Results 4,481-4,500 of 9,753 for speaker:Terry Leyden
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: I request the Minister to come to the House. There has been a complete-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: The Minister gave a commitment prior to the election and the election was fought on that basis. As far as I am concerned-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: -----many of the issues were fraudulent. They were elected on a fraudulent manifesto.
- Seanad: Garda Recruitment (15 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: I thank the Cathaoirleach and I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Ciarán Cannon. I appreciate that Ministers are extremely busy but I made the point in the House that where possible it is more satisfactory if the line Minister could be in attendance but I appreciate Deputy Cannon coming to take this Adjournment on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter. I...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: I second Senator Byrne's proposal on the Order of Business. I concur with the request made by the Leader of the Opposition in this House, Senator Darragh O'Brien, for a debate on health issues in the House next week. Will the Leader of the House consider the inclusion of such a debate on the agenda? The Minister for Health should come here to discuss developments in the health service. I...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: I ask him sincerely to put this matter on the agenda. He should ensure that the Minister, Deputy Reilly, comes to the House to outline his exact policies in this regard.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: I congratulate the new Government on surviving for 100 days. We will be in this House for another 1,725 days.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: It is a question of "for whom the bell tolls". This is significant. I look forward with great relish to the future of this House. It will last another 1,725 days, at least. I congratulate the Government on its first 100 days.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: It is significant. The next 1,725 days will be very significant.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: I have. When will the Government pursue policies that are different from those outlined in the national recovery plan, which will run from 2010 to 2014? It is very hard to be in opposition at the moment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: The Government has stolen all of our plans and policies. The worst thing is that all of the aspirations the Government parties put before the Irish people have been made null and void. I now have to look at the Government's policies-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: It is relevant.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: The people swallowed it hook, line and sinker when they voted for Fine Gael and the Labour Party in such abundance. They are being given the same policies that were pursued by the last Government.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: It is a hoax. It is a fraud. It is the greatest fraud ever perpetrated on the Irish people.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: Delightfully so.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: I thank Senator Landy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: Why not?
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: With a 60 seat majority, the Government parties could afford to lose half their number of seats.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: There is also a better way.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2011)
Terry Leyden: He will do well out of it.