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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Provision (13 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, to the House. I would have preferred to have seen her here last week when I put down urgent questions regarding mental health services.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Provision (13 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: I accept that. However, in this instance, I had really hoped to see the Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, because the issue relates directly to his responsibilities. I have been in the Minister of State's position and understand it, but this is a critical situation.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Provision (13 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: The issue is very urgent and I am anxious to hear the response from the Department. I take the Minister of State's point, but I will proceed. Perhaps the Leader will examine the issue generally of which Ministers or Ministers of State come to the House to take particular Commencement matters. My question relates to the need for a rapid response ambulance service in County Roscommon, asks...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Provision (13 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: I accept that. However, it is a very sensitive issue.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Provision (13 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: I understand the Minister of State's situation regarding commitments and the difficulty of getting to the Chamber. She has been most responsible to this House and made herself available on almost every occasion she was requested. I hope she is aware of the deep concerns in Roscommon regarding the psychiatric services, as I outlined last week. I urge her to take a hands-on approach, come to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Ambulance Service Provision (13 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: Regarding the ambulance service, I will convey the Minister of State's response to Mr. McMullen.

Seanad: Early Child Care: Statements (13 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: I welcome Deputy Reilly, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, to the House. Fianna Fáil has put forward a range of fully costed measures that will lead to significant quality improvements and additional capacity in the child care sector and the inspection regime. Once these improvements in the sector are made, we are committed to expanding the ECCE scheme to a second free preschool...

Seanad: Early Child Care: Statements (13 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: The Minister will steal our clothes.

Seanad: Early Child Care: Statements (13 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: Hope springs eternal.

Seanad: Early Child Care: Statements (13 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: We are going for a second year.

Seanad: Early Child Care: Statements (13 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: No, we are going for a second year.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Cathaoirleach for taking this motion today. While I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kevin Humphreys, I am very disappointed that the Minister of State with responsibility for this sector, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, is not here today. It would nearly encourage me to postpone the issue completely. As a former Minister of State, I took many Adjournment motions in the Dáil...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: It is part of the matter under consideration. That is why I was particularly anxious for the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, to be here to respond to the questions allegedly raised with her by Senator Kelly.It would be preferable for a member of the Labour Party to stay within the Labour Party and fight for services instead of opting out, taking the easy option and fighting from...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: The Minister has not responded to any of the questions put forward by me or Councillors Fitzmaurice and Leyden. Senator Kelly should consider his position in light of this reply but I hope we get the opportunity to have a more detailed debate with the Minister in this House in the near future. We may also rely on requests under freedom of information or other sources to get information from...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: It is not the vision for change that was envisaged.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Mental Health Services Provision (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: The Government does not support it.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: Today is Europe day and it is Europe day in the Oireachtas. I got an invitation to attend an event this morning. The only thing was that I took the view that the Cathaoirleach should have had the opportunity to say a few words and the Leader should have been invited as well. The leader of the delegation to the Council of Europe and Deputy Leader might also have been invited to participate....

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: I would prefer not to take the question at all if the Minister of State is not prepared to come to the House. She had plenty of notice but she was not here. She is running away from the issue. She has not confirmed what Senator John Kelly supposedly said to her.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: Did he threaten to resign from the Labour Party? What is his position now in light of the reply from the Minister of State, Deputy Humphreys? I would be interested to know.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2015)

Terry Leyden: Yes.