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Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: I agree that we should have a debate on the report by the Garda Síochána Inspectorate under Chief Inspector Robert Olson. It is a one-sided report. I note the comments by the Acting Garda Commissioner, Noirín O'Sullivan, that the men and women of An Garda Síochána are focused on providing a police service of which the people of Ireland can be proud. I am certainly...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: That is not true.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: The Senator should know better.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: Just pay them and say nothing.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: I wish to bring the Seanad a bit away from its parochial situation to look to the stars and to mention Laurence O'Rourke from Westmeath, one of the joint leaders of the Rosetta project. He is one of the two scientists coordinating the Rosetta mission at the European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid, a mission that has been very successful. It will give people great support and hope that...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: This is something historic which has been ten years in the making, as the probe has made a 4 billion mile journey through the solar system. It is a great success story and nice that an Irish scientist is involved. That is why I would like to recognise him in the Seanad and us to send our best wishes to him in Madrid and wish him well on this great achievement for Ireland and the world.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (13 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: I second that. You and your team - the clerk, secretary and others - did a very good job. It was streamed live. RTE contacted me yesterday and I confirmed it was happening. RTE was there today as well. It was very good and the streaming idea was brilliant. The fact that you opened it to our diaspora around the world allowed anybody who wished to get involved with the discussion to get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (13 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (13 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: No, he was not. He was over all that. He was joint director.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Committee (13 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: He is a rogue from Westmeath. He was educated in NUI, Maynooth and University College Cork. He got an excellent education in Ireland. As a result, he has achieved a first in the world, to land on a comet. It is a pretty exciting day and I thought the streaming of your speech today was also very much modern technology at work. Well done.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: I second the amendment to the Order of Business tabled by Senator Darragh O'Brien. Today is national water day and the Government is trying its best to rescue the situation. It has been a political disaster for the Government and the country. The household charges should have been amalgamated. A far more logical approach would have been to insist the property tax had an element of water...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: No, the Government did not turn down it yet.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: The Senator should vote for it.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: Absolutely.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: The House should condemn in the strongest possible terms the cold-blooded murder of four rabbis and a police officer by two Palestinians who entered a synagogue in the ultra-orthodox neighbourhood of Har Nof in Jerusalem during a morning prayer session. They were armed with guns, a meat cleaver and knives. It was a seven minute killing spree resulting in four worshippers killed and eight...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: Bless you all. I compliment Ms Nóirín O’Sullivan on her appointment as Garda Commissioner. It is a wonderful appointment and I commend the Government in agreeing with the independent assessment of her. There were 40 applicants and she came to the top. She is an extremely good officer who took on the drug barons in her time and was head of the training college in...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2014)

Terry Leyden: I would also like to send our best wishes to the outgoing Garda Commissioner, Martin Callinan, who was treated shabbily by the Government. He was an extraordinarily good officer who carried out tremendous work on behalf of the State. I also send our best wishes to all gardaí for their commitment to the State. The Garda Inspectorate carried out an unfair report on Garda operations. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Terry Leyden: We all wish to be associated with the expression of sympathy to the family of the young man who died in the vicinity of this House. Will the Leader of the House request the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, to come to the House to outline exactly the situation regarding her intransigence in these negotiations with the teachers unions, the TUI and ASTI? There are...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2014)

Terry Leyden: There are 730 schools closed today. I do not see why the Minister, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, has to follow the policies of the former Minister, Deputy Quinn. She is a new Minister and she could reassess the situation. My knowledge of dealing with teachers, and there are some teachers in this House, is that they are asking how, given that they live in the communities, they can give a fair...