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- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: Deciding how to vote in a referendum is a very personal matter for individuals. How people vote should be respected by everyone. I live in the constituency of Roscommon-South Leitrim, which voted "No" by a small majority. Individuals in the constituency reflected on the matter and voted according to their consciences. They took an informed view as to how they felt about this issue and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: We live in a democracy and we should fully respect the wishes of the people to vote in accordance with their consciences and in a confidential manner at polling stations, as is their right. I regret very much the decision by Senator Power to leave the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party, where she played an important role, and she will continue to play an important role in this House. She...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: I would not have any knowledge of that issue. Civil partnership was introduced five years ago by a Fianna Fáil Government, and without civil partnership there would not have been this success for individuals last Friday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: Sorry?
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: God bless them, but the point is that this was an ongoing development, and I and Fianna Fáil Members voted here in this House and lost members over this issue. The points made by Senator Barrett should be listened to by the Government. The sale of Aer Lingus to IAG is absolutely undermining the airline, and it is national sabotage to decide on it. It reminds me of when a former Fine...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: Imagine, for an island nation on the edge of Europe-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: -----to deprive this country of Aer Lingus, one of the finest airlines in the world-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: -----is absolute savagery. It is a decision that will be regretted in the future. The Government should have been buying further shares in Aer Lingus - buying back the shares in Aer Lingus.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: Furthermore-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: Things have changed now, and my point is-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: ----- it is a bad decision now and was a bad decision then. All I am saying is that one should think twice.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: When somebody of the calibre of Senator Barrett-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: -----makes such a speech in this Chamber, he should be listened to.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: I forget nothing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: That is the point.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: He represented Roscommon.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: That is a very good point.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: It actually is not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: As deputy leader of the Irish delegation to the Council of Europe - I note that other Members present are on the Council of Europe - I am delighted the Council has made a ruling that the lack of a clear ban on the slapping of children is a violation of young people's rights. Europe's top human rights body today ruled that Ireland's laws on corporal punishment are in breach of the European...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2015)
Terry Leyden: The Senator is referring to a stage-managed public relations exercise.