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Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (23 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials to the House. I also welcome the publication and the passing by the Dáil of the Health Bill 2006. This is important legislation because it is timely and necessary. Many of the points made by Senator White are correct as far as the implementation of the Bill is concerned. The benefit of this Bill is that inspections will be carried out not...

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: Members of local authorities have now been deemed ineligible to be a member of this board for no reason other than they are prepared to serve the public and go before the electorate. No person is in a better position to serve on this board than someone who has the experience of serving the public in public life. In a Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting, I put my name to a motion to...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: I would like to be associated with the remarks on the wonderful achievements in the North yesterday. It is extraordinary to live to a stage where we see this happening. The consequences are far-reaching for the united approach to the ministerial council and for the country at large. Like others, I feel we should recognise the work of Dr. Ian Paisley, Gerry Adams, Tony Blair, Peter Hain, the...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: I hope "Oireachtas Report" will pick up my plea. I went through so many telephone exchanges and pressed so many buttons yesterday to try to contact somebody who would talk to me instead of a recording machine.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: On a final point, the Department of Social and Family Affairs has 320,000 recipients of free telephone rental. The Department will have to pay €3 million extra to Eircom per annum.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: The matter should be highlighted. I hope ComReg will refuse the application for the increase and tell Eircom to get its act together.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: That was in the past. We have got over that.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: Sign away.

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: On Friday, I spoke on Second Stage of the Bill. I reiterate my opposition to the debarment of local representatives as outlined at section 13(3)(c). I request the insertion of a simple amendment to correct this. I met the Minister of State, Deputy Seán Power, whom I welcome to the House, at Citywest at the end of the very successful ard fheis on Saturday evening. I expressed my view in...

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: ——public representatives from membership of national boards and authorities. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, responded by saying he always searched legislation from his Department to ensure that provision was excluded. The Chief Parliamentary Counsel inserts this provision automatically. Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas and Members of the European...

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: He is doing an excellent job and there is no reason he should be excluded. The only other people excluded are those serving a term of imprisonment and members of local authorities. Members of local authorities put themselves forward for election. Many of them have numerous qualifications as community workers, social workers, doctors etc., which could be of assistance to the Heath...

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: Senator Ryan will not face the electorate at local authority level.

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: I appreciate that and as one who sometimes chairs this Chamber, I would do the same.

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: I will try to elaborate, express and extend the situation. We will face the electorate in July 2007. I am not sure about Senator Browne, but Senator Glynn is certainly looking forward to it. Senator Ryan will go before his electorate.

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: Senator Ryan is not going before the same electorate as us.

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: We must face 833 or 834 councillors to whom we would do a disservice if we did not express our views in this regard in this Chamber. I appeal to the Minister of State and the Minister for Health and Children to exclude the debarment of local authority members from membership of the Health Information and Quality Authority. We will discuss this matter at a meeting of the Fianna Fáil...

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: It is well recorded in section 82 that if one is nominated as a Member of Seanad Éireann, elected as a Member of Dáil Éireann or becomes a member of a local authority, one is precluded from membership of the board of the authority or a committee of the board. Senator Moylan brought to my attention the fact that section 82 states that one must resign on the day on which one is nominated,...

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: Independent, Labour, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil Members are asking the Minister to reconsider the matter, so it is a pretty strong appeal.

Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2007)

Terry Leyden: I join my colleagues in congratulating Senator Brian Hayes on his award.