Results 2,421-2,440 of 9,753 for speaker:Terry Leyden
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: I have not filled in any form as yet. It is likely, with 1 million people not filling in the forms, that others will be encouraged to do likewise. There seems to be a revolution in the Labour Party and many may vote for a wise Fianna Fáil motion being debated in the other House recommending that the whole process be suspended for six months to a year to resolve all the teething issues...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: The Senator's leader was involved in a cover-up.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: Incredible.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: Do not confuse it any more, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Mid-term Review of Europe 2020 Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: I apologise that I was delayed coming down to the meeting. I welcome our friends who have come to give us very useful information. The involvement of Councillors John Sheehan and Maria Byrne is particularly important because they provide representation via their attendance at the regional assembly of the European Union. There is a real disconnection between Europe and Ireland particularly...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Mid-term Review of Europe 2020 Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: Possibly, but the Seanad will have a particularly important view. I ask for the views of witnesses on the local community development committees. Do they consider it is a retrograde step to take away the Leader programme and put it into the committees and under local authorities? Many people objected to it. The Leader programme played a very good role in the development of local areas....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Mid-term Review of Europe 2020 Strategy: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: I ask that the submissions that were made here today be sent with the support of the joint committee to the European Commission.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: Good.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: Not true.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: I am not surprised there is a Fine Gael revolt over Irish Water as the management of the company is an absolute disaster. I do not concur with the terribly disparaging remarks made by Deputy Lawlor about the chief executive which are not repeatable in the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: The revolt taking place is a result of the two by-elections at the weekend.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: On Sunday the Government decided to introduce panic measures to alleviate the political damage caused to Fine Gael and the Labour Party. In Roscommon 20,000 people are on boil water notices. Commitments were given by the Fine Gael candidate that no charge would apply to these 20,000 people. This was not mentioned in the budget or in any press release since from Irish Water. This was an...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: The Government has now moved in this direction. A total of 200,000 low income and unemployed families will receive no allowance under the budget, which will be redrawn in days of being announced with great fanfare. Pensioners with a taxable income who qualify for the household benefits package will benefit from the budget but not unemployed people. The Government will have to review in the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: Another complication-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: Will the chief executive of Irish Water come to the house and respond? The Minister, Deputy Kelly, has no knowledge whatsoever. He is absolutely redundant as far as this issue is concerned. The poor fellow has no clue as far as Irish Water is concerned.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: It is the most amazing thing. I have never come across such incompetent Ministers in the history of the State than those appointed in the reshuffle.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: You can drip away but when it comes to the next election you will be gone.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: The Leas-Chathaoirleach is absolutely right.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: We held the vote there.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2014)
Terry Leyden: We held the vote in Roscommon-South Leitrim.