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- Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: Well done.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Committee of the Regions: Discussion (22 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: Which war?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Committee of the Regions: Discussion (22 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: I welcome the president of the European Committee of the Regions. I had the pleasure of meeting him last year at a meeting arranged by Micheál Ó Conchúir, the secretary general of the European Alliance, and at the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly. I met him and the European Committee of the Regions. It is important that the committee is involved in this. I compliment...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: I join with other Senators in raising the adoption of children without the families' knowledge. Senator Boyhan made a very good and genuine case with his personal evidence here today. On 17 May 2017, the Seanad debated Second Stage of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 and there was great urgency then. Seemingly the information that came into the public domain yesterday has...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: They were like rock stars. I thought they had won the World Cup and the European Cup all in the one day.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: We will not go down that road at this stage.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: I request the Leader to request the Minister to come to the House to discuss the matter and ask her to please bring forward Committee and Report Stages of the Bill.
- Seanad: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister back to the House. We are anxious to get the Bill through as quickly as possible, as he knows.
- Seanad: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: Excuse me. We are anxious to get the Bill through as quickly as possible, as is the Minister. Both amendments in this group are good and there is a great deal of merit to them. Radon gas is a serious issue, as it is a silent killer. My experience is that some schools have been affected by it as well. I understand these buildings have been remediated. Will the Minister confirm that new...
- Seanad: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: I appreciate Senator Grace O'Sullivan's amendment because it brought forth a comprehensive response from the Minister. He takes this issue very seriously, and rightly so given the dangers of radon. I am delighted the Senator will not press the amendment because the Minister has promised to report back. With regard to the effect of radioactivity on Ireland following Chernobyl, we were very...
- Seanad: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: I thank the Minister for bringing the Bill through. I would like to see speedy progress of Bills such as this because too many Bills are being held up in the system. I am delighted the Minister has got it through. For clarification, I understand this Bill has yet to go to the Dáil and I hope it gets through the other Chamber. The Minister might clarify that point.
- Seanad: Radiological Protection (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: Therefore, it is now passed and is going for early signature, as such. I welcome that. I congratulate the Minister on bringing the Bill through. It is very important that these responsibilities are clearly in his domain and that we can allow for delegation of responsibilities, given the new additions to his ministerial title. I wish him well on that. Well done.
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: I thank the Minister for being present for this debate on postal services and particularly local post offices, which are very close to all our hearts. As a former Minister of State at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs in 1982, I had a very close relationship with the postmasters' union and the post office system. Since that time, unfortunately, too many post offices have closed. In...
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: That may be because they do not have access to or knowledge of it. It takes a long time. Young people are highly proficient in this regard. As a Deputy representing Roscommon-Galway, the Minister knows there are many farmers who are required to submit applications online. Doing so is a daunting task. The service is available at a cost. It involves being prepared to pay because sending...
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: The Minister has a good memory. Unfortunately, the Land Commission has gone as well. The post office was very tightly fought over in different areas. It was always the responsibility of the Minister of the day to make appointments. I am sorry to see a major post office in Castlerea go into the private sector. It is doing a good job so I am not knocking it and I wish the people who got it...
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: I am discussing an area on which I am comfortable speaking.
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: I know the Senator is comfortable but he is out of time.
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: In fairness, Irish Rural Link is doing a very good job and I would listen to its advice and proceed with the banking system it proposes as quickly as possible.
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
Terry Leyden: They have been around for 2,000 years and they will still be there.