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Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)

Terry Leyden: The Labour Party is not getting a commissionership. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan, has been given the job and is on the way to Europe.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)

Terry Leyden: I wish him well in his position.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)

Terry Leyden: It is very relevant. It follows up on Senator Daly's statement and I have asked the Deputy Leader to ask the Minister to allow a fair and equitable application process.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)

Terry Leyden: I would like to follow up on Senator Mark Daly's interesting contribution. With regard to fairness and transparency in making appointments, I refer to a position advertised - an Irish member of the Council of Europe committee for the prevention of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. I hope the media report on this issue. The closing date for the receipt of nominations...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Catherine McGuinness (19 Jun 2014)

Terry Leyden: Hell on earth.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Catherine McGuinness (19 Jun 2014)

Terry Leyden: It is a dreadful form of apartheid.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Catherine McGuinness (19 Jun 2014)

Terry Leyden: The Senator is dead on.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Catherine McGuinness (19 Jun 2014)

Terry Leyden: Good for you. I never heard the Senator's name mentioned in connection with it.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Catherine McGuinness (19 Jun 2014)

Terry Leyden: I would like to give a warm welcome to a former Member and judge. She is welcome back to a House to which she made a major contribution during her time as a Member. She is an example to those who are ageist in their approach. She has brought wisdom to her work in every capacity as a judge, chairman of the LRC and so on. She is currently studying the wind turbine issue on behalf of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Terry Leyden: I second the motion to amend the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jun 2014)

Terry Leyden: I reiterate that. I welcome Senator Norris back to the House and wish him a very speedy recovery. The timing of his return to the Committee of Selection was impeccable and I commend him on this. He has spoken the truth about that meeting and has set the record straight. The Government has made a serious effort to use public relations to downgrade that meeting and Senator Norris has...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Terry Leyden: On a point of order and from my personal knowledge of him, I am of the view that Senator MacSharry does not have a conflict of interest whatsoever.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Terry Leyden: If this is a court of law, then I am speaking for the defence of a Senator who has been accused by the Leader of this House of having a conflict of interest.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Terry Leyden: In Senator MacSharry's defence, I say that he has no such conflict of interest.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Terry Leyden: I note that the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is coming to the Seanad next week. I thought I might have been informed of the date as the one notified does not suit me. I am surprised I was not consulted about the date as I issued the invitation. People do have other commitments.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Terry Leyden: In any event, I concur with Senator Darragh O'Brien, the Leader of the Opposition, and congratulate Senators Sean Barrett and Marc MacSharry, who are the nominees of Seanad Éireann to sit on the banking inquiry. The Committee of Selection last night made the decision in a democratic manner. The membership of the inquiry will be Deputy Ciarán Lynch, the Chairman and a member of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (4 Jun 2014)

Terry Leyden: I extend to the family of Joe Dowling, the former Deputy and Senator, the deepest sympathies of this House. I presume we will pay tributes to him in due course. He passed away this week and was buried today. He was a member of Dublin City Council and he served as a Member of Dáil Éireann from 1965 to 1977 and as a Senator from 1977. He had a distinguished career and was a great...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (4 Jun 2014)

Terry Leyden: The family would appreciate that. I also wish Deirdre Clune success as a Member of the European Parliament. Our colleagues, Senators Byrne and Mullen, put up a great fight and they deserve credit for working so hard to put their case to the people. I wish to raise the issue of the young Irishman, Ibrahim Halawa, who has been in jail in Cairo for 295 days. He was injured in riots. I appeal...

Seanad: Maternity Services: Motion (28 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: I second Senator MacSharry’s motion. I compliment him on bringing the issue to the fore and highlighting the critical situation that might arise. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Reilly, and thank him for coming to the House. I appreciate that he has always been available to this House. I will not refer to any hospital other than Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe of which I have...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2014)

Terry Leyden: There is a proposal to close the Teach de hÍde located at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon. It caters for clients with mental health issues who are collected every day and brought to the centre, which is nice and homely. It is suggested that the service be located at a primary care centre, which does not have the facilities for the people who need the service. I congratulate all...