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Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: Does the Leader consider it appropriate that Alan Dukes, former leader of Fine Gael, a public interest director, can be acting in the public interest when he goes native and justifies the existence of Anglo Irish Bank?

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: That bank has a very limited future.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: I am also saying-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: He was in the House long enough. He is a public service-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: I do not wish to dispute the point.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: By the way, this House has to do the job of the public interest directors of the Bank of Ireland and Deputy Mary O'Rourke had to do their job and the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: The same goes for the public interest directors in Permanent TSB. Gillian Bowler should stand down as chairperson of the board. She stood over €7.4 billion going. At the annual general meeting on 14 May, I will ask her to stand down as the chairperson of Permanent TSB. She is doing no work. I have made my point.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: I will not withdraw it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: Character assassination.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: What about Goldman Sachs?

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: Yes.

Seanad: Property Services (Regulation) Bill 2009: Committee Stage. (21 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: Senator Bacik should put that in her pipe and smoke it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: I doubt that even the Ombudsman would be able to achieve-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: Senator O'Toole made a point about Goldman Sachs. Everyone in the House should examine their portfolios. Perhaps they will decide to resign, sell or get rid of them because the questions raised by the Senator are very important. I hope we will hear more about this in the future in the way we heard about other issues in the past.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: A serious issue has arisen in terms of Mr. Fingleton and the Irish Nationwide Building Society. I ask him to give back the €1 million. We want the money - show us the money. People want the money back. The sum of €1.5 million for Mr. Boucher is obscene to say the least.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: One could ask whether the people concerned expect to live to be 140.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: They are paying pensions of €355,000 per year at 55 years of age. This is obscene. Many difficulties are apparent. We are subsidising the banks and paying for them. We own them.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: I ask the Leader for a debate on the matter. I am also disappointed that Irish Life-Permanent TSB, in which I have a small shareholding, was funding Anglo Irish Bank to the tune of €7.4 million, as exposed in Senator Ross's book, The Bankers, a worthwhile publication. Will the Leader arrange to have a discussion on the activities of An Bord Pleanála and the granting of planning permission...

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: I will expose the matter in the House. I will table a motion on the matter which I hope the Cathaoirleach will accept. We will have a long debate on the matter.

Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Apr 2010)

Terry Leyden: Something is very wrong when An Bord Pleanála grants planning permission to destroy the health of three young children in my area.