Results 321-340 of 955 for speaker:Terry Brennan

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2013)

Terry Brennan: I welcome the offer of mediation by the Labour Relations Commission in the Bus Éireann dispute. That both parties entered further discussion is to be welcomed. All sides need to work together to secure the future of services and jobs at Bus Éireann and to ensure the company's financial circumstances are brought under control. This is not easy for any side, including workers,...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Terry Brennan: Regarding the suggestion made by Senator Feargal Quinn on the introduction of low-energy lamps, I am pleased to report that my own county of Louth introduced the use of lamps with low carbon emissions some 12 or 13 years ago. As I travelled to Dublin from Carlingford yesterday morning, via Dundalk and Drogheda, I passed thousands of traffic route lighting installations along the motorway,...

Seanad: Wind Energy Guidelines: Statements (15 May 2013)

Terry Brennan: I support Senator Kelly and his colleagues. In my own area, there are plans for six turbine masts at Rockmarshall, a very scenic area of north Louth. These masts would be higher than the Spire in O’Connell Street and twice the height of Liberty Hall, and to have them in a scenic area where local people cannot build houses for themselves is beyond comprehension. I want to focus on a...

Seanad: OECD Review of Irish Pensions System: Statements (15 May 2013)

Terry Brennan: Word has come down to me that I may be the most appropriate person in the House to talk about pensions. I was born in the early 1950s and married in the early 1970s. The Minister may do the calculations in this regard. When I was married, women gave up work to look after the house. We had three children, one after another, and my wife ceased to work. As far as I am concerned, nobody...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (23 May 2013)

Terry Brennan: I wish to be associated with my colleagues who have mentioned the Croke Park agreement. I acknowledge this significant progress which has been made in the talks to date. I pay tribute to all concerned, including the union representatives and the Labour Relations Commission very ably chaired by Kieran Mulvey. I hope these talks are brought to a successful conclusion for the benefit of all...

Seanad: Diesel Laundering: Statements (23 May 2013)

Terry Brennan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Diesel laundering is an issue which I and other colleagues have raised in this House on numerous occasions. Indeed, it is one of the first issues I ever spoke about in the Seanad over two years ago. Diesel laundering is an illegal operation to remove the marker dye from cheaper agricultural diesel and to sell it on as road diesel. As others...

Seanad: Diesel Laundering: Statements (23 May 2013)

Terry Brennan: Táim beagnach críochnaithe. Tá an chuid is fearr le rá agam anois. What are the difficulties in having one type of diesel? Has this been considered? It might mean some more administrative work and some initial inconvenience in terms of cashflow, but with €150 million being lost to a thriving criminal industry, a considerable amount of money is available to get...

Seanad: Diesel Laundering: Statements (23 May 2013)

Terry Brennan: Níl móran le rá agam.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (28 May 2013)

Terry Brennan: Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Terry Brennan: I have a significant good-news story for the House. On several occasions since I first came to the House two years ago, Members have heard me speak about the Narrow Water Bridge between Omeath and Warrenpoint. I first spoke about it 35 years ago, when I was less than half the age I am now. Yesterday the Northern Ireland Minister of Finance and Personnel, Mr. Sammy Wilson MP MLA, announced...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 May 2013)

Terry Brennan: I did not want to say that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Student Access to Higher Education: Discussion (30 May 2013)

Terry Brennan: I acknowledge DKIT's contribution, particularly in the past ten years. I congratulate Mr. Cummins on the part he has played in expanding the educational facilities at the college. I have a personal connection to Letterkenny but I have no connection to Sligo. Perhaps I will after this meeting. What can be done to increase the number of students from Northern Ireland attending DKIT? Is Mr....

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2013)

Terry Brennan: Many of my colleagues yesterday welcomed the G8 summit to Fermanagh, as it will take place next week, but I did not get a chance to do so. I acknowledge the part played by British Prime Minister, David Cameron, in bringing that world conference to that lovely town. It is a wonderful opportunity for Fermanagh and the Border counties. It will put Enniskillen on the world's tourism map for...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2013)

Terry Brennan: Senators Barrett and Quinn have raised the question of walkways and tourism, and the utilising of the old railway lines. I am glad to announce that in conjunction with the water augmentation scheme from Cooley to Omeath via Carlingford, a walkway is being built between Carlingford and Omeath. The walkway will be located along one of the most beautiful and picturesque loughs in the country...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (13 Jun 2013)

Terry Brennan: Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire. Bíonn sí anseo go minic. I commend the Minister. Her focus has been on transforming the Department as a passive provider of benefits to an organisation that is actively assisting people back to work, training and education. In the legislation she is continuing the necessary and important structural reforms of the...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (13 Jun 2013)

Terry Brennan: I understand that. Many speakers have referred to retained firefighters. I campaigned myself on the matter on several occasions. Since 1972, the social welfare system essentially has subsidised the State's cost of providing a nationwide part-time fire service. However, a legislative basis was never provided to support that position. I commend the Minister on bringing in that measure. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Irish Language Act: Discussion (13 Jun 2013)

Terry Brennan: Caithfidh mé a rá nach ball den choiste seo mé, ach tháinig mé anseo le cloisint céard atá á dhéanamh maidir leis an Ghaeilge i dTuaisceart na hÉireann. Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh na finnéithe. Tá fáinne óir agam, ach níl mo theanga fhéin ar bharr mo theanga. Táim an-bhuíoch don...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2013)

Terry Brennan: It was no surprise to me when the First Lady of the United States, Mrs. Michelle Obama, when dining last night with her daughters at Matt the Threshers, a well known restaurant in Dublin, requested Carlingford oysters as her starter.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2013)

Terry Brennan: Bearing in mind their worldwide reputation as an aphrodisiac-----

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2013)

Terry Brennan: -----the life improving qualities are enhanced if they are actually consumed in my own medieval town of Carlingford where these oysters have been reared by local fishermen for many years. I take the opportunity to extend an invitation to the Obama family to come to Carlingford to test the veracity of my statement.