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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: I want the Minister for Justice and Equality to come to the House to explain the situation that is developing at the moment whereby law and order is breaking down. Gardaí will not answer their private telephones or use their private cars as and from today. That is a serious situation.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: I am highlighting that people are very vulnerable at the moment - for example, when a shop can be literally robbed of certain equipment at 7.30 p.m. The Garda was called ten minutes later and appeared immediately. Rural Ireland is under assault at the moment from criminals, yet we are in dispute with the Garda Síochána.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: We lost power. We were rejected by the electorate.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: We lost 58 seats in Dáil Éireann, for God's sake.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: Including the wills Bill, which the Government rejected.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: Not again. The Leader is like an old record.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: Put the money back.

Seanad: Ireland's Presidency of the European Council: Statements (26 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: On behalf of those on the Opposition benches, I extend a warm welcome to the Minister of State, Deputy Creighton. I am delighted she got an opportunity to attend this House and I thank her for taking time out from an extremely busy schedule to address the Seanad and provide us with a progress report on the Irish EU Presidency. To date, our Presidency has been successful. We are 57 days...

Seanad: Ireland's Presidency of the European Council: Statements (26 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: What of a peace corps?

Seanad: Ireland's Presidency of the European Council: Statements (26 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: Some work has been done in the EU in this regard.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: I wish to ask the Leader to arrange time to discuss the question of the membership of semi-State bodies arising from an article in The Sunday Times on 24 February 2013. This coalition Government vowed to end cronyism but State jobs are going to political appointees according to an article by Colin Coyle and Mark Tighe. It is a well-researched article which points out that 32 appointments...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: It is a question of appoint, appoint and disappoint. Fianna Fáil and Independents need not apply. There is no room in the inn as far as they are concerned.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: That is the question I am putting.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: I wish to say to my Labour Party colleagues that their manifesto made reference to jobs, reform and fairness. In that regard, the Labour Party and particularly its leader in this House, needs reminding-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: -----that it promised to end political cronyism.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: The Labour Party promised to end the system whereby appointments to State boards are used as a form of political patronage and for rewarding insiders. It said that in future appointments to boards must be based on the capacity to do the job. It added that it intended to start that process immediately and to that end, it would reserve the right to seek the resignation of all those appointed...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: That is the point I am making. That is what the Labour Party said but what did it do? It appointed its nominees to State bodies in accordance with the political commitment of the individuals. Fine Gael said that tackling cronyism and featherbedding in politics ---

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: Yes, I am. It said that vacancies would be advertised on the website of the Public Appointments Service-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: -----and a short list of qualified applicants would be presented to Ministers to facilitate the transition. That is a lie. Fine Gael lied to the Irish people to get votes. The Government is doing the very opposite of what it promised to do.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Terry Leyden: It is accurate. I have explained-----