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Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: That the Senator was never a member of Fianna Fáil?

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: I do not know whether the Senator was. I do not have the records. I would have to go back to the cumann but I understand he would be well disposed towards Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: I am satisfied that the information given by the Senator is accurate.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: He has stated clearly that he was never a supporter and I accept that.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: I do not know but I will accept his word.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: We are going off the rails now. This is rather irrelevant.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: This is irrelevant. I said it would have been a great career move.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: I have corrected it. I said it would be a great career move if he joined Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: What can I withdraw?

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: He was never a member of Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: I withdraw any possible allegation that he ever was a card-carrying member of Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: It would have been a good career move for him to have joined Fianna Fáil and he would be in a party about which he would feel more comfortable. I have outlined what happened in the past and the involvement of Fine Gael and the Labour Party in scrapping decentralisation. If they got back in the morning they would scrap it.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: Some 230 jobs are coming to Roscommon——

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: —— under the decentralisation programme in the Land Registry.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: The site has been obtained. I hope that in spring 2005, Phil Flynn will announce——

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: The report will come to the Minister of State. When the Minister of State comes to open that site, I hope Senator Feighan will also be there.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: The Senator would have been well advised if he had outlined in more detail the tremendous offer by the people of Boyle to provide a free site for decentralisation. I will pursue that matter with him.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: Decentralisation will come to Carrick-on-Shannon——

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: ——Longford, Athlone, Mullingar and Loughrea.

Seanad: Decentralisation Programme: Statements. (30 Nov 2004)

Terry Leyden: I wish I had more time to go into detail. I require injury time because I was distracted.