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Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: We want the lowest possible prices.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: People are refraining from purchasing home heating oil. I will not buy my supplies until the price reflects a barrel of crude oil.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to speak and hope we will have a debate next week.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (29 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: There is a surplus of talent.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: Will the Leader allow a debate on the proposed 2% tax on betting? I am not in the gambling league but representations have been made to me regarding the effect this tax will have on small businesses throughout the State, where jobs will be lost.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: There is a better way. A tax could be imposed, as is the case in Northern Ireland and Britain, which would apply to the gross turnover of companies. Such a charge, even if it were set at 2% or 3%, would be preferable to imposing a charge on the placing of bets. The placing of bets through electronic methods via the Internet is becoming more commonplace and such transactions are not subject...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: The larger companies, such as Paddy Power, are not concerned by this tax because they have the capacity to squeeze out the smaller operators. I do not want to cause further concerns, leading to a protest in a week's time by the betting organisations. I wish to prevent that. I take this opportunity to say well done to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Hanafin, for ensuring...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: During difficult times in the past, the social welfare bonus was only an additional 50%, before increasing to 75% and, in recent years, to a double payment. The Fianna Fáil-Green Party-Progressive Democrats Government has protected that provision.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: I congratulate the Minister on this measure, which will cost €200 million.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (23 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: Senator Phelan must ask a question.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Senator for her support.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: The Senator is no Alan Dukes.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: The Senator's party brought out the placards.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: Where was Deputy Richard Bruton yesterday?

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: Very honourable.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: Will the Leader arrange a debate for next week on the concept of universality? When Charles J. Haughey was the Minister for Finance and Jack Lynch was Taoiseach we introduced the concept. Fianna Fáil Governments introduced free fuel, electricity, television licences, gas and travel. At the time, Dr. T. K. Whitaker begged the Minister for Finance not to introduce the concept because we...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: Apart from that, we are where we are and during a debate we can discuss and expound on the concept. No Fine Gael led Government ever introduced universality for anything. Yesterday, I was embarrassed to see the leader of the Fine Gael Party stand on a platform and expound this issue. It is our policy.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: I commend those who travelled to Dublin yesterday. They are fabulous people. The salt of the earth came to Dublin yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: They did not need Fine Gael to bring out placards with signs on them. Yesterday, I witnessed Fine Gael workers in this House——

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2008)

Terry Leyden: ——bringing placards to the gate to incite the population outside. That is a fact.