Results 1-12 of 12 for destroyed speaker:Ned O'Sullivan

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2024)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...terrible plight of the citizens of Gaza. We must remember that the initial act on 7 October was carried out by Hamas but was sanctioned and most likely inspired by Iran, which has also sworn to destroy Israel. We in Ireland sympathise with the suffering of the Palestinian people, but we now have to readjust our focus somewhat. There has been a change If we want global security and...

Seanad: Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...demonstrations. If they attempted to raise such banners where Hamas and its like hold sway, they would be instantly beheaded. What does Hamas want? We know they do not want peace. They want to destroy Israel and wipe it from the face of the earth. It was not the Israelis who unravelled the Camp David and Oslo Accords. We know in Ireland the futility of violence. We had our own Hamas...

Seanad: Situation in the Middle East: Statements (1 Mar 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...to answer it because they know the answer will not be acceptable to the Irish people. We are not talking about normal circumstances. Israel is a small nation surrounded by people who are sworn to destroy it and who will never agree to any resolution of the conflict other than the extermination of the Israeli state. "Palestine will be free from the river to the sea" is a chant we have...

Seanad: Crime Policy: Motion (2 Oct 2019)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...of drugs. Most of them are addicts and few are professional criminals. The professional criminals are living in the style of princes and kings long ago. They must be rooted out because they are destroying the whole fabric of society in city, town, and country. There also has been an upsurge of paramilitary activity lately, which was referred to in yesterday's debate on Brexit. I will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism and Competitiveness Strategy: Discussion (9 Nov 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...about horses, but about the economy also. Perhaps, that is something that could be taken up. Another issue that I am sure has been mentioned is Dublin's hotel capacity and pricing. We are in danger of destroying tourism in the city. There is a Rod Stewart concert coming up on Friday week, which I know because my wife is a fan. I am lucky in that regard because I have an apartment in...

Seanad: National Car Testing System: Statements (3 Mar 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: .... I would like the Minister to indicate if that has been followed up. What level of oversight is taking place to make sure that nobody is taking backhanders to pass unfit vehicles as that would destroy the integrity of the entire system.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...adorn our halls and walls at Christmas. Unfortunately, it is also usually the victim of wholesale vandalism on the part of people who enter our forested areas and national parks with slash hooks and destroy entire trees instead of just taking twigs. I am slow to encroach on Senator Paul Coghlan's well-established patch but I was delighted to read that the rangers in Killarney National...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: Last year, 24,000 horses were destroyed in our meat factories. The number this year has reduced to 6,000 because of the tightening up of regulations since the horsemeat scandal. This means we are effectively left with up to 20,000 unwanted horses. We all know the evidence of this because we have seen it ourselves. In addition, there is anecdotal evidence that many of these unwanted horses...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: One does not destroy it in one fell swoop. The history books show us that those who subverted democracy did so in an insidious way by inches. All of a sudden, one woke up in the morning to find one's parliament was gone. For our ancestors in the cave, there was no democracy. The biggest caveman with the biggest club became the tribal leader and everyone else did what he said. To a...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (2 Jul 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: I ask him to ask them to stop sending me and others sacred pictures and depictions that I regret I have to destroy. The most recent one was someone purporting to send me a letter directly from the Virgin Mary. In the interest of fairness, it is time Senator Mullen called these people off.

Seanad: Decade of Commemorations: Statements (Resumed) (7 Jun 2012)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...for everybody in all communities. In 1966 RTE commissioned a fantastic set of interviews with people who survived the 1916 Rising. I do not know what happened to them but I have an idea they were destroyed. Will the Minister examine whether there is any possibility of saving them? The media will play an important role and I commend The Irish Times on its excellent series of articles...

Seanad: Education Matters: Statements (10 Feb 2009)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...way by introducing a project on mathematics. The Roman statesman, Cato, hated the city of Carthage and used to conclude every speech with the words "Carthago delenda est", meaning "Carthage must be destroyed". He finally got his way. Since entering the Seanad, I have mentioned Drumclogh national school in every speech I have made. I appeal to the Minister to take action to ensure...