Results 2,541-2,560 of 9,753 for speaker:Terry Leyden
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: It is a very interesting suggestion.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: The Senator did not oppose the cuts in the budget.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: I second the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by Senator Mark Daly. I commend him on tabling the amendment. I welcome the members of the Irish Deaf Society to the Visitors Gallery and thank the sign language expert for being here. This highlights the difficulties faced by deaf people in this country. Their situation has been made more difficult by the harsh decision, or...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: This is a very important matter.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: I regret very much that Deputy Frank Feighan was not appointed a Minister of State.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: It was an extraordinary move considering a by-election is looming that the Government is guaranteed to lose. They have no opportunity-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: I do not have the time as I am too busy. This recess is a happier one than last year's when we were faced with annihilation due to the proposed abolition of the Seanad. Last year Members thought it was the last time they would leave the House and the Seanad would be abolished.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: I am trying to make a state of the nation speech. I ask the Cathaoirleach to give me some latitude due to the fact that I am the longest serving Member of the House and the Oireachtas.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: And the Cathaoirleach.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (15 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: I welcome to the Visitors Gallery Mr. Eoin Gahan, senior fellow and very distinguished member of the Kennedy School at Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: I propose an amendment to vote against a motion to annul a statutory instrument signed by the Minister on 1 June.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: The motion is on Order Paper. I propose that Seanad Éireann resolve that Statutory Instrument No. 226 of 2014, Local Government (Financial and Audit Procedures) Regulations 2014, be annulled. We must vote on the issue today to annul this document. On the ceasefire to be negotiated by the Egyptians, I hope both sides will honour it. Hamas seems to be reluctant to do so, but it is...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: Neither of them will object. It is a rare occasion-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: Bishop Jones has served as bishop for 20 years and is retiring. I was disappointed that neither the President nor the Government was represented at the event.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: That is correct. Well done.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: We are thinking of the results of the local elections. That is why we are so happy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: The Government got its answer on 23 May.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: On the beaches.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Terry Leyden: That was a very interesting contribution. I second Senator O'Donovan's proposed amendment to the Order of Business. Further to raising an issue yesterday regarding abuse of social media and anonymous tweets, I brought the issue to the attention of Mr. Billy Hawkes, the Data Protection Commissioner. In a warning to an MEP not to repeat lies on Twitter, unless he takes down those tweets he...