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Seanad: Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (30 Apr 2015)

Terry Leyden: They were very sympathetic. The Seanad was sitting but the Dáil had not yet come back. I was fairly annoyed, to say the least. I pointed out this anomaly in that the company a had a small sign on the wall. I could not believe I was clamped and I paid €140 at the time. By the way, I got the money back. It exposed the ridiculous situation. On that particular day, a young...

Seanad: Vehicle Clamping Bill 2014: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (30 Apr 2015)

Terry Leyden: What?

Seanad: Roads Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (30 Apr 2015)

Terry Leyden: I wish the Minister well in the ongoing negotiations and I hope the Labour Relations Commission gets involved. I know the Minister is doing his utmost. I appeal to the unions to call off the strikes planned for tomorrow and 1 May because they will be disastrous for the economy. I do not understand why this union rivalry seems to be escalating the situation even though the Minister has...

Seanad: Report of the Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (5 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: Mr. O'Toole is a super-optimist.

Seanad: Report of the Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (5 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: They were total lies.

Seanad: Report of the Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (5 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: I welcome Dr. Maurice Manning, Chancellor of the National University of Ireland, and former Senators Joe O'Toole and Pat Magner. I was delighted that the National University of Ireland was not abolished as was proposed at one stage. I thought that was a ridiculous proposal because the National University of Ireland serves a very good purpose and has proved to be very successful. Dr....

Seanad: Report of the Working Group on Seanad Reform 2015: Statements (5 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: One can e-mail, but a report of this significance and importance should be circulated. Are we like turkeys voting for Christmas? One should at least know what was in the report. We were asking what was in the report, but no one knew because it had not been circulated. It is not the responsibility of Dr. Maurice Manning or Mr. Joe O'Toole. I am the only Member of this House who served in...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: Will the Leader of the House consider arranging a rolling debate on the proposals contained in the 2015 Seanad reform document? The time allotted yesterday to discuss the document was limited.No one had any great satisfaction in having four minutes or six minutes to outline a complex Bill, the hard copy of which was circulated yesterday, which meant there was not much time to study it. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: To publish it, even. Perhaps the Leader of the House is to publish it. I would recommend to him that we should analyse that Bill in detail before it is published. The most charming part of the Bill is the proposal for an ongoing committee, sitting every month, reporting to the Government in perpetuity, this great group with Dr. Maurice Manning, Mr. Joe O'Toole and others. That is rather...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: I certainly admire their dexterity and determination and their willingness to create another little State board to look at the Seanad.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Cathaoirleach for taking this motion today. While I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, I am very disappointed that the Minister of State with responsibility for this sector, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, is not here today. It would nearly encourage me to postpone the issue completely. As a former Minister of State, I took many Adjournment motions in the Dáil...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: It is part of the matter under consideration. That is why I was particularly anxious for the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, to be here to respond to the questions allegedly raised with her by Senator Kelly.It would be preferable for a member of the Labour Party to stay within the Labour Party and fight for services instead of opting out, taking the easy option and fighting from...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: The Minister has not responded to any of the questions put forward by me or Councillors Fitzmaurice and Leyden. Senator Kelly should consider his position in light of this reply but I hope we get the opportunity to have a more detailed debate with the Minister in this House in the near future. We may also rely on requests under freedom of information or other sources to get information from...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: It is not the vision for change that was envisaged.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: The Government does not support it.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: Today is Europe day and it is Europe day in the Oireachtas. I got an invitation to attend an event this morning. The only thing was that I took the view that the Cathaoirleach should have had the opportunity to say a few words and the Leader should have been invited as well. The leader of the delegation to the Council of Europe and Deputy Leader might also have been invited to participate....

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: I would prefer not to take the question at all if the Minister of State is not prepared to come to the House. She had plenty of notice but she was not here. She is running away from the issue. She has not confirmed what Senator John Kelly supposedly said to her.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: Did he threaten to resign from the Labour Party? What is his position now in light of the reply from the Minister of State, Deputy Humphreys? I would be interested to know.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: Hear, hear. I agree with Senator Kelly.