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- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: I extend Christmas wishes to the Cathaoirleach, Leas-Chathaoirleach, leaders of parties, all Members, our Clerk and Deputy Clerk and the excellent stenographers and sound staff who keep the records so diligently and are so efficient in the work they do to compile the record of the proceedings of the House, which is invaluable. I also extend best wishes to the camera operators who provide the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: As a member of the Cabinet, he is entitled to uphold and vindicate the Constitution as it stands, not to comment otherwise.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: The Minister should not, knowing the details of the case, try to influence the courts in their decision next Tuesday. I am not doing that, but am recording the exact position. I have no change of mind on the decision I took as the sole Member of the House in the Dáil in 1983. I stand by that decision which has led to the safe delivery of many Irish citizens who have contributed to...
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: I was hoping she would be elected to get her off the panel because she had received a lot of votes.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: However, that is unlikely to happen.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: I refer to the need to invest €530 million in metering. What is ironic is that one is supposed to read the meters.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: It would take one minute to read a meter. One has to get down on one's knees with a screwdriver and sticks one's head down a hole in the ground into which one cannot see to find out how much one is using. To my mind, the place to have the meter is in the front hall, with a little electronic screen indicating one has used X quantity of water. Instead, the meters have been put in holes in...
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: Fair dues to the Minister of State who looked after him very well. I congratulate him.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: I am sorry, but in the circumstances, I really deserve more time because I have a lot more to say. Incidentally, I am involved in a little dispute with Veolia which is trying to charge me for water for an office that has no water supply. I can tell the Minister of State that when running a business, one must pay for water and it is very expensive. However, Fianna Fáil will be voting...
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: Thank you.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Coffey, to the House. The Bill is a complete disaster for the Government. Like all other Senators I have received an enormous amount of e-mails. The e-mail systems are practically blocked up as a result. There is a consistent message from people that enough is enough and they have reached saturation point as far as taxation is concerned. This is the...
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: An office was established in Castlebar to provide ten jobs for Castlebar which, like all west of Ireland towns, is going through a very difficult time. This was done just to show the Taoiseach could deliver jobs to County Mayo.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: It is time for the Government to scrap the company and return to the system we had and improve it by investing in it. It is politically disastrous. We have seen the number of people on the streets. Fine Gael and Labour Party Deputies, Senators and councillors saw the results of the local elections in which they were practically wiped out in most counties. People absolutely rejected Fine...
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: Talk about a poisoned chalice.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: He wanted to carry the cross to Calvary for the Government.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: He volunteered for the cross.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: He got the cross and he will carry it.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: He will carry those in the Labour Party with him to Calvary where they will be executed.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Terry Leyden: Fine Gael, like Pontius Pilate, washed its hands of the entire situation and is stating it has nothing to do with the execution.