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- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)
Terry Leyden: That is the point.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)
Terry Leyden: Yesterday-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)
Terry Leyden: I am being fair too.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)
Terry Leyden: I am sorry-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)
Terry Leyden: In fairness, I have already communicated with the Minister, the HSE and all those agencies.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)
Terry Leyden: I was provoked by Senator Feighan.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2016)
Terry Leyden: He is already informed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Rural Development and Infrastructure: Belturbet, Connemara and Kells Municipal Districts (20 Sep 2016)
Terry Leyden: I should explain that while I am not a member of the committee, all Members of the Oireachtas have a right to attend and speak at committee meetings. I was listening to the proceedings before I joined the meeting. This is an excellent exercise as it gives councillors and local authority officials an opportunity to discuss openly what difficulties they are experiencing with national...
- Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)
Terry Leyden: Yes.
- Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)
Terry Leyden: I will delay it as long as I like.
- Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)
Terry Leyden: The Leas-Chathaoirleach should listen to what I say and then respond.
- Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)
Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister and his officials. This was a Seanad Bill in which the Minister was not initially involved. I respect the amendments made by the Dáil. To be totally realistic, the Dáil will go into recess and will not return until the end of September. As a realist, I recommend to the House that the amendments be dealt with without great debate because, quite frankly,...
- Seanad: Energy Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2016)
Terry Leyden: I thank the Minister and his officials for bringing forward the Bill, and I wish him, his staff and the House a very successful summer break, which we all need after a very difficult electoral and ministerial year with regard to forming a government. I wish everyone well and I hope everyone returns. I believe we will be in this Chamber until December but I am not sure of the situation....
- Seanad: Communications, Climate Action and the Environment: Statements (6 Jul 2016)
Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Denis Naughten, back. It is 19 years since he was a Member of this House. I was a Member of the other House and then I came here, so it was the other way around. The Minister has an enormous portfolio; it is mind-boggling. I must mark him in the Seanad but I did not realise I would also be dealing with refuse collection. I understand the Minister is being...
- Seanad: Communications, Climate Action and the Environment: Statements (6 Jul 2016)
Terry Leyden: There was a move to sell Coillte to the private sector but, in fairness to the former Minister, Pat Rabbitte, he was able to ensure that access to woods, walkways and tourism projects was retained in public ownership. To my knowledge, he prevented the sale of Coillte. That is very important. State and semi-State companies provide a very good service to the State. The Minister has a very...
- Seanad: Communications, Climate Action and the Environment: Statements (6 Jul 2016)
Terry Leyden: That is the point. It is such a broad issue.
- Seanad: Communications, Climate Action and the Environment: Statements (6 Jul 2016)
Terry Leyden: I have a quick point to make on turbines. If we look at turbines in Germany or elsewhere, we see that they are located away from houses on the national primary routes. Even on the road from Athlone to Dublin, there are areas which have very little housing on them. I ask the Minister to look at that area. I know he has to have power. The other point is about post offices. Can the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Terry Leyden: Senators Feighan and Gallagher raised the issue of Brexit. When the British Government triggers Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty, the House should have a rolling debate about Brexit because it is the most significant event in the history of the State. We will face nothing as serious as this. The British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly completed its most recent plenary earlier. The House was...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Terry Leyden: I am not rambling on.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Terry Leyden: The Leas-Chathaoirleach is a member of the assembly and he will recognise the fact-----