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Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: That is out of order.

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: He is not allowed to tell a Senator to shut up.

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: It would not work, either.

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: With the permission of the House, I wish to share time with Senator Mullen.

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: I thank my colleagues in Fine Gael for tabling this motion and giving us an opportunity to throw light on an important subject. I regret that the motion, as worded, is predicated on a number of misunderstandings and errors which I will address later. None the less, the motion gives us and the Minister an opportunity to outline in a positive manner what is being done for pupils with special...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: We must not place an increased burden on parents and teachers, who have a very difficult job already. We should not frighten them with erroneous statistics.

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: May I say a final word on behalf of special schools? I am thinking, particularly, of the Nano Nagle school in Listowel. It has 24 SNAs for 66 pupils, which sounds excessive but one must consider the service the school provides. It has pupils with moderate and profound learning difficulties and children with autism, epilepsy and other conditions. The school deals with all these...

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: On a point of order, Senator Healy Eames should withdraw the remarks in regard to the 1,200 SNAs and her attack on the Minister for not publishing a report he has not yet received.

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: The Senator should withdraw those ridiculous statements because it makes a mockery of her motion.

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: The Senator should be responsible.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: I support Senators O'Toole and Boyle in their calls for continued support for the arts. It is important we do not make short-sighted decisions and undo some of the tremendous work achieved in the past ten years. I am proud Kerry County Council provided in its annual estimates funding for the Listowel Writers' Week, the national theatre in Tralee and other arts programmes. I am calling for a...

Seanad: Lost at Scheme: Motion. (31 Mar 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Connick. I know him from our time as urban councillors and recognise the service he gave to our organisation, the Association of Municipal Authorities of Ireland, as its president. While his elevation to ministerial office is important to him, his family and constituency, it is also a great fillip for town councillors everywhere to see one of their...

Seanad: Lost at Scheme: Motion. (31 Mar 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: Unlike the Pope, however, the Ombudsman is not infallible. I am delighted she is to appear before the joint committee because I will be there to ask questions. Did the Office of the Ombudsman really understand what it was doing in this case? Did it differentiate between the lost at sea scheme and the decommissioning scheme? The lost at sea scheme had nothing to do with money, even though...

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 May 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: I wish the Minister of State, Deputy Cuffe, who was in the Chamber earlier, well in his food and horticulture portfolio, as the spokesperson on this side of the House for this area. I note his announcement last week of a renewed grant of €3.8 million for the horticulture sector. He is following in the direction of the good work of his predecessor, the former Minister of State, Deputy...

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: I am very grateful to Senator O'Malley for allowing me speak. I would like to make one or two quick contributions. The Chinese say: "May you live in interesting times." A racehorse won the Grand National in the 1950s that was called Quare Times. We are in "quare times" when Fine Gael, for its involvement, get great praise from this side of the House. I have no doubt that Senator Buttimer...

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: I will not interrupt the Senator, even though I am tempted.

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: Senator Buttimer should be reading his history. I recently read two biographies, one on President Abraham Lincoln and the other on President Harry Truman.

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: During their terms of office they were extremely unpopular. If there had been opinion polls then, President Lincoln would have had a rating of approximately 10%. President Truman was declared defeated in an election he had won resoundingly.

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: Those who are writing the political obituary of my party have done so too soon. A different song will be sung in the next two years when the people will have a chance to show whether they appreciate the measures taken. The medicine is tough, but I think they will appreciate the medicine was good for them. Returning to the point we are supposed to be discussing on the trade union issue, I...

Seanad: Public Service Agreement 2010-2014: Statements (13 May 2010)

Ned O'Sullivan: It will only take 30 seconds. You will not let a Kerryman down. She said the agreement was giving her members security in times of unprecedented economic chaos. Another Kerryman, Senator O'Toole, has been rightly praised for the patriotic role he has adopted. The INTO was the first of the teacher unions to propose approval of the agreement. When the dust has settled, they will reflect on...