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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (21 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: Some 430,000 Irish people over 65 years of age will be entitled to travel free up to Northern Ireland and those from Northern Ireland will be able to travel free to the South. It will represent a great joining of people. It is a very commendable day in the history of the State to have free travel between North and South. It is a step forward and I commend the Minister for Social and Family...

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: The Senator should make his comments through the Chair.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: No. They called it off.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: Will the Leader arrange a debate on the position of An Post in view of the leaked statement that up to 500 rural post offices will be closed under a rationalisation programme?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: Nevertheless, I seek a full debate on this issue as opposed to an Adjournment debate. A former chairman of An Post, Senator Quinn, is a Member of this House, as is a former Minister with responsibility in this area. I am a former Minister of State at the Department of Post and Telegraphs. The presence of Members with such experience will facilitate a detailed debate on what is a serious...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Browne, to the House and wish him well in his portfolio. I had the honour of serving in the Department of Posts and Telegraphs in 1982 before it was broken up and Telecom Éireann and An Post were formed. I was later appointed my party's spokesperson on posts and telegraphs. I welcome...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: Senators are required to be reserved while in the Chair.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: The 1982-87 coalition Government gave away our rights to satellite broadcasting to Atlantic Satellites, a £1 shelf company. This happened in advance of the advent of satellite broadcasting at its current levels. Ireland was allocated a slot over the Indian Ocean which was a footprint into all of Europe, including Britain and Ireland. Nobody seems to be able to locate the relevant file in...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: Before Sky got off the ground, we had an opportunity to have our own footprint over Europe, yet we blew it. We threw it away and I regret that very much. It is possibly a historical point of view but these were important allocations to our country. We are currently at the cutting edge of the communications sector in which a large number of jobs are being created. The roll-out of broadband...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: The Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, is having a full review carried out of the medical cards system. Fewer than 60,000 doctor-only medical cards have been issued despite provision being made for 200,000 of them. I encourage people to apply for the doctor-only medical card. At present, 1.2 million people, including children, are covered for full medical care under the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on the guidelines governing medical cards.

Seanad: Hospital Infections: Motion (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, back to the House. The worthwhile and well-worded motion before the House highlights the MRSA crisis in this country without making any election promises.

Seanad: Hospital Infections: Motion (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: It does not say that MRSA will be eliminated if the rainbow coalition gets back into power. It is clear that this problem cannot be eliminated with a simple sleight of hand. There is no magical solution to it.

Seanad: Hospital Infections: Motion (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I agree there is a need to reduce the overall use of antibiotics. That would be very worthwhile.

Seanad: Hospital Infections: Motion (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I agree that patients who are suspected of having MRSA should be screened in isolation when they are first admitted to hospitals. Staff who have been in contact with patients who have tested positive for MRSA should also be screened and appropriate steps should be taken thereafter. Proper cleaning techniques should be introduced by the management of hospitals. The points which have been...

Seanad: Hospital Infections: Motion (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: The man's lackadaisical approach — he said the HSE intended to deal with this now and that then — did not reassure me that he was doing very much about the issue. I understand there is a way of detecting the presence of MRSA in hospitals. A piece of equipment can be used to ascertain the level and extent of the infection within a hospital. We should use this debate to remind the...

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I commend the Minister and the Department for bringing forward this worthwhile Bill. Would the Revenue Commissioners not alert the Department as opposed to the Department alerting the Revenue Commissioners? If material is coming through, would our sources of information be the licensed importer of the goods? How would the modus operandi work?

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: Now.

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: I congratulate the Minister, Deputy Martin, on bringing this Bill to the House and having it pass all Stages today very efficiently. I express my thanks to the Opposition spokesman, Senator Coghlan, who is very co-operative when it comes to issues of consumer protection raised in this House——

Seanad: Consumer Protection Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2007)

Terry Leyden: He has always been ready to ensure that legislation goes through in a speedy fashion. I commend the senior officials from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment who have put a lot of work into this Bill. This is a very complex area and Members may not realise that our senior civil servants are extremely competent and capable. It was my experience when I was in the Department...