Results 101-120 of 173 for long speaker:Ned O'Sullivan

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...or Dublin to Cork because that is part of the answer to the question. We talk about waste of money but that was an important piece of infrastructure to put in place and it will stand to us for a long time to come. As part of the programme for better local government the Minister envisaged the setting up of public participation networks, PPNs, which is a support group for local authorities...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: The right to peaceful protest has been long established going back to Gandhi, Martin Luther King and the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association. Senator Rónán Mullen: The plot is thickening in the Irish Water fiasco as it appears from the latest reports that Irish Water staff will not be paid any bonuses for 2014 and the entire pay structure is to be reviewed. We have the...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...today. If the men present were to look inside the lapels of the jackets of their suits - mine is Magee of Donegal, by the way - many of them would see German and Italian labels. There has been a long tradition, particularly in County Donegal, in the shirt business, as Senator Ó Domhnaill knows, and the suit business, which is struggling. Many jobs are at stake. Some of these are...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Sep 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...throughout the year and that they would not for one minute begrudge those redundancy payments to the recipients. In fact, I calculated that the redundancy packages, where some of the more senior and long-serving councillors are concerned, would amount to less than €30 per week for those who in some cases have given over 40 years' service. I doubt if any journalist or reporter in...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 Jul 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...to mention the regulatory aspects. As others have done, I wish the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, well in her appointment as Tánaiste and leader of the Labour Party. She is a long-standing politician who has been around for some time and knows what it is about. In opposition, she was well able to tackle other leaders including my former leader, Brian Cowen,...

Seanad: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Second Stage (13 May 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...to say and whether progress was made. The pensions issue has generated an awful lot of industrial turmoil. I do not blame the Minister for that because the turmoil has its genesis in issues that long predate the drawing up of the Bill. Clearly, the matter must be dealt through the promulgation of the Bill. That is just one part of it. My side of the House will not be able to support...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Traffic Offences: An Garda Síochána (16 Apr 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...with French and Australian involvement but the operation is centred in Listowel, County Kerry, where I come from and, therefore, I am familiar with it. The Listowel people who are involved have a long history of successful involvement in a number of businesses related to photo processing and they are regarded as highly competent and professional and men of probity. I was reassured by...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 Apr 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...outdated.Safety, obviously, is a significant factor at the core of the importance of registration with 3,200 registered vessels. Security is also a significant factor with the increasing problem along our coasts, especially in more remote areas, of the illegal importation of drugs. The tightening of central registration would be effective in monitoring and, hopefully, reducing that...

Seanad: Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Apr 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: I will not detain the House too long, except to commend Senator Bacik for persevering with the Bill and also compliment the lead speakers for all the parties and the Independents for their contributions. In particular, I support my party colleague, Senator Power, who has put an awful lot of work into the Bill and whose frustration I strongly sense. It is an Alice in Wonderland debate as far...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Apr 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...Leader, I ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan, to review the schedule of payments and be more appreciative of the work town councillors have done for us over a long period. The local government legislation sets up the local community development councils, LCDCs, which will be fairly powerful and comprise local community groups, including...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Arts Council: Chairman Designate (25 Feb 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: We had that seat long before the Minister's elevation but he is a very welcome addition and is very good to us. I hear two things from people involved in the arts in Kerry vis-à-vis the Arts Councils. The Arts Council does not seem to be aware of the disadvantages peripheral areas, such as north Kerry, face in trying to maintain a very good arts programme. I mention the costs incurred...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jan 2014)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...town in north Kerry. Since hearing of that case, I have been informed that the position is similar in many other locations. This is bad business which harms the image of both companies. While public transport has come a long way in the past couple of decades, the problem I have outlined is not acceptable.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...disease has had to wait for two years for his invalidity benefit to be granted. This former self-employed man has been living on his savings and I think it is very unfair that it has taken such a long period to be granted an invalidity payment. I would like a comprehensive explanation of the Department of Social Protection's medical procedure.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...to Dublin for a few days work such as we do in the Seanad - there might be three or four overnight stays - it is an extra €16 on the cost of the train fare. It will be as expensive as airport parking before long. CIE should be held accountable for that. It will be a disincentive to people using the public transport system, which we consider so desirable. Senator Kelly raised an...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. David Begg (25 Sep 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...not only facilitating this outstanding presentation from Mr. Begg, but facilitating presentations from other leaders from business and other walks of life over the past six months. Mr. Begg has had a long and outstanding career in public life. He is very much the face of organised labour, representing hundred of thousands of people. He holds an onerous and important position, which he...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Sep 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...wisdom, decide to vote "No," it will not reform the Seanad, nor will it allow us to do so. That is a threat to the people. Everybody agrees that the Seanad needs reform, but if the people do not go along with the Taoiseach's line, there will be no reform. Talk about throwing the rattle out of the pram. I have made it my life's work never to comment on the media. The great Benjamin...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...for her and her family. There should be no more about it, as there are political considerations in everything that happens here. I am delighted to find out that she is a trained soprano. For a long time, I have been searching for someone to do a duet with the Leader. As we all know, he is an accomplished baritone.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...in the Lower House, including by a Government led by Deputy Enda Kenny. He refused to entertain reform proposals and to come to the House to debate them with us, but then he said the Seanad was no longer fit for purpose and it should be abolished. It is good that he is not into horse racing because if he was, we would have a horse in the Oireachtas with a ministerial title just like when...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...the same day Foynes Harbour Board announced 150 jobs at a new energy plant on the docks at Foynes. As a director of the harbour board for 16 years, I note that this is something to which we have longed looked forward and it is wonderful to see it come to pass. Approximately six months ago I had a matter on the Adjournment on the other major project awaited on the Shannon Estuary - the...

Seanad: Decade of Centenaries Programme of Commemorations: Statements (22 May 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...All that delirium of the brave", it must have been an intoxicating period. Despite criticism of the 1966 celebrations some very good events were held. The RTE programming was outstanding but, unfortunately, most of those archives were wiped, including long interviews with all the surviving leaders in the Easter Rising. That was a terrible mistake. The renaming of our major railway...