Results 1,161-1,180 of 9,753 for speaker:Terry Leyden
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: It must be me.
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: Go raibh míle, míle maith agat.
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: I would like to do so. By the way, I did not doubt the integrity of the Leas-Chathaoirleach because I know he is a knight of saint fallon.
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: What is it?
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: The stenographers will get that right. He is a knight of Innisfallen, and a knight of Innisfallen has integrity. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Simon Harris. I am sure he is absolutely delighted now that he did not succeed in abolishing the Seanad. The Seanad has done this Bill a great service. I was watching it all day today while doing other work. I am slightly inhibited in this...
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: I must refrain from getting too involved. I am well aware of the support given to small shopkeepers. I commend Senator Keith Swanick, who made an excellent contribution and has tabled excellent amendments. I am particularly impressed the Minister is considering the situation in a very serious light and is prepared to have consultation. The Bill will be far stronger because of the work of...
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: I am very much on the section. The Minister said he will consider the amendments tabled and will have discussions with our spokesperson and the Fianna Fáil Party in this regard and I welcome this. They are practical amendments. One thing about Fianna Fáil is that we are a very practical party.
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: We are the people's party. We have always kept our ear to the ground.
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: We are the party of the small farmers and small shopkeepers, and we are proving that today.
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: It is 40 years since I came to Dáil Éireann so I know a few people.
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: Minimum unit pricing is a big step forward and one of the most important sections of the Bill. However, we should be aware that there are six or seven pages of advertising outlining offers in every Sunday newspaper. For example, last Sunday, two 70 cl bottles of Jameson were €50 but then there was a voucher for €10, making the actual price €20 per bottle. One can have...
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: That is a clarification and it is fair enough. There are ways of getting around it. They have a lot of bright people. I refer to the very small shops and shopkeepers. My local store, Castlecoote Stores, pays €500 a year for a wine licence, which is the same as Tesco, Dunnes, Lidl, Aldi and so on pay. That is not fair. The amount of wine sold in a small rural area is very low. It...
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: I could argue that the separation is very evident from the point of view of cost and everything else. It is all linked. Deputy Harris is a young Minister and I have known him since he was a child. Well, not quite.
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: I just want to say-----
- Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)
Terry Leyden: In fairness, I want to encourage the Minister to embrace the Fianna Fáil amendment. That is why I am nice to him. I know he has integrity and good advisors and back up. There are top people in the Department; I used to have them when I was there myself. The Minister also has the willingness as a good constituency representative to listen to the views of those interested people who...
- Seanad: Broadcasting Act 2009 (Designation of Major Events) Order 2017: Motion (19 Oct 2017)
Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister to the House and congratulate him on the motion. It is a great news story. I commend him on the way he proceeded with the consultation. People had an opportunity to put forward their ideas. I presume that the rugby Six Nations Championship is included. Is that correct?
- Seanad: Broadcasting Act 2009 (Designation of Major Events) Order 2017: Motion (19 Oct 2017)
Terry Leyden: Plus the other six, which are the All-Ireland finals. The list includes the All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Final and All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final, which is a tremendous step forward. As the Minister said in his statement, there has been a massive increase in attendance at these events. It is phenomenal to think that as many as 46,286 people attended the senior and intermediate...
- Seanad: Broadcasting Act 2009 (Designation of Major Events) Order 2017: Motion (19 Oct 2017)
Terry Leyden: The Minister might be shouting for Roscommon Gaels but I have more right to Roscommon town. He should never forget that.
- Seanad: Broadcasting Act 2009 (Designation of Major Events) Order 2017: Motion (19 Oct 2017)
Terry Leyden: If I may------