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Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: Are we really in such bad company in that regard? We should have a debate on this matter. Will the Leader say whether this House has adopted the sub-committee's report on the reform of Seanad Éireann? The Labour Party has proposed the sensible idea of holding a full debate on a review of the Constitution in terms of the Presidency, the Dáil and so on the light of current developments. It...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: I want more than a debate. I believe the Leader should table a motion that this House adopt the report of the sub-committee on Seanad reform as part of the policy of this House for the future. We must reform or be abolished. I believe reform is the right way forward. I believe that the Members who form the next Government will come to the realisation that this House intends to remain....

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: How about the Senator himself?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: Well done.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: The Senator is always positive.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: It was £100 a head.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: What about the Registration of Wills Bill that I introduced?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: Senator Bacik will get to Dáil Éireann, that is for sure.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: Will the Leader arrange a debate on the Government's decentralisation programme which is efficient and effective?

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: I would like the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, to be invited to come to the House. Yesterday the offices of the Property Registration Authority were opened on Golf Links Road in Roscommon town opposite the Sacred Heart Hospital. Some 90 civil servants will be employed there, with the potential to have 250 employees in total. The offices cost €11.5 million to build. I visited them...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: I am.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: The offering of congratulations is rare.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: The use of the word "congratulations" might be a little excessive. It would be worthwhile to show how Fianna Fáil has encouraged and supported decentralisation, despite the efforts made by the Opposition.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: This morning I was told somehow hoped Fine Gael would not get into power because it would relocate 30,000 civil servants to Dublin. This is causing fear among civil servants.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: I thank the former Minister, Mr. Charles McCreevy; the former Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern; the Taoiseach, the Minister for Finance and all those involved in the development in Roscommon. It is a great day for the town and the west.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: I ask the Leader to arrange for the Minister for Transport or the new Minister for Transport to come to the House later today to discuss the crisis in Aer Lingus. A total of 2,700 passengers are awaiting flights. Seventeen routes have been cancelled and 34 flights cancelled. The IMPACT trade union and the management of Aer Lingus should be brought together to resolve this issue. I regard...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: I asked for Labour Court intervention as opposed to Government intervention.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: It is 85 years since Fianna Fáil was founded in 1926.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: This is an historical stage for this House and I wish Deputy Brian Cowen every success in the future, as he is an extraordinarily good Taoiseach. While the Cathaoirleach may not allow tributes, I sent him a text on Saturday.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2011)

Terry Leyden: I do not tweet. I simply stated that it was a sad day for his family and friends in Fianna Fáil and that he will be a major loss to the party at this crucial stage. I also sent him my best wishes.