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Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)

Terry Leyden: I fully agree with the Senator but the Chair must rely on the co-operation of Members.

Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)

Terry Leyden: Is the amendment being pressed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Experience of the Irish Delegation to the Committee of the Regions (13 Feb 2014)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Chairman and the committee secretariat for organising this meeting with the Irish delegation to the Committee of the Regions. I know all the members who have participated since 1994. I know that the quality of the membership is extremely high. It takes considerable commitment to go to Brussels on a regular basis which is not well recognised. Never before has our need for such...

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Terry Leyden: The Senator must conclude.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Terry Leyden: The Senator is almost two minutes over time.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Terry Leyden: Senator Burke, without interruption.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Terry Leyden: Is there any chance we could contribute to this debate? The Minister of State is hogging it and I cannot understand it. She must have been speaking for 40 minutes already.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Terry Leyden: It is grossly unfair.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Terry Leyden: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Terry Leyden: The Minister of State is preventing other Members from speaking in this debate because she is running down the services at Ballinasloe.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Terry Leyden: What time are we extending the debate to?

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Terry Leyden: It is not. It is the Leader who decides.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Terry Leyden: We started at 4.05 p.m.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Terry Leyden: I will not be squeezed out of this debate.

Seanad: Mental Health Services Provision: Motion (19 Feb 2014)

Terry Leyden: I must protest. I chaired the Seanad for 45 minutes today and was not allowed-----

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

Terry Leyden: I wish to second the amendment to No. 7 on the Order of Business. I support colleagues calling for a debate on what is happening in Crimea in particular and Ukraine generally. The press conference given by Mr. Putin today was bizarre. He denied that the troops in Crimea are Russian. He suggested that they might have bought their uniforms. There is a serious background to this issue. It...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

Terry Leyden: I suggest that the Leader should ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to brief the Seanad in this regard. We all have an interest in the matter. I would like the Tánaiste to brief us on the up-to-date position regarding the situation in Ukraine. It is very tense and serious and could have far-reaching consequences.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (4 Mar 2014)

Terry Leyden: I would like to welcome the extended family of the late, great Martin Joe O'Toole, who was a former councillor, Senator and Deputy. On behalf of Fianna Fáil, I wish to pay tribute to the life and times of Martin Joe O'Toole - may he rest in peace. He was born on 27 May 1925 and departed this life on 1 October 2013. I would like to extend our deepest sympathy to his family and friends...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (4 Mar 2014)

Terry Leyden: She is well preserved.

Seanad: Economic Growth and Job Creation: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Terry Leyden: Before I call the Minister I shall allow Senator Brennan two minutes to make a contribution.