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- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: I, too, welcome the appointment of Professor Philip Lane, economics professor at Trinity College, as the new Governor of the Central Bank. It appears an unseemly row has broken out between the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, in regard to that appointment. They should not be washing their dirty linen in public. It...
- Seanad: Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister and his senior staff to the Chamber today. I congratulate Senator van Turnhout on this amendment which I fully support instinctively as a parent and grandparent myself. Without the support of the Minister, this would not have been possible. I admire the work and research the Senator has put into it. As deputy leader of the Irish delegation to the Council of Europe,...
- Seanad: Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: Teachers could physically abuse pupils in front of their peers in the classroom. If I look back to my own childhood, it was like that of Senator van Turnhout, who was blessed with her mother and father and the manner in which they gave her support. That support has built her up and given her the courage to bring forward these amendments. However, I recall going home to a loving mother - my...
- Seanad: Children First Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: I thank the Minister for the Children First Bill. With the amendment, the Title is absolutely correct, as has been very much proved by the Minister with the support of his officials. The opinion of the Attorney General was also sought in this regard and I thank the Minister for the clarification. I was not trying to put a damper on the Bill, but the point is that Garda resources are...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: I would call it pilferage.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: Daylight robbery.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: I second Senator Darragh O'Brien's amendment to the Order of Business. I also take this opportunity to welcome to the Public Gallery Dr. Keith Swanick who will contest the forthcoming Seanad by-election on behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party. Dr. Swanick is from Castlerea. I wish him well.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: I think it is appropriate that I would-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: Dr. Swanick comes from County Roscommon and practises in Belmullet. He is a very successful young man who will make be a major addition to this House. I also ask the Leader to arrange for the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton, to come to this House to review the Personal Injuries Assessment Board which was established more than ten years ago by the then Minister,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: I accept the Order of Business and note the Leader's comments regarding time. If Senators were given more time to discuss our Bill, we would have taken Report and Final Stages next week. I am sure the Leader chose not to accede to the request. As such, he is partly responsible for Committee and Remaining Stages being taken together. We have no choice in the matter.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: We will remember that in future. Sometimes there is nothing more consistent than inconsistency. The Leader's recommendation that the House should not sit tomorrow as a mark of respect to Garda Tony Golden - whose State funeral will be held at noon tomorrow - is appropriate. Garda Golden sacrificed his life for his country and it is in order that this House and the Lower House should not...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: Yes, I am being very serious. I ask the Leader if he will ask the Ministers for Social Protection, Health and Children and Youth Affairs to come before the House to explain exactly what budget 2016 will mean for their Departments. One of the clearest examples I can give is the weekly increase of €3 in the old age pension. That amount is a pittance and it would not allow a person buy...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: The increase amounts to €156 per annum. Senators should bear in mind that €1,200 per annum has been taken from pensioners through the removal of free telephone allowance and other allowances. On child care, the expansion of the early childhood care and education scheme is not what it seems because the scheme only applies for three hours per day and 38 weeks of the year. This...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: At this stage, the only advantage for the Government would be to go before people and discover the truth. Migrant Syrians on Europe's borders are in dire straits and are looking to Ireland. We are supposed to accept 4,000 of them, yet we cannot look after Travellers who are living at the side of the road. It is expected that we will take 4,000 migrants from Syria. I would advise those...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: The Senator should not be.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: I assessed it in depth.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: I know the difference well.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: I was in the Department of Health for a longer period than Senator Colm Burke.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: I want to correct that. I know exactly what GP cards and medical cards are.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Terry Leyden: On a GP card, one cannot get free prescriptions.