Results 241-260 of 1,311 for speaker:Sheila Terry

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

Sheila Terry: Does subsection (5), which states, "There shall be charged", read correctly?

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment and support everything Senator Henry has said.

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (19 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister and his officials for the time they have given to the House on this Bill over the past couple of days. I support the Bill and hope it will tackle the anti-social and public order problems on our streets. I look forward to its review in 12 months. We will then see how successful or otherwise it has been. I put a lot of faith in the Minister to ensure it works. If not, I...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: Before the Special Olympics began, I raised the issue of the many people who have disabilities. Those people were hoping that the Special Olympics would put the spotlight on them and it has. As Senator O'Meara said, the country really has risen to the occasion and this has focused attention on those with disabilities, but the Government must hang its head in shame over our treatment of them....

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (24 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment.

Seanad: European Convention on Human Rights Bill 2001: Report and Final Stages. (24 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister of State for coming into the House today. I did not table any amendments on Report Stage because they were dealt with on Committee Stage. I welcome the Bill despite the fact I am not entirely happy with it. I would have preferred if it had been incorporated directly into our legislation. I hope it will be of benefit to those who will need it.

Seanad: Military Neutrality: Motion. (25 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House for this important debate. I am proud that Fine Gael has led this debate, which is long overdue. When I was young, I believed in Ireland's neutrality. I believed that my father, my brother, my boyfriend and subsequently my sons should not go to war because I did not want to lose them. I was selfish about it, as were many other women. We are...

Seanad: Military Neutrality: Motion. (25 Jun 2003)

Sheila Terry: It is black and white. It is like asking somebody whether he or she is a virgin. One must be one or the other. That is the way neutrality must be dealt with. This country must wake up and deal with it. I believe in the principles of the United Nations – that must be foremost. We must continue doing as we are in terms of peacekeeping and humanitarian work and in the Petersberg tasks. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2003)

Sheila Terry: I join Senator Brian Hayes and other speakers on this side of the House who oppose the manner in which the Leader proposes to deal with the Immigration Bill on Thursday. This is important legislation and to push it through the House in two hours would be unacceptable. I ask the Leader to reconsider. There are so many amendments that the legislation looks like a new Bill. I have not even seen...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2003)

Sheila Terry: I was asking a question of the Leader. The matter has already been discussed and the Leader was asked to allocate more time.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2003)

Sheila Terry: I wish briefly to address another important matter. This year approximately 12,000 students, including my son, have availed of the J1 visa when travelling to the United States. They are required to have a job within 20 days and provide their social security number, which is a new requirement. However, many do not have their number – in many instances it is taking months to get them – and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2003)

Sheila Terry: I too wish to raise the issue of the report by Mr. Justice Kinlen which casts a grim shadow over the condition of our prisons. It calls for the demolition of Mountjoy and Portlaoise Prisons, given that it describes the conditions for prisoners there as unacceptable. We need an urgent debate on this matter and it is a pity we cannot have it before the summer recess. However, we should have one...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2003)

Sheila Terry: I want to visit the prisons and members were promised such visits when I first joined the justice committee. I am still waiting for such a visit. However, I hope it will be better attended by members than was the trip organised to visit Templemore, when apparently I was the only member available to go.

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages. (3 Jul 2003)

Sheila Terry: The Minister has been on his feet explaining the amendments for more than 50 minutes. If so much time is required to explain their contents to the House, something is seriously wrong with the Minister's approach. There are 30 amendments running to 32 pages. This is not the first time the Minister has tried to ram through legislation as quickly as this. The practice of putting legislation...

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages. (3 Jul 2003)

Sheila Terry: The explanatory memorandum was left on a table – I do not know when – to be picked up by Senators as they entered the Chamber. What benefit is it to us to receive such an important document when entering the House? It would have been helpful if we had been given it in time to study it. If the Minister believes he is fulfilling his obligations by providing us with information as we come...

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages. (3 Jul 2003)

Sheila Terry: If this severe proposal is enacted, the Minister will ethnically cleanse the country. The conferral of powers to carry out such functions on immigration officers must be questioned. Surely this is work for the Garda. Will the Minister explain the reason they are being conferred on immigration officers? Section 5(3)(a) allows for people to be detained for a period of up to eight weeks prior to...

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2002 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] : Report and Final Stages. (3 Jul 2003)

Sheila Terry: Introduced at the last minute.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2003)

Sheila Terry: When asked about the recent away day of the Pensions Board, the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Coughlan, stated she would not interfere in the matter as the event had been paid for by the occupational scheme and PRSA providers. Therefore, she said, the taxpayer had not paid for it. I ask the Leader again to raise the matter with the Minister. I have been contacted by many...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003 [ Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil ] : Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2003)

Sheila Terry: The Minister is welcome back to the House. I have no problem with these amendments which effectively tidy up the legislation. We discussed at length the issue of children being present on licensed premises and I favoured the Minister's original proposal of a limit of 8 p.m. after which children would have to vacate the premises. However, having listened and spoken to others who had strong...

Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2003 [ Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil ] : Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2003)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister and the staff for the work they put into the Bill. The purpose of the Bill is to combat drunkenness and anti-social behaviour on our streets. I hope it will do that. It will certainly put a major onus on the publicans to ensure that people leaving their premises are not in a drunken state and on the individual not to be in a drunken state on the streets. When I spoke...