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Seanad: Business of Seanad (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: Of course it is a point of order.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: It is unprecedented to change the rules-----

Seanad: Business of Seanad (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: -----in the middle of the day.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: This is bully-boy tactics to try to get the Bill-----

Seanad: Business of Seanad (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: You are changing the rules.

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to the House.

Seanad: Parental Leave Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: I am pretty annoyed that what was tweeted was taken out of context. I want to clarify it.

Seanad: Parental Leave Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: I commend the Bill to the House. I am delighted that the Government has agreed to accept this Bill and that it will pass Seanad Stage and we will return to it in the autumn of early next year.

Seanad: Parental Leave Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: Senator Ned O’Sullivan had planned to contribute. He would like to be associated with the remarks I will make on the Bill. I compliment Senator White on introducing the Bill to the House. I commend the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, for being so open and generous in her approach. She indicated that she will take the best of what has been presented and will incorporate it into a...

Seanad: Parental Leave Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: Well done.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: I am trying to make the point how effective the House has been. I am one of the people who can give evidence here because nobody else, except the Minister, has brought forward legislation to this House. I have and I am trying to prove the point.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: Excuse me. I am the only Member of this House who has done so.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: Let us clarify the issue. I am the only Member who has been a Minister or Minister of State. I do not know of any other former Minister here.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: It is getting better.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: I want to prove the point about bicameral parliaments. What is the whole point of bicameral parliaments? There are currently bicameral legislatures in 75 of the 186, or 40%, of countries which are members of the Interparliamentary Union, IPU. Bicameralism is even more common in the OECD and the EU. Some 19 of the 34 developed countries in the OECD have bicameral parliamentary structures...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: The point I am making is that other countries have accepted the fact that bicameral parliaments works very well. I am trying to influence the Government not to go ahead with this section and to agree that the bicameral approach is right on the basis of the reform brought forward by the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes. The Minister is here to testify the effort he made.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: As I have started the list I will finish it.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: That is the whole problem.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: As I have it here I will read it out.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: I am ready for that too. I will get to Article 46. Article 47 reads: 1.Every proposal for an amendment of this Constitution which is submitted by Referendum to the decision of the people shall, for the purpose of Article 46 of this Constitution, be held to have been approved by the people, if, upon having been so submitted, a majority of the votes cast at such Referendum shall have been...