Results 9,341-9,360 of 9,753 for speaker:Terry Leyden
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: Will the Leader invite the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, to come to the Seanad as soon as possible to debate a new pilot scheme? The closing date for the receipt of applications under the beef environmental efficiency pilot scheme for farmers with a single suckler cow, known as BEEP, was last Friday, 22 February. Given that it had opened on 4 February, it is a...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: -----because we do not represent the big ranchers down south and elsewhere. Small farmers in the west and the north west are at a major disadvantage.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: The scheme looks to be a disaster. From a health and safety point of view, we cannot ask farmers who are living alone to try to get their big cows onto scales to weigh them for less than €40. What is the benefit? There is no benefit whatsoever. Somebody in the Department came up with this harebrained scheme to try to ensure only a limited number of farmers would be able to avail of...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: The Leader is very charming.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: The leader should try to get a big cow onto a scale sometime.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: There was no beef scheme then.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: The Leader means to say "beef farmers".
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: The Leader should not forget James Dillon.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: No. We walk the walk.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: I second the amendment to the Order of Business by Senator Gallagher. It is a great day for the Finucane family. I concur with what Mrs. Finucane said, so I presume the outcome is totally satisfactory to her. I raised this issue many times in the Council of Europe. I thought there was collaboration between the United Kingdom and paramilitary forces, which amounted to state execution....
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: It is not rubbish.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: Surprise, surprise.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: Surprise, surprise.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: That would be nice for a change.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: The valuation out there is hardly worth it. It is disastrous.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: No. When I was a Minister of State with responsibility for trade, I used to sell beef to places that could afford to buy it.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: Unfortunately, that was a loss for the State.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: What did he say?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: It is called "Islamic Republic of Iran", by the way.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)
Terry Leyden: We sold to Iraq as well. We were very fair.