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Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)

Terry Brennan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. I read recently that a family of two adults and four children could be €4,000 per year better off while in receipt of social welfare than a similarly sized family in which one parent took a job on a minimum wage. This beggars belief and I must ask whether it should not be the other way around. It still is more attractive and...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2013)

Terry Brennan: Very well. In conclusion, reform of the welfare system still is in its early stages and there still is much more to do. The Government is moving to put in place more jobseeker case workers from external service providers. Moreover, the Minister is targeting the welfare traps that prevent families from taking up work and I applaud her for so doing. She is to be congratulated on her...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2013)

Terry Brennan: I join the tributes and expressions of goodwill that have been extended to Tom McGrath. I thank him for his contribution to the Oireachtas. I support Senator Ó Clochartaigh's request for the Minister, Deputy Quinn, to come to the House for a major debate on the standard of Irish being taught in national schools throughout this country. Our national tongue is the only difference between...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Discussion (6 Nov 2013)

Terry Brennan: I have a small question to ask.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Discussion (6 Nov 2013)

Terry Brennan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Discussion (6 Nov 2013)

Terry Brennan: I congratulate everybody here today on their presentations. As far as I am concerned the future of our youth is in great hands. As labour market conditions vary from country to country, Ireland cannot simply copy the Scandinavian model. Mr. McKeon said the Department would take on board the better points of that model. What EU funding will be available to Ireland and what is the latest...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Youth Guarantee: Discussion (6 Nov 2013)

Terry Brennan: Does Mr. McKeon any idea how much Ireland will apply for?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2013)

Terry Brennan: Some ten days ago I attended the opening of the first phase of a greenway in north County Louth. I have heard a lot about the greenway from Westport to Mulranny and onto Achill. This is a truly magnificent route along the shores of Carlingford Lough, with magnificent views of the Mourne Mountains and Cooley Mountains. I acknowledge the funding of €687,000 received from the...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2013)

Terry Brennan: There are two of them in the gardens outside Leinster House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)

Terry Brennan: The minimum distance of any pole is the height of the structure plus one metre. It is also depends on the transmission voltage going through the lines. That is policy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid Grid25 Project: Discussion (20 Nov 2013)

Terry Brennan: It is the policy of the ESB.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2013)

Terry Brennan: Many hospice associations throughout the country provide services. Men and women from throughout the country give up their time and take time off work to transport very sick and ill people to various hospitals in Dublin. Those who volunteer consider it an honour and an act of mercy but there is an issue I wish to take up with the Minister for Health. In many cases these people have costs...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (26 Nov 2013)

Terry Brennan: I have received many letters from former colleagues of mine who are still working in the ESB. These are very disappointed and dedicated workers who are deeply concerned about how they are being treated, not alone by the Government but also the previous one. All of my former colleagues are compulsory members of a contributory defined benefit pension scheme. It was obligatory for them on...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2013)

Terry Brennan: I wish to say a few words on the threatened industrial action by ESB workers that is due to take place nine days before Christmas. It seems an unnecessary dispute.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2013)

Terry Brennan: The ESB pensions are fully funded until 2018, according to the Pensions Board. I recall that a couple of hundred million euro was injected into the fund less than two years ago but a funding plan must be agreed in order to bring it back to financial health. As we all know many pension funds are in trouble at this time. Nobody in the ESB pension is under threat, no jobs are under threat and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Terry Brennan: I apologise for being late. I welcome Mr. O’Connor. I have read his statement since coming in here. Many of my colleagues have spoken about consultation or lack of consultation and I endorse the view that Eirgrid’s consultation process is less than adequate. All communities, no matter in what part of the country, whether Meath, Monaghan, Cork, Wexford or Carlow, cannot be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Terry Brennan: It must be meaningful and honest consultation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Terry Brennan: To be fair, Mr. O'Connor persuaded the Government to give the job to An Bord Pleanála and this new strategic infrastructure consent body, and now he is being appointed as chairperson of EirGrid. Surely at this stage he can give us some indication, as chairman, of what he would like to see happen. Would he like to see communities fighting with each other?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: EirGrid: Discussion with Chairman Designate (3 Dec 2013)

Terry Brennan: In Mr. O'Connor's opinion, what percentage chance do they have of having this important infrastructure put underground?

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Second Stage (4 Dec 2013)

Terry Brennan: Ba mhaith fáilte a chur roimh an Aire go dtí an Seanad. Is ó mo chontae féin agus is onóir dom é fáilte a chur roimhe. I agree that metering is and will be the fairest way of charging for water consumption. The more one uses, the more one pays. Metering will educate people to conserve water and to be careful in their use of water. I agree with the...