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Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: It will reflect well——

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: I thank the Senator for raising that matter because I have a very good brief on County Roscommon. I welcome the new jobs which have been recently approved. If I had more time, I would elaborate on them but in fairness to Senators on this side of the House, I do not want to personalise it.

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: This is the first test of the Mullingar accord and it has broken down dramatically.

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: The Labour Party has decided not to participate in this vote and its Members seemed more willing to come back to their former partners on this side of the House.

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: Fianna Fáil and the Labour Party were in a very successful Government together.

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: The motion has been well presented and prepared and the Minister has given a tremendous account of himself in the House. I thank him for his excellent work and congratulate him on his new position which he was given last year. He is an excellent Minister who is doing his utmost on behalf of the people.

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: If the House will give me the opportunity, I will refer to Intel in north Kildare and the number of jobs which were created.

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: Is that so?

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: I am being purposely provocative because I want to expose the sham.

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: When Senator Brian Hayes, the Leader of the major Opposition party in this House, serves in Government and has experience——

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: —— of serving in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in which I served between 1989 and 1992 when we had the highest record of exports from this country, then he can talk. I am very proud of my record in that Department and pleased with the motion which has been tabled. I appeal to our colleagues on the other side of the House that in the interests of unity and harmony and...

Seanad: Employment Policy: Motion. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: I reiterate our motion and seek the full support of the House for it. It states quite clearly that 1.9 million people are at work in the State. We are proud of the Government and its unified approach with its Progressive Democrats colleagues. I again appeal to the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, to expedite decentralisation to Roscommon because we are looking forward to it occurring...

Seanad: Nursing Home Charges: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: Perhaps the Senator might like a nice, peaceful place to enable him to concentrate on his reading.

Seanad: Nursing Home Charges: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: What about Deputy Noonan?

Seanad: Nursing Home Charges: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: Senator Burke was on the health board.

Seanad: Nursing Home Charges: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: I did not hear the Senator make many speeches about the issue when he was on the health board.

Seanad: Nursing Home Charges: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: Is that why it was abolished?

Seanad: Nursing Home Charges: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: Senator Burke did not think I would make that point.

Seanad: Nursing Home Charges: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: The Senator is correct.

Seanad: Nursing Home Charges: Statements. (23 Feb 2005)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State but I note that, rather unusually, no officials of the Department of Health and Children are here. As far as I know, it is the normal practice for them to be present in these situations.