Results 201-220 of 1,311 for speaker:Sheila Terry

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: It is well known that this train is overcrowded and extremely dangerous. Most mornings during the week one will find people, if not getting sick, feeling very ill at the end of that journey, which is quite short. I do not think Senator Morrisey would disagree with me on this.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: Did Senator Dooley not hear the list I read out?

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: We will remind the Senator of that.

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: Did the Senator intend to say "could be" or "will be"?

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: Senator Wilson has great imagination.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I support the comments by Senators Brian Hayes and Ryan on the way the Order of Business is being dealt with this week, especially the proposals for dealing with the Intoxicating Liquor Bill. I am the Fine Gael Party's spokesperson on this very important legislation, for which we have called on many occasions. However, the Bill is being rushed through the House and will not get the time and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I do not mind being here all day. It is a question of having amendments in by tomorrow.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I will stay all night if necessary.

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Second Stage. (18 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister to the House. As he has been on his feet for over 50 minutes I hope he has not exhausted himself. He will have a long day and will, perhaps, be back with us this afternoon. It is a busy week for all of us.

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Second Stage. (18 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I wish to share time with Senator Norris. Acting Chairman (Ms Terry): Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Second Stage. (18 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Bill and agree with most of its provisions. Senators got the Bill in their post this morning and we are dealing with Second Stage today. More importantly, we are being asked to take Committee and Remaining Stages tomorrow. I do not understand why the Minister is seeking to rush the Bill through the House. I understand his desire to have it passed before the summer recess, but...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Second Stage. (18 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I am a liberal person and I would have no difficulty with allowing public houses to remain open 24 hours a day if people were able to deal with alcohol in the way that people in Spain can deal with it. My son was working in a pub there last year and it remained open all night. Pubs in Spain close for an hour between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m., but there is no violence on the streets. The people there...

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I also have my name to this amendment. I propose that amendment No. 7 in my name, which is similar in intent, be considered with this amendment.

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I agree with Senator Ryan that amendment No. 4 is at the nub of how we incorporate this convention into domestic law. Both amendments seek to include the courts in the definition of "organs of the State", set out in page 4 of the Bill. I understand the reason the Minister wishes to have them excluded because they have a duty to uphold the Constitution and the law. However, there is a good...

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: By excluding the courts and the State's obligations we are not giving our citizens the best opportunity to defend their rights. Section 5 provides that the High Court or Supreme Court may "where no other legal remedy is adequate . make a declaration . that a statutory provision or rule of law is incompatible with . the Convention provisions". In that case, the litigant can obtain no other...

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment. The question is that this convention become part of our domestic law, subject to our Constitution.

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: Like Senator Norris, I wish to ask the Minister of State, as I did the Minister yesterday, although I did not get a reply, why the Minister is standing alone on this issue and disregarding advice given to him by the Irish Human Rights Commission, the Law Society and the Bar Council. How often does the Minister disregard their opinion? I do not really expect an answer to that question. I...

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I agree with the views expressed by other Senators on this issue. The Irish Human Rights Commission stated: It is unacceptable to place the courts in a position where they can identify a breach of human rights and not be in a position to give an effective remedy. The whole procedure set out in Section 5 of the Bill is of questionable constitutional validity. Moreover, the Commission finds it...

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: Senator Henry has summed up the issue well and it is important to include the suggested provision in the Bill. The points made by Senator Walsh are weak. The amendments will strengthen the Bill and ensure that our elected representatives will have an opportunity to be informed about what, if anything, the Taoiseach decides to do. That is democracy and it is the least we should expect of our...

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 21: In page 6, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following new subsection: "(4) The Taoiseach or other Government Minister shall within two months of the declaration of incompatibility make a statement to the Houses of the Oireachtas detailing what measures (if any) the Government proposes to take to remove the incompatibility and the proposed timeframe for achieving...