December 2008
Cross-party Big IRISH Breakfast to be hosted in Leinster House by Senator Terry Leyden
Pictures of Big Irish Breakfast
Senator Terry Leyden calls on Minister for Justice to allow Ms. Pamela
Izevbekhai and family to remain in Ireland.
November 2008
Senator Terry Leyden demands investigation into provision of ambulance
service in Roscommon
October 2008
Thursday, 16 October 2008: Senator Terry Leyden calls for retention of Medical Cards for all current holders;
Senator Terry Leyden welcomes Lenihan commitment to decentralisation of Land Registry to Roscommon
Older News Items
Tuesday, 27 May 2008: Database could help keep State lands from squatters
Thursday, 09 October 2008
Senator Leyden calls for a reduction in interest rates by Irish banks
Senator Terry Leyden (speaking on the Order of Business in Seanad
Éireann today): People power must come into play if the 0.5% reduction in interest rates is to be implemented. Mr. Joe Duffy and his colleagues on "Liveline"
have been quite active in relation to banking over recent times. I hope
they will focus on the 0.5% reduction in interest rates today
Wednesday, 23 April 2008:Senator Leyden defends Roscommon County Hospital
Speaking to Mary Harney TD, Minister for Health and Children, in the
Seanad yesterday Senator Terry Leyden raised the issue of the proposed
reduction of services in Roscommon County Hospital and called on the
Minister to explain who makes the final decision in these cases. The
text of the Senator’s speech and the Minister’s reply follows:
Thursday, 08 May 2008
Leyden welcomes clarification from Roscommon County Council on Farm
Inspections
under the Nitrate Regulations
Senator Terry Leyden welcomes decentralisation of PRAI to Roscommon
Senator Terry Leyden welcomes €138,000 grant for Roscommon Community Services Programme
Senator Terry Leyden has welcomed the announcement by Éamon Ó Cuív T.D., Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs of €138,588 for
Roscommon Retail Therapy as part of the Community Services Programme. This programme aims to support local community activity which addresses disadvantage, while at the same time providing employment opportunities
for people from the following target groups.
“This is an excellent programme and I am delighted to see the funding being allocated in Roscommon. In times of plenty it is important that we support those in our community who are less fortunate than ourselves.”
CSP employees are paid the minimum wage and have the option of working either full-time or part-time. The activities of the projects funded under the Programme are very varied and include community childcare services, services for the elderly, services for people with disabilities, rural transport for isolated rural communities, managing community halls and facilities, rural tourism, community radio, recycling & environmental projects.
Thursday, 06 March 2008: “Ireland can be the real leaders of Europe”
Senator Terry Leyden today welcomed the publication of the Twenty-eight Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2008. The text of the proposed
amendment to the Constitution copper-fastens our military neutrality,
just as previous EU provisions have done. Speaking on the publication of the bill Senator Leyden said that: Read Text Here
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Feb 2008
Senator Terry Leyden campaigns for Roscommon County Hospital in the face of lack of HSE accountability
Senator Terry Leyden today called for the Minister for Health to urgently address concerns in relation to Roscommon County Hospital. Speaking in Seanad Eireann the Senator also expressed grave concerns over the lack of accountability of the HSE, noting that he never came across any of the officials of the HSE on a ballot paper. The full transcript of the Senator’s speech follows…Please read more..
