Results 7,601-7,620 of 9,753 for speaker:Terry Leyden
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: No.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: No.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: I would prefer a sword fight.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: I did not refer to Senator Kelly.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: What will happen is that the Senator will be ruled out of order.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: I did not mention the fact that Senator Kelly was not here this morning.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: Exactly.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: What about the closure of community welfare offices in Keadue, Ballinlough and Rooskey?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: I extend a warm welcome to Baroness Joyce Quin, Mr. Brendan Halligan who served in the Dáil during my time in that Chamber, Ms Linda Barry and Mr. Paul Gillespie who has written on the subject extensively for many years. In case those viewing the proceedings take things out of context, let me assure them there is no immediacy about the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: I have a short point to raise, as I must leave for another engagement. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Dara Murphy. We met him in the Seanad yesterday when we had a brief discussion on the situation. I concur fully with his speech and with his remarks about the support of the Government and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He has outlined the correct approach, and we...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: I concur with Senator John Crown and thank him for his continued support for Roscommon County Hospital and the reputation of Dr. Patrick McHugh, one of the finest physicians who has ever practiced in any hospital in Ireland. The Department of Health has treated him very badly and owes him an apology. On Senator John Kelly's statement on the proposed strike by prison officers, the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: I am glad you understand it. Although the Minister of State, Deputy Áodhan Ó Ríordáin, is in the Department, they do not call on him or talk to him. They are as useless as dead sheep. They do not have any power. They are toothless terrors. They come here and-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: I am stating a fact.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: They are toothless terrors. They are all talk and no action.
- Seanad: Ambulance Services in Dublin: Statements (10 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, who has taken time from his very busy schedule to come here to respond to an issue raised by Senator Darragh O'Brien, Leader of the Opposition, last week. He has responded to the Leader of the House by coming here today.
- Seanad: Ambulance Services in Dublin: Statements (10 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: I thank the Minister for coming to the House on the matter raised by Deputy Darragh O'Brien last week. We appreciate his speedy response.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Courts Service (11 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Jimmy Deenihan, and wish him well with the diaspora next week when he will ably represent Ireland. I wish him continued success in his work for the undocumented in the United States of America, a matter which is very close to his heart. The Minister for Justice and Equality and the Courts Service need to refurbish the courthouse in Roscommon town to...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Courts Service (11 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: As I stated, my wish is that the courthouse be refurbished rather than moved to a new site. It is an important building in Roscommon from a historical point of view. I thank the Minister for his reply.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: It is timely that we will debate the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015 later today. It is an emergency because of the effects the head shops were having.I commend the former Ministers, Ms Mary Harney and Mr. Dermot Ahern, both of whom moved very quickly at the time. It certainly put paid to the 100 head shops that were booming and blooming throughout Ireland at the time and were causing...
- Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Mar 2015)
Terry Leyden: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?