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Seanad: Finance Bill 2005 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, to the House to debate the Finance Bill 2005. I commend the Minister for Finance, Deputy Cowen, for introducing this ground-breaking Bill. The Finance Bill gives effect to various changes announced in the budget, as well as introducing new measures. Among those previously announced are provisions which have the effect of taking minimum wage...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2005 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: What is the position with SSIAs?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2005 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: Tomorrow.

Seanad: Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: I have tabled a motion on the Adjournment regarding the situation of a constituent in County Roscommon who is the holder of a full medical card. She was referred by her general practitioner to Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe for a DEXA bone scan on 14 January 2005. The hospital was purchased by the Western Health Board with the approval of the Department of Health and Children in autumn...

Seanad: Hospital Services. (10 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Minister for a comprehensive report gathered at very short notice. This patient was a public patient. She was the holder of a medical card who went to her own general practitioner. She had no knowledge that she was being referred for a private consultation. She was quite happy to go to the UCHG or some other public hospital that would provide this particular scan. In the...

Seanad: Report on Long-Stay Care Charges: Statements. (10 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The report has been exceptionally well prepared and we owe Mr. John Travers a debt of gratitude. He has put the whole issue together clearly. I have read the report in detail and it is a pointless exercise to go back over every detail in it because people can read it for themselves. This issue goes back a long time and all the former Ministers and...

Seanad: Report on Long-Stay Care Charges: Statements. (10 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: Do I not have eight minutes?

Seanad: Report on Long-Stay Care Charges: Statements. (10 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: I am sorry.

Seanad: Report on Long-Stay Care Charges: Statements. (10 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: That is fair enough. There is a case to be made on recompensing people. The Minister of State is an eminent senior counsel. The issue of a statute bar must be examined to see how far we can go back in order to recompense those involved. I take exception to the exploitation of this issue by particular politicians who are doing so for their own political benefit, not for the benefit of the...

Seanad: Report on Long-Stay Care Charges: Statements. (10 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: I urge the law firms to lay off in this regard. They should be legal eagles, not legal vultures as far as the elderly are concerned.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: Is the Senator not holding seminars like every other member of his party?

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: I may not avail of the full ten minutes, a Chathaoirligh, because so much has been said about this issue. Now is the time for action more than words.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: Nevertheless, I welcome the Bill which is belated; part of the legislation has been overdue since 1976. I welcome the extension of doctor-only medical cards which is an innovative move by the Minister. It will allay the fears of many people who are deeply concerned about the cost of attending a general practitioner. Eligibility for the new card will be based on the current limit plus 25% or...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: The people concerned are themselves seeking refunds of payments taken over a number of years. The money will be placed in their accounts. We must bear in mind that dormant accounts are held by the health boards on behalf of thousands of patients whose estates had a question mark over them in respect of the identity of the rightful claimants. Much of this money will be paid into these estates...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: I have heard two companies from Athlone which I have no difficulty in——

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: I know the Cathaoirleach would not permit me to play the tape recording from Shannonside Radio and I would not dream of doing so.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: However, the tape contains the name of two companies in Athlone which are asking people to come to them to apply for something for which they are eligible to apply for themselves — they do not need a lawyer. Furthermore, there has been exploitation by certain Fine Gael public representatives in Longford-Roscommon who have called a public information meeting on illegal charges on 21 March....

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: It is not a question of competition between one Fine Gael Deputy or Senator and another.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: I did not refer to Longford-Roscommon at all.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2005)

Terry Leyden: Apparently this great meeting is taking place and, according to the newspaper, a "John Kerry" will appear, who I presume refers to Deputy Perry, the former chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts.