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- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: He is right.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: The Leas-Chathaoirleach is generous with his time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: I hope the Leas-Chathaoirleach will be as generous with me when I contribute.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: I request the Leader of the House, Senator Buttimer, to arrange a debate on consumer rights and the question of rip-off Ireland. I note that Fine Gael has dropped that from its website. It used to have a campaign one time, when we were in power, called rip-off Ireland. It suddenly disappeared from the Fine Gael website, probably never to be reconsidered.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: I would like to examine the issue of people being ripped-off. I will reintroduce a campaign, which I launched in the House previously and called Name and Shame - we have that privilege in this House - to be a consumer watchdog. I bring to the Leader's attention that people ring 11811 for directory enquiries. The charge is €2.74 for that call, but Pure Telecom, an Irish company with...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: I am addressing the House as well. It is hard to do both.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: I am trying to do both at the same time. I got that cold call. I thought it was a great offer but they did not tell me what was between the lines and that I would be charged €5.50 for one call to 11811. I am saying to consumers to be wary of such cold calls coming in and making the subscriber an offer to change electricity provider, telephone provide or buy this or that. There is...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for his patience and endurance.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: Thanks be to God the Senator did not retire at 65. The Seanad would be an awful place.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: I note Senator Kevin Humphreys' comments on the announcement by RTE that it will outsource children's programming. This is a retrograde step. On Tuesday, 22 November, Dee Forbes, the new director general of RTE, appointed on 1 April 2016, was on a charm offensive at a meeting of the communications committee. She never indicated to the committee her proposals to outsource children's...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: Yes. "Bosco" created jobs in Roscommon, where it was made. One influences a nation through its children.If that influence is taken away and outsourced to Britain or the United States of America to save money, then it is a poor reflection. Dee Forbes was appointed on April Fool's Day but she made a fool of the committee on Tuesday because she never raised this issue at it. I raised an...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: If it came to a choice of reducing current affairs programming or reducing the salaries of highly overpaid broadcasters-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: Some of them are paid five to six times more than any Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: Maybe they are worth more. If I had the choice of reducing some broadcasters' salaries to continue producing children's programmes, I would do so. It is a serious issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: This is valuable time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: I am confident now the Leas-Chathaoirleach will be on "Oireachtas Report" tonight.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: Senator Gerard Craughwell knows all about that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: She is charming.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: In-house at RTE.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Terry Leyden: Exactly. It is a recognition of the House by the Government.