a full afternoon of statements. I will therefore have to cut to the chase and stick very much to my script. I find I will have to leave out all the nice bits. The key message from Fianna Fáil is that the Government's policies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Planning and Development (No. 1) Bill 2014: (Resumed) Discussion (27 Jan 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: I fully agree with Senator Brennan's point about car parking in housing estates. We have had some very serious problems in north Kerry in that regard. When a private estate is being planned, architects will make sure that there is enough room for cars to be parked in a proper fashion without interfering with the flow of traffic and so forth. There is one particular housing estate in...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: The Senator must confine his remarks to the substance of the section.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: No, we are dealing with the section.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: I accept what the Senator is saying, but I am not at liberty to discuss that.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: I thank the last two speakers for being brief and I hope this will continue.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: Could we stay specifically on the section?

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: The Minister has responded to Senators. We have a number of speakers offering and I will call them in turn. We have a lot of work to get through and while I will not stifle debate, I ask Senators to avoid repetition. This is not particularly directed at the first speaker I am calling, Senator Cullinane.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: Let us not divert. Please stick to the business in hand.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: The Senator must stay on section 4.