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Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Terry Leyden: I accept that.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Terry Leyden: Senator Ulick Burke should speak through the Chair. He should be allowed to speak without interruption.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Terry Leyden: Senator Daly without interruption, please.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Terry Leyden: The Senator should speak through the Chair.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Minister of State and his senior officials for their attendance in the House. I commend him on his great patience and fortitude in this matter. He met many groups on many occasions and endeavoured in every way possible to make this Bill acceptable to everyone, particularly those whom it concerns directly. The Minister of State inherited this task from his predecessor, Deputy...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Terry Leyden: It could be three years as such.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Terry Leyden: That is very responsible. These are the concerns people have and they are being expressed to us. The submission by Brainwave, the Irish Epilepsy Association states: We believe we have a great opportunity to ensure that people with disabilities have the services and supports to enable them to participate fully in Irish society by enacting rights based disability legislation. However the Bill...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Terry Leyden: ——of the Irish Wheelchair Association.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Terry Leyden: The association makes the point that 85 Deputies said "Yes" to the Bill in the Dáil while 500,000 people say "No" and goes on to ask if this is justice. I am sure the Minister of State has received this submission. There must be a clear and unequivocal right to an assessment of need which must not be resource dependent. The services identified in the assessment of need for an individual must...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Terry Leyden: The parties have very little in common.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Terry Leyden: Is that agreed? Agreed. The Senators have ten minutes each.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Terry Leyden: Senator Norris cannot pre-empt that at this stage.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: The Senator should not go there.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: I fully support a debate on private nursing homes. The mission statement for the Leas Cross nursing home claims: "The care we provide to our customers is second to none." It claims to have in-house medical consultants and its website states: "We listen to our residents . . . if there is anything extra they need we provide it for them." The website also claims: "We provide residential care of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: Yes. The families of the residents also have a role to play to ensure that the proper standards are applied.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: I ask the Leader to arrange an emergency debate on the matter. On the Lusk situation, I compliment and support the Garda Síochána, which defends our rights and integrity. Those who live by the sword die by the sword. Would we have preferred a member of the Garda Síochána to have been murdered last week, rather than people who are prepared to take guns in their hands and shoot other people?

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: As far as I am concerned, the gardaí had no other response to a loaded gun pointed in their face.

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: Like everyone in this House, I would regret anyone losing his or her life, but if people armed with guns turn up in a post office or a Garda station to shoot members of the Garda Síochána at will, the latter have no option but to defend themselves and our interests. Last Monday, one of the post offices near the county council was robbed——

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Statements. (25 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: On a point of order, does the Senator wish to reconsider his use of the word "idiot"?

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Statements. (25 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: On reflection, is the Senator happy to keep it on the record?