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Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2004)

Terry Leyden: Will the Leader convey to the Government today my concern about the overtures by Willie Walsh, Seamus Carney and Brian Dunne from Aer Lingus management?

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2004)

Terry Leyden: I am only quoting The Irish Times. The information is in the public domain.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2004)

Terry Leyden: I assure the Cathaoirleach they are not shrinking violets.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2004)

Terry Leyden: The names are irrelevant.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2004)

Terry Leyden: I wish the Leader to convey to Government my view that the buy out with venture capital of Aer Lingus would be akin to reneging on our national airline.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2004)

Terry Leyden: An island nation needs an airline. The Fine Gael Party destroyed Irish Shipping.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2004)

Terry Leyden: Eircom was sold and its assets stripped.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2004)

Terry Leyden: As someone who has played a crucial and proud role in the survival of Aer Lingus, the Leader is in a very strong position to convey to the Government my concerns.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2004)

Terry Leyden: I do not want a second-rate Ryanair representing this country as far as airlines are concerned and I do not want to see the shamrock replaced by the euro symbol on aeroplanes flying into Kennedy Airport or elsewhere.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Jul 2004)

Terry Leyden: As a member of the party that established Aer Lingus, I am concerned to ensure that we do not sell out like Fine Gael sold the aeroplanes in the 1940s.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2004)

Terry Leyden: I would say it was an inside job.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2004)

Terry Leyden: Did Senator Bannon have his jacket on at the time?

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Terry Leyden: The Senator should talk about Roscommon.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Terry Leyden: The Minister has not proposed the closure of the accident and emergency unit in Roscommon and the Opposition will not close it either.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Terry Leyden: I would like to share time with Senator Kitt.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Terry Leyden: It is strange how circumstances change — what comes around, goes around. I was sitting where the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, is sitting now, when there was a debate in the House on health services in 1987. Roscommon General Hospital was mentioned during the discussion.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Terry Leyden: I am speaking tonight on a similar motion, which has been proposed by the party of the former Minister, Barry Desmond, who closed as many hospitals as he could, as quickly as he could.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Terry Leyden: He did.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Terry Leyden: He closed Longford, Castlerea, Athlone and others.

Seanad: Hospital Services: Motion. (30 Jun 2004)

Terry Leyden: He tried to close Roscommon and he closed Castlerea.