Results 6,661-6,680 of 9,753 for speaker:Terry Leyden
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: I will withdraw nothing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: I am under parliamentary privilege and when a Deputy gets up and says she has never heard of Seanad Éireann-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: -----that person must be totally incompetent.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: Withdraw what?
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: Certainly she is not a dunce, but she must be very inept.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: Dunce, yes. It is only a word.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: The Senator should not get emotional.
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: On a point of order, I think the Cathaoirleach would be well advised to take legal opinion now.
- Seanad: Membership of Committees: Motion (19 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: I commend Senator Kelly for his outstanding contribution to the House by the stand he has taken. As a fellow Roscommon man, I am very pleased with the position he has taken.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: I warmly welcome Senator Hildegarde Naughton to the House. She has given distinguished service to Galway City Council. She is a former mayor and Galway's loss is the Seanad's gain. I wish her every success here. I am particularly delighted that she is from the west of Ireland and that there is gender balance. There were many queueing up for that position since Dr. McAleese left. There...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: That is very generous, as I would expect.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: Meryl Streep would not do as good.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: I wish to speak to the general amendments and I assume I am allowed some flexibility.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: Yes. Section 9 states: It shall be lawful to carry out a medical procedure in respect of a pregnant woman in accordance with this section in the course of which, or as a result of which, an unborn human life is ended....That is not equality. That is abortion. We should be clear about that. Honour before honours. Concede to no one one's hard-won principles. I attended an event in...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: Yes, and that is the point I am making. An effort has been made in the past two years to denigrate the work of the church, building up to this situation where we are bringing in abortion. The first step was the closure of the embassy to the Holy See.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: I am sorry. I am getting to the point.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: No.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: I am dealing with the amendments. I am trying to make the point that there has been a softening up in relation to this issue for some time.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: Do the Senators not think it appropriate that the hierarchy would make a statement in this regard?
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Terry Leyden: The right to life is the most fundamental of all rights. It is the foundation of all other rights. No individual has a right to destroy life and no state has the right to undermine the right to life.