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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UK Withdrawal from the EU: British Ambassador to Ireland (4 Apr 2017)
Terry Leyden: I now call Senator Craughwell.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UK Withdrawal from the EU: British Ambassador to Ireland (4 Apr 2017)
Terry Leyden: I now call Senator Mark Daly who is a member of Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, as are Senators Breathnach and Craughwell. That committee has a very close working relationship with this one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UK Withdrawal from the EU: British Ambassador to Ireland (4 Apr 2017)
Terry Leyden: The ambassador said that he is here to listen and that he will respond, as far as he can, to what is said. I respect that, given his delicate position as ambassador for the United Kingdom. I invite the ambassador to respond now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UK Withdrawal from the EU: British Ambassador to Ireland (4 Apr 2017)
Terry Leyden: I thank Senator Craughwell and invite the ambassador to reply.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UK Withdrawal from the EU: British Ambassador to Ireland (4 Apr 2017)
Terry Leyden: I think the ambassador has answered very comprehensively as far as he can go today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UK Withdrawal from the EU: British Ambassador to Ireland (4 Apr 2017)
Terry Leyden: Thank you. I thank colleagues for their contributions and their attendance. I also thank our colleagues from the Good Friday Agreement committee who came along and added to the event. I thank the ambassador and Mr. Welsh for attending. We are at the beginning of a process. One point I must emphasise is that while we will be on separate sides of the table in this process, solutions are...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Wind Energy Guidelines (30 Mar 2017)
Terry Leyden: Do I take it that the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, Deputy Naughten, will not appear before this House to answer a specific notice of motion I placed for the Commencement debate on the erection of wind turbines in my constituency of Roscommon-Galway? Do I take it that the Minister is not here? He was in Leinster House last night. I was in the same...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Wind Energy Guidelines (30 Mar 2017)
Terry Leyden: No explanations required.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Terry Leyden: I call on the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to bring the parties together for discussions and negotiations on the Bus Éireann nationwide strike. It is imposing major hardship throughout the country on workers, employers and everybody else who is badly affected. This strike has the potential to escalate with Dublin Bus and school transport services in danger as well. The...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Terry Leyden: Exactly. The danger in this regard is serious. I was told by people, who are concerned, that Bus Éireann will become insolvent and then be privatised, and then there will be no nationwide service. I appeal to the unions also to wake up and go back to the negotiating table. Mr. Kieran Mulvey is from my home town and he is one of the greatest industrial relations negotiators the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Mar 2017)
Terry Leyden: I ask the Leader of the House to consider an issue that was raised here by Senator Billy Lawless. I refer to the long wave radio service that is provided by RTE on LW 252 in the United Kingdom and Britain. An update was given in the Irish Independenton 6 March by Gavin White. Many in the Irish community in Britain will lose their last link with Ireland if the long wave 252 radio service is...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Mar 2017)
Terry Leyden: The Leas-Chathaoirleach might not like to hear this.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Mar 2017)
Terry Leyden: I am only giving my observation. I was in Departments when decisions were made and upheld. It is all referred to committees of the House nowadays. I ask the Minister to intervene here, and I wish him well when he is abroad. I wish everybody a very happy St. Patrick's Day. I support Ministers going abroad, as I went myself. They do a very good job, but when they are abroad, I ask them to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Mar 2017)
Terry Leyden: It is very important. We only have St. Patrick's Day once a year. It is not every week.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Mar 2017)
Terry Leyden: I wish them well on their tours abroad, successful work on St. Patrick's Day and indeed after it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Mar 2017)
Terry Leyden: Well done. The Leader is using his position.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Mar 2017)
Terry Leyden: It has not been confirmed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Mar 2017)
Terry Leyden: That has not been confirmed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Mar 2017)
Terry Leyden: I have read the reply. It has not been confirmed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Mar 2017)
Terry Leyden: I thank the Leader. I am delighted to hear that. It is great news for St. Patrick's Day.