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- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: Michael O'Leary was up a pole and the country came to a stop.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: We had a general election.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: The point I am making-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: The Senator should not get excited. It was 36 years ago, before the Senator was in public life. I was a Deputy at the time. I ran-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: We had a general election then. The Senator should just be aware-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: Beware the Ides of March.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: There is not much on the Order Paper today.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: When will we get a hard copy of Project Ireland 2040, the so-called election manifesto of the Fine Gael Party?Will hard copies be issued? My God, every newspaper in Ireland is being paid to put in advertising.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: As far as I know, Members of this House have not received the manifesto in question.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: I am asking the Leader of the House to respond if he has time to do so.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: I was interrupted by that man up there.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: Which one specifically?
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: It is well received all right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transparency and Ireland's Involvement in European Union Institutions: European Movement Ireland (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: Apologies have been received from the Chairman, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, and Senator Neale Richmond. I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting. This is important as interference from them causes serious problems for broadcasting, sound and editorial staff. On behalf of all members of the joint committee, I welcome Ms Noelle O'Connell,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transparency and Ireland's Involvement in European Union Institutions: European Movement Ireland (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: I thank Ms O'Connell. The weather has affected membership attendance today and some have not made it here. The public meetings European Movement Ireland is holding are very commendable. I commend Ms O'Connell, the chairman Maurice Pratt and their organisation on this because these meetings provide a great service to the public by explaining what Europe is about. Does Ms O'Connell find that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transparency and Ireland's Involvement in European Union Institutions: European Movement Ireland (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: I thank Ms O'Connell very much. I just want to let the witness know that this meeting is going out live on the worldwide web at the moment. There may be many people at home today who are watching and who are interested in this subject. I am aware that European Movement Ireland will probably use this in its own information pack.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transparency and Ireland's Involvement in European Union Institutions: European Movement Ireland (28 Feb 2018)
Terry Leyden: I thank Ms O'Connell and her colleagues for coming in here today in these difficult weather conditions. I thank Ms O'Connell for sharing her analysis and thoughts and for engaging with us on this very important topic. She has given us a number of matters to think about and we very much appreciate that. We will certainly incorporate those in the reports we are preparing and on which we are...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Terry Leyden: The Government learned the lesson of 1982. There was a different response this time because it was a case of making hay while the sun shone. The recent weather was a case of making hay while the snow fell because the Government lost no opportunity to take advantage of the situation to promote itself, which is very good. Well done to the Taoiseach. He would make an excellent weather...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Terry Leyden: -----and its members' quick response to the looting of the Lidl store in Fortunestown Lane and the Centra store in Jobstown in Dublin which was most regrettable. It involved a very small group who got out of hand but the gardaí took control. Also, the service provided by the local shops was brilliant. Our local store, Castlecoote Stores, owned by Oscar and Ann Neilan, was open from 8...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Terry Leyden: I was not working myself but I was not unavailable to be in attendance when required. Thanks be to God nobody was killed during the bad weather event and I compliment the action taken by the Government. It took timely action and it certainly prevented damage. Well done to the Cathaoirleach and his colleagues for closing these Houses last Wednesday evening.