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Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: I know but what I have said is music to the Cathaoirleach's ears as well, if he does not mind me saying so. I have praised the House that the Cathaoirleach presides over.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: We must carry on our work. If anyone in the media wants a Senator with the opposite view then I say to all of the Senators, whether it is Senator McDowell or any other Senator, or even Dr. Maurice Manning or former Senator Joe O'Toole with their reports, as far as I am concerned we should work with what we have, make it effective, more effective and a voice for the people of this country.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: We have found a home and it is lovely.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Second Stage (19 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: I will share three minutes with Senator Murnane O'Connor and I will take five minutes. I welcome the Minister of State with responsibility for disability issues, Deputy Finian McGrath, to the Chamber. He has served his time having worked with those with disabilities and who are marginalised in his community and throughout the country. It was tremendous when he was appointed given he also...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: I would like to mark the occasion today of the 125th anniversary of the death of Charles Stewart Parnell-----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: -----one of the greatest Irishmen of all time. He served as leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party. He was the "Uncrowned King of Ireland". He played a significant role in land reform and Home Rule. His death occurred 25 years before the Rising.If he had lived and succeeded, without the scandal involving Kitty O'Shea - am I allowed to mention Kitty O'Shea?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: I am terribly sorry that, 125 years later, she is still not allowed to be mentioned in the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: I compliment T. Ryle Dwyer on his excellent article in the Irish Examinerwhich states that Parnell felt the brunt of the church over his personal life. He was badly treated by the church and it should offer an apology to him for its treatment of him. He was undoubtedly one of the most gifted parliamentarians this country has produced. He had 80 members in his Irish Parliamentary Party and...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: It is significant to mention this.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: His last speech was made in Creggs, County Galway, where a monument was erected by the people of the area and opened by Eamon de Valera in the 1940s.

Seanad: UK Referendum on EU Membership: Statements (5 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Flanagan, to the House. I welcome the comprehensive and well-thought out statement he has made. This follows a meeting of the Joint Committee on European Affairs yesterday with the Minister of State, Deputy Dara Murphy, in which he outlined other information regarding the future. The Minister makes a very strong case for not...

Seanad: UK Referendum on EU Membership: Statements (5 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: I felt that there was a case to be made for having one Minister in the Cabinet dealing with the Brexit issue. However, the Minister is making a very good case. It is a debatable issue. I am very confident in his approach to this issue after his statement here today. It was extremely comprehensive. In the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Minister has a tremendous amount of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Election of Vice Chairman (4 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: I thank my proposer and the members who voted for me. I thank the Chairman for his remarks. I will be delighted to work with him and all members. Deputy Bernard Durkan and I are long-serving members of this committee. Deputy Durkan has served as Chairman, Vice Chairman and member. I know Deputy Michael Healy-Rae will be very effective in his role as Chairman because of his vast...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (4 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: That is very encouraging for me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (4 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his words of congratulation. I welcome his officials and the ambassadorial representatives. Embassies are of course interested in this matter. It is the most significant issue facing Europe. It is regrettable that we have reached this stage, given that the UK will undoubtedly be a loss to Europe and to us. I say that as a former trade...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2016)

Terry Leyden: There is no question but that the greatest challenge facing Ireland is presented by Brexit which has been discussed in the two parliaments and at conferences. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has outlined broadly her position, while the Taoiseach outlined to the Cabinet today what action we were taking. However, we need a dedicated Minister for Brexit, someone who would have...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Terry Leyden: It is of great concern that gardaí are considering taking industrial action on 4, 11, 18 and 25 November. The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald, should come to the House next week to discuss the issues involved. Gardaí have been extremely patient and involved in negotiations for months. It was raised in the Dáil in June by Deputy Micheál Martin,...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Terry Leyden: We are here.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Terry Leyden: Could the Leader ask the Minister for Health to come to the House to explain the circumstances surrounding a two-year-old child who was refused treatment by WestDoc in Roscommon last November and was brought by very anxious parents to Portiuncula Hospital bypassing Roscommon University Hospital, which has no accident and emergency department? The parents had to drive to Portiuncula Hospital...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)

Terry Leyden: This young girl has now received-----