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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: I am trying to defend the Taoiseach. The very least I ought do is defend the Taoiseach of my country.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: On a point of order, I am making a reasonable point to ask the Leader of the House to have a debate on this issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: I have used and will continue to use the privilege of this House without fear or favour in a responsible manner and I will not be silenced by forces outside this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: I never set out to cause the Cathaoirleach any embarrassment.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: Had I caused him embarrassment I would apologise, but I have no grounds to so do because I have never caused him embarrassment.

Seanad: The 70th Anniversary of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (7 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, to the House. I thank the Leader, Senator Donie Cassidy for arranging this way of commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Constitution. There is nowhere it should be commemorated more than in this House which owes its very life to the 1937 Constitution and for which I thank Éamon de Valera. I would like to begin by joining other...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: I join Senators Quinn and Mullen in saying that it is fortunate Senator Mary White has decided to seek the Fianna Fáil nomination for the Presidency.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: It is fitting she is present this morning. We have had lawyers elected to the Presidency but we now need an enterprise President in the difficult times we face.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: Ageism, suicide and children——

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: It is a very good point.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: I accept that. I hope there are two four-year terms rather than two seven-year terms. I am sure the Cathaoirleach would accept that.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: One is enough.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: I ask the Leader to send our best wishes to Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy and the team which took the €10.5 million drugs haul yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: A total of €25 million worth of drugs has been seized already in the first five weeks of 2008, which is a massive haul. If this amount has been hauled in, how much more is coming in illegally and how much cannabis is being grown in rural areas in addition to that which is being seized? We should continue the fight against drugs. The Leader and the House should wish the Garda Commissioner...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: I would be delighted to hear from him. We have heard enough about his passport but I would be delighted to——

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: I hope Norman Turner returns to the tribunal.

Seanad: National Waste Strategy: Statements (6 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: I join others in welcoming the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher, to the House. When I was Minister of State at the then Department of Health in 1987, I was made national chairman of the drugs action committee. It was a revelation to me, coming from a rural constituency, to see the amount of drugs being used at that time, especially in...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: I support the calls for discussions between the Irish Pharmaceutical Union and the Health Service Executive on the proposals for the reduction of the fees paid to independent pharmacies.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (6 Feb 2008)

Terry Leyden: This is a HSE, not a Government matter. The issue will arise at the Oireachtas joint committee next Tuesday. It is important such discussions take place. I urge the independent pharmacists not to sign any contract at this stage pending the outcome of the negotiations and discussions. We dealt with the Irish Pharmaceutical Union last year in the context of an important Bill and found it a...