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Seanad: 750th Anniversary of First Irish Parliament: Statements (18 Jun 2014)

Terry Brennan: Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire go dtí Seanad Éireann ar an lá stairiúil seo. Today is a special and historic day for our country as it marks the 750th anniversary of the first known Irish Parliament. It met on this day in 1264 in Castledermot, County Kildare, as the Minister noted. The Normans were the first to give Ireland a centralised...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Terry Brennan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Terry Brennan: Sporting enthusiasts and most Members will be aware that the Irish Open Golf Championship took place last weekend over the Fota Island course in County Cork. I compliment Fota, its members and officials for the magnificent manner in which the course was presented, and commended by players, visiting journalists and worldwide commentators. The event reached almost all corners of the world...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Second Stage (26 Jun 2014)

Terry Brennan: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur leis an Aire. The Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014 is important. It clarifies qualifications for payment, makes the system more fair, and strengthens the position of the Department of Social Protection in recouping money that is overpaid. This Bill aims to make the system stronger and will therefore improve the social welfare system for others. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: I wish to comment on the review of the free travel pass for pensioners, as has been mentioned already by my colleague Senator Hildegarde Naughton. The Government very much values the free travel scheme. The review is being conducted with a view to modernising the scheme; it is not about taking it away. That is not the agenda of the Government. I am glad to say pensioners will be protected...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: A report to be published next month will propose possible changes to the motor tax regime for the heavy goods and haulage industry. The Irish Road Haulage Association wants the regime to be changed to a pay-as-you-go system similar to those in place in other European countries. Our motor tax rates for HGVs are completely out of kilter with those of our near neighbour and European...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: It has already been called for by several of my colleagues.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: I am.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: Homelessness has been mentioned here on several occasions but not this week. A debate was called for, which I support. There are many homeless people. I am deeply concerned at the increasing number of young people who are homeless and living on our streets not alone in the capital city, but in many provincial towns, and also young families living in dilapidated caravans at the bottom of...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: Since becoming a Member of the Seanad, I have not done what I now propose to do. I read recently that under the previous Fianna Fáil-led Government, the Christmas bonus-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: -----of €223 was abolished, the State pension was cut and carer's allowance, disability allowance, the blind pension, widow's pension and invalidity pension were cut twice.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: Yes. This was all done under the watchful eyes of Deputies Micheál Martin, Willie O'Dea and Éamon Ó Cuív and Ms Mary Hanafin, all of whom were Ministers at the time. These are the facts and figures.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: Earlier this week, I mentioned the issue of homelessness, the number of people on housing waiting lists and the number of vacant houses in many of our local authorities. I am very happy to welcome the announcement yesterday of a further €15 million this year for refurbishment of local authority houses. It will mean a €30 million investment in this refurbishment programme,...

Seanad: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: Cuirimse freisin fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Seanad. I hope the Minister of State, when he comes back to us, will be in a more senior portfolio. That is all the harm I wish him. He has done a good job in the one he is in and I wish him well.

Seanad: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: The merger of these two bodies will not in any way result in a diminution in the commitment to the radiological protection institute. The establishment of the office of radiological protection will, as the Minister of State stated, maintain the positive profile and high reputation of the institute. On the future of the Sellafield nuclear site, as the Minister of State is from County Louth,...

Seanad: Radiological Protection (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: Has the Minister of State been to Sellafield?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (15 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: I will begin by stating my abhorrence at what Mr. Keegan stated in the last paragraph in his letter to the committee. As a member of the GAA for many years, and one of the few members of this committee who has had the thrill of playing in Croke Park several times, fadó, fadó, I have had no conflict of interest whatsoever. I accept Mr. Keegan’s withdrawal and apology. Why...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: I thank the officials for coming back in. I agree with the Chairman that it would have been more helpful to have a copy of Mr. Keegan's submission this morning. There are matters that conflict with the submission of the GAA but I believe Dublin City Council has applied proper procedures and has acted to the letter of the law on this issue. I am not as convinced as some of my colleagues. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: I used Mr. Keogan's words.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Concert Licensing: Dublin City Council (18 Jul 2014)

Terry Brennan: Is Mr. Keogan saying there was no conflict of interest?