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

Terry Leyden: It may not be appropriate, but it is the Senator's choice.

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

Terry Leyden: My job is to be neutral. Does the Senator feel it is appropriate to use the term?

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

Terry Leyden: The term is unparliamentary.

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

Terry Leyden: I appreciate that. I am not taking away from the depth of feeling contained in the Senator's contribution. That is not my job.

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

Terry Leyden: I thank the Senator for his co-operation.

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

Terry Leyden: I thank the Senator for his co-operation.

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

Terry Leyden: I welcome the distinguished visitors from County Clare.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: I wish to inform this House that I am preparing a Private Members' Bill, the Registration of Wills Bill 2005. With the approval of the Leader and my colleagues in the Fianna Fáil group, I hope to present it to the House. I have discussed this matter with the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform——

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: I follow the good example of Senator Norris.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: I hope to present this Bill to the House in the next week.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: The Bill is ——

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: The point I wish to make is that this is a legislative Chamber, of which I am a Member.

Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: I commend Senator O'Toole on raising this issue, which appears to require that a significant number of letters be written. There will be no evidence for the receipt of such communications. If letters are to be written, they should be registered in order to guarantee their receipt. It might be claimed that a letter has been sent but not received. New communications technologies, such as...

Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Minister of State and his staff for alerting the House to this particular situation regarding the new European directives. However, a provision could be included in the Bill so it would also comply with all European directives. So much comes out of the European institutions that it is difficult to ensure that Bills remain relevant all the time. I do not know if the Minister of...

Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: We must do so. We might have a constitutional issue. In any event, this Bill was in circulation for some time, these new regulations were introduced and they have now been included in the Bill itself, which I commend. However, other ones may arrive in the next weeks and it is difficult to keep the Bill up to date. That is my point.

Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: Next Tuesday, 24 May, subject to availability. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for guiding this Bill through the House. It shows the Minister of State's confidence and knowledge of this particular Bill that he was prepared to listen to amendments from all sides of the House and to amend the Bill accordingly. In the circumstances, I thank him for bringing the Bill this far and...

Seanad: Registration of Wills. (17 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: I raise the need for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to review the procedures governing the making of wills and the desirability of providing a national registration system for wills. I am of the opinion there is an urgent need for legislation to provide for a national registration system for wills. We are faced with a situation in which many people's last wills are not...

Seanad: Registration of Wills. (17 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: This is the advantage of being legislators. We have a responsibility, in co-operation with the Government, to introduce legislation but we have a right to introduce our own when we see a shortfall. This has been done in the past by other Members of the House in connection with important Bills. The bones of this Bill are set out in the Council of Europe's convention but I have added other...

Seanad: Registration of Wills. (17 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Minister of State for coming here on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. This is one of the most comprehensive replies ever given in the Seanad. Prior to raising this matter, the Minister was not aware of the issues I have brought to his attention, particularly in regard to the Council of Europe documentation. I have solved the registration problem by...

Seanad: Registration of Wills. (17 May 2005)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for his co-operation and the Minister of State, in particular, for his helpful comments, which I appreciate.