Results 6,401-6,420 of 9,753 for speaker:Terry Leyden
- Seanad: Early Child Care Education Standards: Statements (30 May 2013)
Terry Leyden: Four Senators wish to contribute and the Minister has kindly agreed to reply for five minutes at 1.30 p.m. Is it agreed that the remaining Senators have three minutes each? Agreed.
- Seanad: Early Child Care Education Standards: Statements (30 May 2013)
Terry Leyden: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Early Child Care Education Standards: Statements (30 May 2013)
Terry Leyden: I thank the Minister for coming to the House for this debate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: I found the Taoiseach's comments in launching the Bill quite offensive when he said the Seanad did nothing to challenge the unsustainable policies of the Celtic tiger. Will the Leader of the House invite the Taoiseach to argue his case in this House, bearing in mind that in 2007 the published manifesto of Fine Gael and the Labour Party was to protect progress? What an endorsement. It is...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: -----the Constitutional Convention in Malahide, that beautiful part of the constituency of our leader in the Seanad. I asked the chairman, Tom Arnold, if it was ignoring the elephant in the room and how a convention that costs €60,000 for each meeting could not and would not discuss the most important change in the history of the State, the abolition of Seanad Éireann. I told...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: He will not come in, though.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: Good luck and good bye.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: It is both public and common knowledge that the money that applies in the appointment of Sean Donlon-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: -----who was a former holder-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: It is very effective.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: There is no secret about the name. Sean Donlon is a former ambassador to Washington.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: He is named in the newspaper.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: He has plenty of people to defend him. He played a very distinguished role in Washington when Fianna Fáil was in power.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: Indeed, I have. There should be a full investigation into these appointments. Fine Gael gave a commitment to have transparency in government. The paragons of piety and virtue are doing the worst thing-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: I am sorry. It is very simple. I refer to the level of unemployment at present. How many young men or women would apply for this job if it had been advertised, thereby giving them an opportunity to raise their families in this country?
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: I know who was appointed before. I know Des O'Malley was there, I know Brian Hillery was appointed, I know Eoin Ryan-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: My question is, will the Leader provide time to debate the question of appointments to State jobs, given the commitment given by the Fine Gael-Labour Party coalition that it would be open and transparent?
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: This is an outrage. A person with a massive pension, who has reached a mature age should be------
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: We suffered. Fianna Fáil lost 58 seats. This conduct by the Government, which promised so much and delivered so little-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)
Terry Leyden: -----is another nail in its coffin.