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Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and wish him well in his ministry. I was in the Department for some time in the past and I must compliment the Minister of State for the work he is doing there. I also welcome the former Senator, Mr. Jim Ruttle, his son Robert and several visitors from the United States of America. Mr. Ruttle had a very distinguished career in Seanad Éireann and...

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: I am surprised at the motion tabled by Senator Bannon. I do not know if the Minister of State has read the motion or has been briefed on it, but it calls on the Minister for Health and Children "to regulate their contracts of employment" and to "recognise the need for the regulation of their working hours and pay scale, under partnership agreements..." Am I missing something? I have documents...

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: The motion urges the Minister to regulate the contract of employment for home helpers. It is already regulated in a very positive way. When Fine Gael was last in Government, it paid home help staff £1 per hour. That was under the last coalition Government and is a fact.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: That Government relied totally on the goodwill of the beneficiaries of the services of home help staff. When I was a member of the Western Health Board, the then Chairman, Dr. Rice, campaigned ——

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: I would like some protection from the Chair because I need——

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: I remember at that time Dr. Rice embarked on a campaign, backed by Fianna Fáil, to increase the home help allowances and to give workers proper pay and conditions. That was achieved under a Fianna Fáil Administration.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: The situation is that in 1997 ——

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: In 1997, the last time that Fine Gael was in Government, £12 million was provided for home helps. This Government is now providing €120 million per annum. Does that not say everything? How could any Opposition party highlight its own deficiencies in this way? I cannot believe it. Why score an own goal at this point? It has highlighted the fact that it provided £12 million in 1997. Can the...

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: I am not accusing the Chair of being biased in any way but the point ——

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: If I was not hitting home so hard, my time might be extended.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: Given the circumstances, I will conclude on this note — £12 million in 1997 and €120 million in 2005. That speaks volumes.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: It was Fine Gael I was insulting, not the elderly.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: The Senator's party was paying £1 an hour.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: The Senator's party paid them £1 an hour.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: I concur with other speakers on the kidnapping of Rory Carroll. We should send our support to him, an appeal to his kidnappers to release him safely forthwith and express our concerns to his family. We should be proactive in this regard. We have a public relations officer for the Houses of the Oireachtas, who should convey to al-Jazeera an appeal from this House to Mr. Carroll's kidnappers...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: The fees paid to RTE should be reduced because it does not deserve the amounts it receives. It is time that we take a stand in this regard.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: It is all right for wealthy academics and Senators to pay their fees but is difficult for hard-pressed housewives to find €155.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Senator for bringing it to our attention.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: The Senator has his own show on it.

Seanad: Acute Hospital Services: Statements. (20 Oct 2005)

Terry Leyden: When is it proposed to sit again?