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Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Dec 2022)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...and backed horses. Even though we were on the same electoral panel for the Seanad, we got on like a house on fire. My fondest memory of Terry was the time he and I and his great friend, former Senator Pat O’Neill from Kilkenny, went to Japan on a parliamentary trip. What happened in Japan stays in Japan but all I can say is we applied ourselves assiduously to our duties but we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2021)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...them are academics, others are journalists and politicians. They may very well want to be helpful. However, former EU ambassador to the United States, Mr. David O'Sullivan, recently addressed the Pat & John Hume Foundation and stated that heightening tensions in regard to a border poll is the most unhelpful thing that could be done to the body politic in Ireland. He said it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Challenges for Ports arising from Brexit: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Ned O'Sullivan: I welcome all of our guests. I will direct my questions specifically to the CEO of the Shannon Foynes Port Company, Mr. Pat Keating. I spent 16 years involved with projects on the Shannon Estuary as a director and as a commissioner. I worked with Mr. Keating and I congratulate him and all of his team at Shannon Foynes Port for the outstanding work they are doing. I have a couple of...

Seanad: National Archives (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (27 Jun 2018)

Ned O'Sullivan: I thank the Acting Chairman for offering me this opportunity to welcome back a great friend and colleague, former Senator Pat Moylan who was Cathaoirleach from 2007 until 2011. Mr. Moylan was an excellent Cathaoirleach who was very popular and well respected in the House, as all our Cathaoirligh have been. We have been very fortunate. It is good to see him looking so well.

Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (19 Jun 2018)

Ned O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Pat Breen, to the Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Foynes Port Company: Chairperson Designate (15 Nov 2017)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...is very important infrastructure not just for the mid-west but for the nation. I have nothing but admiration for the work being done there by Mr. McGarry, his predecessor, the chief executive, Pat Keating, and the board members. It is a fantastic facility and a great working environment. It is not far from the Kerry border and many of my constituents have secured good, meaningful,...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2016)

Ned O'Sullivan: ..., Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Naughten, would be the most appropriate at the moment. He could outline his views on the matter. In the previous Government, the former Minister, Pat Rabbitte, was close to doing something on this but it did not quite materialise. I hope the Leader can facilitate that request.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2015)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...at the weekend. I hope wiser counsel will prevail and that the issue will not turn into a political football, with one half of the Labour Party in favour of it and the other half, led by Deputy Pat Rabbitte, against. Do we know where the trade unions, small business representatives and IBEC stand on the proposal? We must allow time for cooler heads to prevail. In the meantime, I give a...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: ..." and "planning" a very significant project for the region and country in terms of energy security has still not budged. The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, was good enough to come to the House to answer questions on an Adjournment matter raised by me some time ago. He was reasonably sanguine at the time in the belief the project would...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jul 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: I congratulate Senator Norris on another sterling performance on the "Today with Pat Kenny" show on RTE Radio 1 this morning. I am sure many of the Members heard it. I have no doubt that if that man gets enough access to the airwaves, I would be very sanguine about the outcome of any referendum on the abolition of the Seanad.

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

Ned O'Sullivan: ...all dependent on mobile phone technology and it is time to have a debate on the subject, if the Leader can organise it, with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte. There are ongoing complaints about the quality of service in the south west, particularly in Kerry, Limerick and north Cork. Anyone who commutes from Kerry to Dublin by car on the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: It was not possible for me to attend the Order of Business last week and I did not have the opportunity to express my deepest sympathy to Mrs. Bridie Fitzgerald and her family on the death of the late Senator Tom Fitzgerald. Tom was a particularly close friend of mine and a great adviser to me on the first occasion I stood for election to the Seanad. I was greatly indebted to him for the...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (28 Feb 2013)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...maltreatment. Apart from the horse meat scandal, I have raised many times the way in which horses are abused and mistreated around the country. Valerie Cox did an excellent report on "Today with Pat Kenny" last Tuesday morning. It is appalling that horses bought in the Smithfield market for as little as ¤20 are ridden into the ground on concrete pavements and made to jump...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Editorial Review of The Frontline Presidential Debate: Discussion with RTE (12 Dec 2012)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...behind the scenes and the voices in their ear pieces that they do not have the flexibility to counterbalance a problem that might arise. I recommend to the management in RTE that people like Pat Kenny and other presenters should be told that in a situation where they believe something has gone wrong, and everybody watching the programme knew something was wrong, they should have the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Editorial Review of The Frontline Presidential Debate: Discussion with RTE (12 Dec 2012)

Ned O'Sullivan: I will. I have just two brief questions. The presenter of the show, Pat Kenny, is an eminent broadcaster, one of the best we have ever had and a man for whom I have great respect. I would imagine the role he would play in the programme would be similar to that of a conductor of an orchestra, conducting a symphony. Once the music starts, the conductor is in charge. All the preparation and...

Seanad: Pension Provisions (18 Apr 2012)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...factor would be very small due to the small number of people and the small number of years of service involved. It would bring closure to a long campaign for justice, spearheaded by Councillor Pat Hynes of Galway County Council and his colleagues. I thank the Minister for his attendance.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jun 2011)

Ned O'Sullivan: Will the Leader arrange an emergency debate on energy provision and security and ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, to come to the Chamber and make a statement on ongoing difficulties in a major project in the mid-west? The Shannon LNG project, which is under the auspices of a multinational energy provider, the Hess Corporation, is well...

Seanad: Report on European Union Scrutiny: Statements (3 Feb 2009)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...in that regard. It is also very important for the economy of the country because we must continue to build on the image of Ireland we have created before the world. It is a considerable participatory element of our total economy and our well-being. We are going through difficult times today. How lucky we are to have such a high profile in the food sector. It is even important in terms...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2008)

Ned O'Sullivan: .... This has been a matter of concern for some time. Jockeyship has been always an important element of the Irish racing industry. Our jockeys have earned fame all over the world, from the days of Pat Taaffe and Willy Robinson to today's Tony McCoy and Ruby Walsh. We already have been recruiting apprentices from within the EU and it now seems we are going outside the EU. This has...