Results 221-240 of 1,311 for speaker:Sheila Terry

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

Sheila Terry: I am glad this amendment has been tabled by the Labour Party. I assumed that a pardon would be granted. I support this amendment and I hope that the Minister of State will take it on board in the spirit in which it is intended because such an anomaly should be corrected.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: When a person is in a drunken state, he or she can be very contrary and obstructive and will generally not accept he or she is drunk nor take kindly to being asked to leave a premises. He or she may have been getting drunk but not causing any trouble, yet when asked to leave, he or she could become troublesome. How does the Minister envisage publicans coping with such individuals? How long...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: We are in danger of tying ourselves in knots. I agree with Senator O'Toole's comments in relation to this amendment. In the case of a licensee who is unable to eject a drunken person and asks for the assistance of the Garda who arrive to find that person still on the premises, can the licensee be held accountable for having served drink to that person? Both the licensee and the drunken person...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I support Senator Henry's amendment. It would provide an ideal opportunity to get treatment for somebody who comes before the courts. I am not sure whether that would be possible and I look forward to the Minister's response. I am not trying to dilute Senator Henry's amendment, which is very useful, but I want to introduce another issue – advertising – which affects people's thinking...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: May I ask the Minister to respond to my question on advertising, please? I referred to the way in which advertising influences people to drink to excess and become disorderly.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: It is a matter about which the Minister has spoken.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I want to raise a brief technical point of information. Bills should be expressed in plain English, where possible. While I am aware that two negatives make a positive, why do we say, "it shall not be unlawful"? Why not say, "it shall be lawful", or is there some legal term about which I do not know? It is a simple matter, why not put it in the positive form?

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: The two mean the same thing.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 15: In page 11, lines 6 and 7, to delete "or Thursday" and substitute "Thursday, Friday and Saturday".

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: The Minister should read what the commission's report has to say on public order incidents since the opening hours were extended. It makes interesting reading and I am surprised that the commission did not make the recommendation that we should roll back the opening hours on Fridays and Saturdays. The Minister stated he has to deal with the real world. He should do so and accept the...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: Perhaps the Senator does not wish to be caught on camera.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: The Senator is unreasonable. The Labour Party's amendment is a good one. Provision of CCTV assists the fight against crime. We have seen on "Crimeline" that it is of great assistance in apprehending a person. Some day there may be some undesirables passing through Castlecoote and it might come in handy. I agree that CCTV is not relevant to every pub in the country, but I agree with Senator...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I am beginning to realise that there is a greater difference than I had thought between Dublin city pubs and those in the country. I have noticed in pubs in my area that the trend has changed. There are no under 18s working in pubs any more. It is mostly foreign nationals, since young people no longer want to do that type of work. Section 14 provides that the holder of a licence of a licensed...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: Am I in order, a Chathaoirligh?

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: Can a person under 18 years work in a pub?

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I agree with Senator Dardis. The phrase "special occasion" is catch-all in scope. The section extends the provision for longer opening hours to every type of occasion and is far too loose. It almost amounts to an extension of opening hours and needs to be tightened up. Perhaps we will revisit the matter when we next deal with this issue.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: This is proof that one cannot please everybody. I would have preferred the time to be left at 8 p.m. However, perhaps this is a difference between Dublin and the country. When one goes into a pub on a Sunday evening, one will regularly see children running around. They should not be there after 8 p.m. However, I do not have a difficulty with the provision because the single hour does not make...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: The Senator is rambling.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: The Minister seems to be getting more support on this side of the House than from his colleagues. I want to bring to Members' attention another group of young people. I appreciate what Members on the other side are saying about those who may be attending weddings, or tourists. However, there is another group of children who would be in a pub up to 9 p.m., which is too late – the vulnerable...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I, too, welcome this amendment. However, I am not sure that I fully understand how its provisions will work. Given that drink is already served at all matches in Croke Park, what difference will the amendment make?