Results 4,641-4,660 of 9,753 for speaker:Terry Leyden
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: It is very important we have dialogue. We have been in the House a while. It would be nice to encourage the Minister to go.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: On the amendment, the question of staffing is very important, particularly the utilisation of council staff. The Minister has pointed out that he accepts the principle, although this may not be the main point here, of the use of the agency or council staff. I am keen on the use of council staff because they are the people who know what is happening on the ground. Will the Minister respond...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: I expected the Minister to table an amendment on this Stage in regard to one application being sufficient for one or two septic tanks. It may not be applicable to this amendment but the Minister said that where a house has a granny flat and another septic tank had to be installed, one application would suffice. I do not expect one application to be sufficient for three septic tanks. I have...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: I second the amendment. Respectfully, I must continue asking the Minister about the amendment on the number of tanks per house, be it one or two. During our previous debate, the Minister stated that it would have been a reasonable amendment and I expected him to table a similar amendment today. I cannot table it again, but perhaps the Minister could table an amendment verbally. The...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: I thank the Minister. This issue relates to local authority houses. What is the position? Given the number of people who brought it to my attention over the weekend, many are concerned about the Bill. Today, a widow told me how afraid she was about this charge being applied.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: She said-----
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: While returning from Castlebar today, I went to a restaurant where the woman in question asked me whether it would cost her â¬30,000 to replace her septic tank.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: She is a widow.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: No. She gave that figure. I allayed her fears.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: I told her that the worst possible-----
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: The Minister has asked me to clarify the situation.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: I told her that I was on the way to Dublin to meet the Minister and that the worst situation was â¬10,000.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: I told her that I did not believe it would apply in her case, but that she was very close-----
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: The 40 years are important. We should get my colleague's wonderful amendment out of the way. Where does the Minister stand on local authority housing under this Bill? Is the local authority as the owner responsible for the â¬50 charge or is it the tenant? He should consider this question.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: More charges for local authorities.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: This is a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul. It is crazy stuff.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: They can tell the widow woman she is all right and does not have to pay.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: That is not included in the Bill.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: The local authority cannot waive the charge.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (28 Nov 2011)
Terry Leyden: The President will not sign this Bill.