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Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: I commend the Minister for having the courage to take on a Private Members' Bill promoted by Senator John Crown, supported by his personal assistant, Mr. Shane Conneely, and Senators van Turnhout and Daly, who is my party colleague. It is a crowning success for Professor Crown to have introduced this with colleagues, and he has demonstrated that this is something very important. The...

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: The point concerns Private Members' Bills. The Minister is-----

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: -----big enough to accept this Bill and ensure it can become law. That is something he can have on his record when he leaves politics in 20 years or whenever his time is up. He can say that he brought forward this Bill and young children will not be exposed to cigarette smoke in cars. It is outrageous to think a child can be strapped into the back of a car with a mother, father or uncle...

Seanad: Protection of Children's Health from Tobacco Smoke Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: I am not really a publican. I commend the Minister. It is not often he gets bouquets from Roscommon.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: The Government parties will not win a seat in Roscommon.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: Who drew up the plans but the Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government?

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: We cannot have independence if we are relying on civil servants.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: I know all about it.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: They would say that.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: There is a water quality issue also.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: We use whiskey to purify our water.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: Is it whiskey in the water or water in the whiskey?

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: With water charges.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: I am just a little excited about it. I apologise.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: I support what Senator Paschal Mooney said about water charges. It is critical. The position in Roscommon is that there is definitely water - water, water, everywhere - but not one drop to drink because the supplies are contaminated with cryptosporidium.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: How are we to charge for water when people cannot drink it? Meters are being installed in houses in Boyle where people have to boil water and also in Castlerea where the water is unsafe to drink. An interim plant has been put in place in Roscommon town through the work of local councillors who have been very active on the ground. They were successful in having the interim plant put in...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: The Labour Party has.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: The Labour Party decided to-----

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: No, it is official policy.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2014)

Terry Leyden: I thank Senator David Norris for reminding me of that fact. I knew Jim Tully well.