Ned O'Sullivan

Ned O'Sullivan
Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office July 2007
Constituency	Labour Panel
Personal details
Born	County Kerry, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Website	University College Dublin, St Patrick's College of Education

Ned O'Sullivan is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and member of Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel.^[1] He was a member of Listowel Town Council from 1985–2007 and Kerry County Council from 1991–2007.^[2] He was educated at University College Dublin and St Patrick's College of Education, Drumcondra, he worked as a teacher at primary and secondary level in Dublin, Offaly and Kerry before taking over his family's menswear business in Listowel. He was a cousin of Kit Ahern, who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) and senator.

In December 2008, he sent silk ties (worth €25 each) to approximately 400 County councillors.^[3] He is the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson for Food and Horticulture, Health Promotion and Food Safety.

In June 2011, it was revealed that 3,600 premium line votes from a phone in Leinster House at a cost of €2,600 to the Irish taxpayer helped Michael Healy-Rae win Celebrities Go Wild in 2007.^[4] O'Sullivan admitted making "around a dozen" calls and texts to support Healy-Rae after being asked to do so by Healy-Rae's campaign manager.^[5]

References

^ "Mr. Ned O'Sullivan". Oireachtas Members Database. http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=23&MemberID=2233&ConstID=206. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
^ "Ned O'Sullivan". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=417. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
^ Tighe, Mark (14 December 2008). "Beware senators bearing Xmas gifts". The Sunday Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article5338024.ece. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
^ "Inquiry into Dáil calls to TV show sought". RTÉ News. 28 June 2011. http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0628/healyraem.html.
^ "Ned O'Sullivan admits to some Healy-Rae calls". RTÉ News. 29 June 2011. http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0629/healyraem.html.

External links

Ned O'Sullivan's page on the Fianna Fáil website

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Cathaoirleach Paddy Burke (FG) Leader of the Seanad Maurice Cummins (FG)

Administrative Panel	Martin Conway (FG) Mark Daly (FF) Michael W. D'Arcy (FG) John Kelly (Lab) Denis Landy (Lab) Tom Sheahan (FG) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Paul Bradford (FG) Paddy Burke (FG) Michael Comiskey (FG) James Heffernan (Lab) Paschal Mooney (FF) Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (SF) Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) Denis O'Donovan (FF) Susan O'Keeffe (Lab) Pat O'Neill (FG) Jim Walsh (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Thomas Byrne (FF) Deirdre Clune (FG) John Gilroy (Lab) Michael Mullins (FG) Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Colm Burke (FG) Paul Coghlan (FG) Jimmy Harte (Lab) Imelda Henry (FG) Marc MacSharry (FF) Catherine Noone (FG) Averil Power (FF) Kathryn Reilly (SF) Mary White (FF)

Labour Panel	Terry Brennan (FG) David Cullinane (SF) Maurice Cummins (FG) Fidelma Healy Eames (FG) Cáit Keane (FG) Terry Leyden (FF) Marie Moloney (Lab) Tony Mulcahy (FG) Darragh O'Brien (FF) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) John Whelan (Lab)

National University of Ireland	John Crown (Ind) Rónán Mullen (Ind) Feargal Quinn (Ind)

University of Dublin	Ivana Bacik (Ind) Sean Barrett (Ind) David Norris (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Eamonn Coghlan (Ind) Jim D'Arcy (FG) Aideen Hayden (Lab) Lorraine Higgins (Lab) Fiach Mac Conghail (Ind) Martin McAleese (Ind) Mary Moran (Lab) Mary Ann O'Brien (Ind) Marie-Louise O'Donnell (Ind) Jillian van Turnhout (Ind) Katherine Zappone (Ind)

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Administrative Panel	Mark Daly (FF) Paschal Donohoe (FG) Camillus Glynn (FF) Tony Kett (FF) Nicky McFadden (FG) Brendan Ryan (Lab) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Paul Bradford (FG) Paddy Burke (FG) Peter Callanan (FF) John Carty (FF) Pearse Doherty (SF) Alan Kelly (Lab) Pat Moylan (FF) Francis O'Brien (FF) John Paul Phelan (FG) Eugene Regan (FG) Jim Walsh (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Cecilia Keaveney (FF) Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF) Ann Ormonde (FF) Liam Twomey (FG) Alex White (Lab)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Larry Butler (FF) Paudie Coffey (FG) Paul Coghlan (FG) Dominic Hannigan (Lab) Marc MacSharry (FF) Denis O'Donovan (FF) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Kieran Phelan (FF) Mary White (FF)

Labour Panel	Jerry Buttimer (FG) Donie Cassidy (FF) Maurice Cummins (FG) Geraldine Feeney (FF) Frances Fitzgerald (FG) John Hanafin (FF) Fidelma Healy Eames (FG) Terry Leyden (FF) Michael McCarthy (Lab) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) Phil Prendergast (Lab)

National University of Ireland	Rónán Mullen (Ind) Joe O'Toole (Ind) Feargal Quinn (Ind)

University of Dublin	Ivana Bacik (Ind, then Lab) David Norris (Ind) Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Dan Boyle (GP) Martin Brady (FF) Ivor Callely (FF, then Ind) Ciarán Cannon (PD, then FG) Maria Corrigan (FF) Déirdre de Búrca (GP) John Ellis (FF) Eoghan Harris (Ind) Lisa McDonald (FF) Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) Fiona O'Malley (PD, then Ind)

Elected or appointed later	2009 James Carroll (FF) in place of Tony Kett Niall Ó Brolcháin (GP) in place of Alan Kelly 2010 Paschal Mooney (FF) in place of Peter Callanan Mark Dearey (GP) in place of Déirdre de Búrca 2011 Darragh O'Brien (FF) in place of Ciarán Cannon

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party GP: Green Party PD: Progressive Democrats Ind: Independent SF: Sinn Féin

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Name	Osullivan, Ned
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