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Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (23 May 2012)

Terry Leyden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (23 May 2012)

Terry Leyden: He never offered an apology.

Seanad: Defence Forces Personnel (23 May 2012)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State. I had hoped the Minister for Defence would be present, but since I was in the Minister of State's position in the past, I welcome him out of courtesy. He took the trouble to come to the House. Concern has been expressed in Athlone and surrounding areas about the future of the 4th Western Brigade's headquarters located at Custume Barracks. There is no...

Seanad: Defence Forces Personnel (23 May 2012)

Terry Leyden: To be forewarned is to be forearmed. I am sure this will mark the commencement of a major campaign in Athlone and surrounding areas to ensure the 4th Brigade is not removed from Custume Barracks.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Terry Leyden: Is the Deputy Leader in a position to indicate when the 2012 constituency review will be published? The commission is chaired by Mr. Justice John Cooke, the Clerk Assistant of the Dáil, the Clerk of the Seanad, Ms Deirdre Lane, the Ombudsman, Ms Emily O'Reilly, and the Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Ms Geraldine Tallon. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Terry Leyden: It has been the tradition that there would be a debate in both Houses on the commission report. That would be in order because there are many people in this House who will be candidates in the general election and who will be successfully re-elected, provided the constituencies are drawn up in a beneficial way to them.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Terry Leyden: The Fine Gael manifesto promised-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Terry Leyden: I have. This is the point. The Fine Gael manifesto promised a reduction of 20 seats as part of the package of Oireachtas reform, but because it required a constitutional amendment, the party decided to drop the matter. I hope it takes a similar approach in so far as the abolition of this House is concerned. In the circumstances, such a referendum would probably be defeated as well. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Terry Leyden: It is very important. I understand the report has been printed but will not be released until the-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Terry Leyden: -----manifesto is out of the way because some Members in this House will not be back because of the situation. They will be less than enthusiastic about canvassing for a vote in the referendum.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Terry Leyden: No, it is not speculation. The fact is the commission has signed off on the report and I ask the Deputy Leader-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Terry Leyden: Of course it is.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Terry Leyden: I ask the Deputy Leader of the House to provide time to discuss the report when it is published. That is all.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Terry Leyden: They need legal expertise.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)

Terry Leyden: I ask the Leader to arrange for the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, to come to the House to discuss health matters and to have a question and answer session on it which is always useful. The new emergency aeromedical service commenced operation on 4 June. It is a pilot scheme based at Custume Barracks, Athlone. It is a national ambulance service and this is the first time it has...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)

Terry Leyden: They will evaluate the position but it is an exaggeration to say that the service was provided for Roscommon County Hospital because this is a national service. It could be provided in Cork or elsewhere in the State, and it is based in Custume Barracks in Athlone. If Fine Gael thinks it is off the hook as far as Roscommon is concerned it can forget about it. Sone 60% of the people were...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)

Terry Leyden: They will never forgive and they will never forget-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)

Terry Leyden: -----the activities of the current Government. They have been misled so much-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)

Terry Leyden: I welcome what happened during the week in regard to this service but I still believe that the restoration of the accident and emergency department there is vital.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jun 2012)

Terry Leyden: I can confirm that.