Results 3,101-3,120 of 9,753 for speaker:Terry Leyden
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: Am I upsetting people?
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: Thank you, but I thought this was where I should give it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: There is an exit tax of â¬10. There should be a re-entry tax of a few thousand euro for those who do not pay taxes in this country.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: First of all, I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Martin Mansergh.
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: I believe Members should declare any interest they might have in any banks. I want to declare that I am a shareholder in Permanent TSB before I makeââ
- Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Act 2008: Motion (17 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: It is in my declaration of interests, if the Senator wants to look. I congratulate the Minister for Finance and the Government for taking bold and decisive action on 30 September. This move, while initially greeted with some concern, has since been emulated by countries around the world in one form or another. We gave the lead. While it would have been preferable to act in concert with our...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: Will the Leader invite the Minister for Transport to the House to debate transport aspects of the budget, particularly the â¬10 and â¬2 airport departure charge? This would give us an opportunity to forensically examine the budget on issues such as this. Last week, we made a case for the medical card for the over-70s and the Government has responded positively.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: In this measure, a plane with a capacity below 20 passengers will be exempt from the charge. Such planes should be paying â¬20 per passenger when flying from an airport; small private jets should be doubly charged and not exempted. Dublin Airport has now a major advantage over Shannonââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: I am trying to elaborate on why I want the Minister for Transport to be invited the House. One can fly from Dublin to England and be exempt from the â¬10 charge but not from Knock, Shannon or Cork to England. That gives another advantage to Dublin Airport. Our job on this side of the House is to forensically examine the budget to ensure no other situation arises similar to that which...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: Second, all private jets should be charged double the rateââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: ââand those who are non-resident here should pay for coming back here for their weekends.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: They should be paying for returning to the country as well. We have an opportunity.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: We had those changed last week.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: Read my speech on Thursday last.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: Read my speech on Thursday last.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: The Senator's party has no credibility on the issue of people over 70.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: Senator Buttimer constantly interrupts everybody in this House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: But he never honours that, a Chathaoirligh.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: If Senator Buttimer honours it, I will honour it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Terry Leyden: I can show the Cathaoirleach ten interruptions on one sheet.