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Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (7 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: The Senator's time is almost up.

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (7 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: The Senator is two minutes over time.

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (7 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: Senator Marc MacSharry has six minutes.

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities: Motion (7 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: Before calling on the next speaker, I should note the Minister for Justice and Equality and Defence has resigned.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: The Senator is not bad at it.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: I join in congratulating our colleagues throughout the country who have been elected and I commiserate with those who were not elected. It is very difficult not to be elected. Only those who have gone through that trauma can appreciate how devastating it is. I hope there will be lá eile for those who are no longer members of local authorities and that they will be back. In respect of...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: I am sure Deputy Doherty will interpret my words very well.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: I have a question for the Leader. I wish to move an amendment to the Order of Business. I want the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, to come to this House. During the election campaign, ten days ago, I met a lady who fell in Roscommon town in Lisnamult. Her name is Miss Mary Curley.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: It is okay. I think she will appreciate it.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: That is fine. The ambulance was called from Roscommon County Hospital. The ambulance driver, a very courteous man, Mr. Plunkett, informed me------

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: My amendment is that the Minister for Health come into this House to explain what is happening in Roscommon County Hospital. I boycotted his arrival there at 12 noon on Monday 12 May and refused to participate in any event in which he was involved at the hospital. It was an insult to the people of Roscommon that he came to the hospital. A colleague of mine staged a protest outside.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: I am sorry but this is very important.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: When I sought the information from Mr. Plunkett he told me he was bringing that patient to Portiuncula Hospital-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: -----25 or 30 miles away.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: I am sorry. I am going to finish this point. There is an emergency care centre at Roscommon County Hospital and she could not be brought to that unit.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: If I picked her up off the road and put her in my car she would have been-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: This is more important. This is a factual situation. Our hospital is being downgraded. I oppose this.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: The Senator is part of the Government that downgraded it. He cannot wash his hands of that. The Tánaiste made promises to Roscommon hospital, as did the Minister for Health and the Taoiseach.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: They are a bunch of liars.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: What?