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Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: There was a large portrait of Deputy Gilmore outside the SIPTU headquarters recently. I can assure Senators that if the Opposition parties are in government and Deputy Gilmore is Tánaiste, I do not know where he will be hanging and whether it will be outside or inside SIPTU headquarters-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: -----because they would realise the situation was so grave and serious that the only Government that can work is the one with Fianna Fáil, the Green Party and the former Members of the Progressive Democrats.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: I appeal to the Opposition to refrain from undermining the Government and allow us-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: -----to get on with our job in a positive and constructive manner.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: I can assure Senators that we will bring the country through this difficult period and back to prosperity again.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: How could The Worker's Party be in Government?

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: I would not believe that poll. The Senator should not be fooled.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: They are trying to kick the church when it is down. There is an anti-church bias.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: Not if George Lee has a say.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: He is not always right, though.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: I disagree with Senator O'Toole's view on the ownership of schools. He has a bit of a hang up about the position.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: The State cannot afford to take over ownership of those schools.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: I ask the Leader to put that item on the agenda for the autumn session of this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: I point out that in my local school, Fuerty national school, the manager of which is Fr. John Leogue, PP-----

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: -----we built a €700,000 extension. The point I am making is this-----

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: Where would one get a manager of the calibre of that man compared-----

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: Of course Senator O'Toole and the union would like to have managers paid €40,000 or €50,000 a year to manage the schools.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: We cannot afford it, and the Senator is trying to feather his own nest in that particular regard as far as his former members are concerned. I want to make clear that I am not speaking about the Senator personally but his friends might be involved in that.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: No. Senator O'Toole does not like to hear anyone disagree with him because he thinks he is always right.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2009)

Terry Leyden: The new gaelscoileanna are managed by individuals and, furthermore, the new schools in new development areas should be under the leadership of the vocational educational committees. They have the right to take over because they have a management structure.