Results 1,381-1,400 of 1,677 for speaker:Ned O'Sullivan
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: I would like the Leader to arrange a debate on the future of the retail trade, in particular small shops in rural Ireland. I refer to the small hardware shop, the boutique and the menswear shop, as in my case. This sector is really struggling. It has been part of the fabric of Irish life for generations. Family businesses have been handed down from one generation to the next. I happen to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: I thank the Senator. His custom is greatly valued. The future is very bleak. Sales and turnover are down and costs remains high. I am not talking about the large multiples like Lidl or Aldi. When one of those opens in a town, four or five small businesses close. There is competition which we respect but it is high time we looked at the contribution the retail trade has made to this...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: When family farms were under pressure the Government of the day went to their aid, and rightly so, in the form of subventions, payments and other supports. I do not see any level of support coming from the sector to which I referred. Rates and service charges still have to be paid and insurance has to be covered. It is remorseless and every time a door closes two or three jobs are lost. I...
- Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: The Senator has one minute remaining.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: Many Senators have indicated, but I will do my best.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: Time.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: I confined Senator MacSharry and must do the same with Senator Michael D'Arcy.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: And you have gone beyond him.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: I ask the Senator to conclude.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: I ask the Senator to conclude.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: I hope so.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: Senator D'Arcy has gone two minutes over. I must call a halt. In fairness, there are a number of speakers.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: No. I ask Senator D'Arcy to conclude.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: Just conclude please.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: Senator Barrett has eight minutes. Hopefully, he will stay within it.
- Seanad: Central Bank and Credit Institutions (Resolution) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (18 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: I thank the Senator for keeping within the time constraints.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: Too much whiskey in the porridge.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: While I acknowledge the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Support, Deputy Leo Varadkar, has been a good attendee in the Seanad, it is time to bring him back for an urgent debate on the future of the regional airports. The bad news from Galway this morning with regard to the pull-out of Aer Arann follows on from a near-disastrous set of circumstances in County Kerry towards the end of the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: What is his high moral ground standing today when we read this morning's newspapers?
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (12 Oct 2011)
Ned O'Sullivan: The speaker, without interruption.