Results 101-120 of 1,659 for speaker:Ned O'Sullivan

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: Members may know I come from the town of Listowel and am proud to say that. The town has been making headlines recently for all the wrong reasons. A visiting priest - not a regular priest of the parish - made a number of homilies over the weekend in which he stated straightforwardly that people who are homosexual and in same-sex relationships or other things like that were living in sin. I...

Seanad: Visit of Chilean Delegation (8 Nov 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: Before moving on to the next speaker, I acknowledge the presence in the Distinguished Visitors Gallery of a delegation from the Republic of Chile. They are so welcome here among us. I hope they find the visit useful and pleasant. We are debating housing at the moment. I am sure they have similar problem and difficulties at home. Tá súil agam go mbainfidh siad taitneamh as an...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Oct 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Oct 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: Will the Leader arrange for the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, to come before the House for a debate on the many arts and literary festivals that take place around the country? I would like to hear from the Minister on the growing problems with issues of governance and control that have begun to limit the creative freedom and the level of community involvement in some of these events....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: The Senators have two minutes each.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for his time and giving such full answers. I omitted Senator Carrigy's final contribution. I beg his pardon.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (25 Oct 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Dara Calleary, to the House. I think this is my first time being in the Chair since he was elevated.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, back to the House. She has always been a regular visitor.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: White Papers (25 Oct 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, to the House. He is here nearly as often as I am.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: The Deputy Leader does not need me to extol the praises of greenways, coming, as she does, from Mayo where they were ahead of the posse. I welcome the new north Kerry greenway, which will be opened by the Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, on Friday. It is something we in north Kerry are particularly pleased with. I want to acknowledge that and pay tribute to the many people who made this...

Seanad: European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: As we have no further speakers, I ask the Minister to respond.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

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

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Care (28 Sep 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: I am sure the Deputy Leader will indulge me when I congratulate my fellow county woman, the Minister for Education, Deputy Foley, on achieving one of the most striking aspects of the budget yesterday, which was the announcement there would be free primary school books from September. This is a major commitment by the Government towards education. It is directly in line with the philosophy...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Act 2022 (Director of Authorised Intervention, Tuam) Order 2022: Motion (21 Sep 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: I know I am not within the rules but with the Leas-Chathaoirleach's indulgence, I will take the opportunity to acknowledge the enormous amount of time the Minister has put into this. He has done it with infinite patience and sensitivity as he has done on other issues that are equally sensitive. This is an important station or pass in the journey. I wish the Minister well going forward.

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: I welcome the witnesses. It is very interesting listening to what they have to say and reading their presentations. I am very thankful for the additional information I now have that I did not have before, and I would say many others like me did not have it before. The question of fostering does not arise very often on the political agenda - the witnesses might say that is part of the...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: In orphanages, are they?

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Foster Care: Discussion (20 Sep 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: That is interesting.