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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: The Minister, whom I do not believe will be here before the recess, should make a statement on this matter. The revelations are very difficult for and reflect badly on the excellent doctors and nursing staff who have worked in Roscommon in recent years. The statistics have certainly dented the morale in the hospital at a critical stage. We should reflect not on saving Roscommon hospital...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: I must call the Minister to reply in a few minutes.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: Yes, as I must call the Minister at 1.25 p.m. The Senators will have approximately three minutes each. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: The Minister's time is nigh.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: I am afraid the Minister's time is up.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: I appreciate that but I must move on.

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 [Dáil]: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: The next speaker is Senator Keane and I request that she adheres to the time allocated.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: I wish to be associated with the expressions of sympathy to the Norwegian people. I understand a book of condolences will open at the embassy on Molesworth Street at 12 p.m. I ask the Leader of the House not to write to Dublin City Council regarding the Phoenix Park as requested by Senator Cáit Keane. Under no circumstances should he do so. He should welcome the fact that the Eucharistic...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: I compliment Senator White on her excellent contribution. I second her proposal to amend the Order of Business. The situation regarding the suppliers to Superquinn is daylight robbery. People supplied products which were sold but were not paid for them. The money was pocketed and this is robbery. It is about time the Government intervened and took decisive action. I request a debate in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: The new mayor of Roscommon, Councillor Eugene Murphy, the first Fianna Fáil mayor of Roscommon for 20 years, was invited and then uninvited to participate in the programme which dealt with Roscommon County Hospital. As a person from Roscommon town, I was not particularly interested in being invited even though I was involved in the hospital being given a full 24-hour service under Fianna...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: -----and Independent Deputies with no involvement whatsoever with hospital issues over the years were given a platform by Rachel English. This provided a totally unbalanced view. We pay €160 for a television licence but this House is not broadcast by RTE.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: The Leader should ensure there is balance in RTE and that this House is broadcast. This morning's proceedings would be far better than "Judge Judy".

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: We should at least have the Order of Business broadcast live on RTE, TV3 or TG4. RTE is losing its-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: -----responsibility for neutrality, balance and fairness. This was very evident last Saturday in Roscommon town, the town in which I was born and bred as I was born in Roscommon County Hospital. No Fianna Fáil representative was even invited to be part of the audience. It is absolutely outrageous.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: Any organisation that bred George Lee and put him into the Dáil for a while-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: It is a typical example of what RTE is doing. We would want to hunt them out and bring balance back to RTE.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: Seemingly, we are not.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: We have become shy.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: Senator Kelly did not mention that former Senator Mary O'Rourke was Leader of the House when the proposal to establish the Seanad Public Petitions Committee - with which she agreed - was originally put forward. Actions speak louder than words. In that context, I call on the Taoiseach to hold the referendum on children's rights forthwith. It is in our power to hold such a referendum this...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2011: Motion to Recommit (20 Jul 2011)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. She has been very attentive in doing so. She was very effective in this House when she was the Leader of the Opposition. This Bill was brought forward by the last Government so naturally we did not intend to oppose it. We welcome it. The Minister's Department is one of the most important in the State, particularly now, and I believe this...