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Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2010)

Terry Leyden: It is a very important question.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2010)

Terry Leyden: I have the Cathaoirleach's sympathy in this case.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2010)

Terry Leyden: The Cathaoirleach will display leniency and allow me to speak for longer because I know it is an issue that is close to his heart. Last Saturday, Noel Whelan wrote in The Irish Times-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2010)

Terry Leyden: -----that moving to a single chamber would only enhance the executive dominance over politics. It would also diminish the pool of talent available to participate in national debates and shape legislation. I ask the Leader to consider having a debate on this issue. It would give us an opportunity to defend ourselves. Surely those who are on trial, having been charged by the leader of the...

Seanad: Mental Health: Statements. (23 Mar 2010)

Terry Leyden: ): There is a vote in the Lower House. We will suspend the sitting for 15 minutes to allow the Minister of State to vote.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Mar 2010)

Terry Leyden: It is relevant.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Terry Leyden: I also offer my congratulations to the new Ministers, Deputies Carey and Killeen; the new Ministers of State, Deputies Connick, White and Cuffe and the new Chief Whip, Deputy Curran. It is particularly encouraging that Deputy Connick has been appointed, as he will give great inspiration to those who have had difficulties in life. He has risen above them and is now a Minister of State. It...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Terry Leyden: It will give new support for the retention of vocational educational committees in each county because of the skills aspect which they can utilise. Deputy Varadkar is no Garret FitzGerald. I hope he will withdraw his comments.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Terry Leyden: I am only person in the House who served in the Dáil with Garret FitzGerald and I found him to be a gentleman. I will say one thing about Deputy Varadkar. He is right about Garret FitzGerald having doubled the national debt; that is true. However, on the rest he is being unfair. It is inaccurate.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the announcement by the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran, of an allocation of €20 million for civic offices for Roscommon County Council in Roscommon town which will create 100 jobs during construction of the multistorey building. It is a great boost to the industry, as well as the staff, the county manager and all those who serve as councillors, as I did when I initiated the...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Terry Leyden: I can tell you one thing, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, new civic offices were built in Castlebar many years ago; it is about time we got our turn. As far as I know, it is the last county to receive new civic offices. It is a wonderful day for Roscommon town and the country that the Government can approve the spending of €20 million in difficult times. The old courthouse, now the headquarters of...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Terry Leyden: That is why every county wants to have a Minister. As a former Minister of State in County Roscommon, I know the benefits of having a Minister in the county. Therefore, I welcome the decision announced by the Minister of State.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Terry Leyden: Approximately 3,000 marriages of foreign couples are now invalid and illegal. The General Register Office has informed the foreign embassies that marriages performed by the diplomatic missions were not recognised under the 2004 Civil Registration Act, which came into force on 5 November 2007. This is vital to those 3,000 marriages and the children who have emerged from those marriages who...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: While Senator Mullen's intervention may have been very appropriate on the day that is in it, I do not think it will become a reality. I appreciate that it would be attractive for everyone. In light of the developments in the banks and in NAMA, can the Leader arrange a debate after Easter on the progress being made with the events taking place in the banks? People are angry about the payment...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: I want to say, in relation to the investors in the-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: I would like the people who actually have their deposits in Anglo Irish Bank to come forward. Credit unions and charitable organisations have all their money in the bank. If Fine Gael and the Labour Party have their way, it will be abolished. There would be losses right throughout the country. I would like people to say they have invested their money in Anglo Irish Bank.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: The Government is protecting interests throughout the length and breadth of Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: Furthermore, I want NAMA to sell off the assets as quickly as possible.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: It should place advertisements for the sale of apartments in Dublin that can be bought up at this stage. People are willing to buy those apartments.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: They should be put on the market as soon as possible so that people have an opportunity to buy back their own assets at this stage.