Results 361-380 of 9,753 for speaker:Terry Leyden

Seanad: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (28 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: I did not go around with a begging bowl trying to get support to get re-elected to this or the other House.

Seanad: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (28 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: This is relevant from the point of view that I was never a director of any company. Those directors will have to take responsibility. The amendment tabled by the Minister of State is quite clear and nobody in this House is going to change it. I thank the Minister of State for being so strong on this matter.

Seanad: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (28 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: I thought we had dealt with this before during Private Members' time. I remind the House that professional directors seem to go from boardroom to boardroom and from one insolvency to the next but never resign or apologise to the public. They merely collect their fees. Some of these directors appear to have no shame. The AIB was ripped off to the extent of approximately $670 million in the...

Seanad: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (28 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: Excellent. The Minister of State has raised my expectations.

Seanad: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (28 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: May I ask Senator O'Toole, through the Chair, to give us the name of the person from the United Kingdom who is advising him about the threshold? We are also getting submissions from Irish accountants and there is no reason—

Seanad: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (28 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: I do not understand her involvement in the Irish economy.

Seanad: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (28 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: Why did she not put the same point to the British regulatory authorities? I do not understand why she is asking us to have a low threshold of €300,000 and she has not advised the British Government to increase its threshold to Stg £4.5 million. It appears to be a contradiction, if the Senator does not mind my saying so. I was impressed by the Senator's speech on 11 April in which he told...

Seanad: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (28 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: We should allow the matter to be considered overnight. The Minister of State and the Leader are reasonable people. Report Stage has been provisionally scheduled for tomorrow as we want the Bill to pass through the House as quickly as possible. The Senator's points are relevant. However, I ask that the Minister of State and the Leader consider the matter overnight and early tomorrow morning.

Seanad: Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Bill 2003: Committee Stage (Resumed). (28 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: It is the best one can expect at this point.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: Fine Gael has clearly changed its view on that.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: The Senator excited me.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: I am for it.

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (29 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: I again wish to welcome to the House the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ahern.

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (29 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: He is attentive to the work of the House. I thank him and the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Harney, for their work on this legislation. It is an example of progressive legislation introduced by a progressive Fianna Fáil Government.

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (29 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: It is unfortunate that when excellent legislation comes before the House, it is not given the recognition it deserves. Tonight, one will find little on RTE or TV3 news or radio about the work of the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ahern, in bringing this legislation to the Seanad. It is time RTE dedicated a ten minute slot after the "9 o'clock News" to highlight the legislation going...

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (29 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: I want to thank them for publicising my name and shame consumer campaign.

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (29 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: The point I am making is that this is such progressive legislation it should be given the maximum publicity but, unfortunately, the media are more concerned about issues not relevant to the Bill. That is the way they work. BBC2 has a dedicated channel which broadcasts the proceedings of the House of Lords and the House of Commons almost on a permanent basis and it is interesting to see the...

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (29 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: It must be extremely difficult to be in opposition—

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (29 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: —when the Government brings forward progressive legislation week after week. It must be difficult for the Opposition to find its niche because its niche market is gone. I had to launch a consumer campaign myself because the Opposition appeared to be disinterested in that area.

Seanad: Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (29 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: In Fianna Fáil, as my colleague, Senator White, will confirm, we are encouraged to speak out and express different views. The main point about being in a party—