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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: Will the Leader of the House make time available to Senator Regan to make a statement on a story in The Irish Times today about a letter he sent on behalf of the major developer, Mr. Paddy McKillen, to the European Commission regarding NAMA? It would be appropriate for the Senator to make a statement to the House clarifying his position. Was he acting on behalf of Mr. McKillen, or in his...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: Senator Alex White is not objecting at all.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: Senator Buttimer is not the spokesman for Senator Alex White.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: Would a general election be a good news story?

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: Deputy McCormack is running again.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: It is the Croke Park agreement.

Seanad: Restructuring of Vocational Education Committees: Statements (19 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: It is a very good model.

Seanad: Restructuring of Vocational Education Committees: Statements (19 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Haughey, and wish him well in his work in the Department of Education and Skills. I expressed my view at a parliamentary party meeting that I hope this proposal to amalgamate 33 VECs to form 16 will be more successful than the amalgamation of the eight or nine health boards into the Health Service Executive, which did not prove very successful. I hope...

Seanad: Restructuring of Vocational Education Committees: Statements (19 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: He advised me to go to the energetic young architects, Brian and Mary O'Carroll, in Roscommon, and I took his advice and learnt a great deal training and working with them over the years. I suppose I can say that Mr. Bill Finch, then principal of Roscommon vocational school at Lanesborough Street, Roscommon, gave me an opportunity to start on the ladder of employment. I can look back with...

Seanad: Restructuring of Vocational Education Committees: Statements (19 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: I place on record again my admiration for those who serve on VECs. They are of the highest character and integrity, irrespective of what any other Senator would say.

Seanad: Restructuring of Vocational Education Committees: Statements (19 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Cathaoirleach for the latitude. No doubt he would concur with much of what I stated, but I understand he cannot make any comment.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: It would be worthwhile having a debate on the RTE Authority and the relevant legislation. We should bear in mind that section 18 of the Broadcasting Authority Act 1960 states: "It shall be the duty of the Authority to secure that, when it broadcasts any information, news or feature which relates to matters of public controversy or is the subject of current public debate, the information,...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: Bring back Mr. Bruton. Is that what the Senator wants?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Panel Members)(Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (20 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: It is Senator Ross.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Panel Members)(Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (20 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: I am in the same position.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Panel Members)(Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran, my constituency colleague. I commend him on the excellent speech he made which outlined the situation on reform of the Seanad. It has been an interesting debate and Senator O'Toole argued that local councillors should not have a franchise to give us a mandate. The 1,000 councillors in Ireland are elected by more than 2 million people who...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Panel Members)(Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: I will not re-read the Minister of State's speech. I will not plagiarise him. He outlined it in his speech; please read it. It was a very comprehensive speech and I hope it will be-----

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Panel Members)(Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: -----circulated to councillors. I presume it will be.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Panel Members)(Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Oct 2010)

Terry Leyden: It is interesting that Senator Maurice Cummins has not proposed an amendment with regard to the labour panel, of which he and I are members. He does not propose additional nominating bodies for that. It is very difficult to get elected to this House.