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Seanad: Public Health (Availability of Defibrillators) Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Jun 2013)

Terry Brennan: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit ar ais go dtí an Teach. I acknowledge the presence of members of the Irish Heart Foundation in the Gallery and I welcome them to the House. I am glad to see the Irish Heart Foundation strongly supporting the Public Health (Availability of Defibrillators) Bill. If the legislation is passed, it can provide a powerful legislative...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Terry Brennan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit ar ais go dtí an Seanad. The Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 was passed in the wake of the murder of 29 people by the Real IRA in Omagh on 15 August 1998. It was a necessary response to that atrocity and the loss of 29 innocent lives. That bombing and those murders represented a direct attack on the fragile peace process and...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Terry Brennan: The threat level is regarded as being severe. We all remember the tragic murder of the prison officer David Black as he travelled to his place of work last November. I must also recall the savage killing of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe in my own peninsula. He was a young man whom I knew, who had a young family and was assassinated in the course of his duty. Also in March gardaí...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2013)

Terry Brennan: I commend the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources who yesterday announced 21 energy efficiency projects which will be supported by Sustainable Energy Ireland and three local authorities, Fingal County Council, the Cathaoirleach's county of Mayo and Kerry County Council. I ask for an urgent debate with the Minister in this regard. I can see the efficiencies involved and...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2013)

Terry Brennan: I acknowledge the fact that tourism figures have continued to rise for the first half of this year. The number of holiday visitors is up 19% and revenue is up 12%. There is no doubt that The Gathering will be a great success and is working well in many communities across the country. We must encourage all communities and all tourism agencies to keep up the good work. This will be a great...

Seanad: Register of Lobbyists Legislation: Motion (26 Jun 2013)

Terry Brennan: The main aim of the proposed Bill is to strengthen public confidence in politics and in the business of Government as well as to increase the accountability of decision makers by subjecting public policy making and those who seek to influence it to greater openness and transparency as previous speakers mentioned. The Bill provides for a statutory web-based register of lobbying activity. The...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: Níl mórán le rá agamsa, ach ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Seanad ar an drochlá seo. Ceapaim gur drochlá é seo don Seanad.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: This is a very difficult Bill to deal with for all of us, for the Government, the Opposition and Independents. As the Leader, Senator Cummins, stated here last week, the Taoiseach pointed out in his statement to the House that countless reports on Seanad reform are gathering dust or have been consigned to the scrap heap by successive governments. As has been mentioned, hundreds of amendments...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I suggest it would be €6 per annum.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: Of course there are. If we divided the figure by the population of the country, it would be even cheaper, not even the cost of a newspaper per day. I have put the question on the cost. I admire the expertise here from all walks of life, including those from humble beginnings like mine, and of professional people including lawyers, teachers, economists and doctors. We have expertise here....

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: Ní beidh mé ro-fhada. Níl ach le rá agam that it is a sad day for democracy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Restricted Electrical Works Regulations) 2013: Motion (3 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I stress the importance of proper wiring in homes in light of bogus electrical contractors extending electrical wiring in homes. The ESB will not connect a new home unless a RECI certification from a reputable electrical contractor is provided. Surely this will extend to the farmstead if the home owner is a farmer. Many electrical accidents occur in farmyards, perhaps because wiring was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Electricity Regulation Act 1999 (Restricted Electrical Works Regulations) 2013: Motion (3 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I have not heard of people trying to by-pass their meters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry Market Strategies: Discussion with Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Irish Hotels Federation (3 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I congratulate all involved in The Gathering. We have seen what has happened throughout our country and the number of people from the diaspora who have returned and will return during the rest of the year. I see it as a magnet for future tourism. People who have come to this country perhaps for the first time or people coming back will leave and spread the good news about what we have to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry Market Strategies: Discussion with Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Irish Hotels Federation (3 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: If I had played, I might have posted a better score than some.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Tourism Industry Market Strategies: Discussion with Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Irish Hotels Federation (3 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I am delighted to hear we are competing with Kerry.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I refer to the short stay visa waiver programme. I welcome the significant growth in the number of trips to Ireland from countries covered by the short stay visa waiver programme, which was launched on 1 July two years ago. Provisional figures indicate that the number of visits in 2012 by persons from the 17 countries covered by the programme was 38% higher than in 2010. I remind Members...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: Some months ago I welcomed the Narrow Water bridge initiative in my parish. I was saddened to hear yesterday that this project has been put on hold. Contract prices received varied significantly from €26.5 million plus VAT to €40 million plus VAT, almost twice the estimated costs which were in the region of €23 million or €24 million. It beggars belief that...

Seanad: Parental Leave Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I compliment my friend and colleague, Senator White, on the Bill. It is evident that she has put a lot of hard work into it. I congratulate her. The Bill proposes to increase maternity leave from 26 weeks to 28 weeks and to provide that the new allocation would be shared – 14 weeks for the mother and 14 weeks for the father. That has been mentioned by all speakers and that appears...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: Kevin Cardiff, for instance.