Results 41-60 of 955 for speaker:Terry Brennan

Seanad: Planning Issues (8 Mar 2012)

Terry Brennan: I thank Senator Byrne for staying within his allocated time.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Terry Brennan: I would like to welcome an initiative that was announced by the Minister, Deputy Shatter, yesterday evening. I refer to the extension of the Irish short-stay visa waiver programme for a further four years. When the programme was introduced for the first time last year, it was introduced as a positive step in encouraging visitors to Ireland. It was originally due to last until the end of...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Terry Brennan: -----I would like to join Senator Quinn in calling for a debate on tourism, given that the tourist office in Dundalk has been closed for a number of months.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Mar 2012)

Terry Brennan: I understand that. This matter is so important that it needs to be raised now. When will a new location for the Dundalk tourist office be established by Tourism Ireland?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2012 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2012)

Terry Brennan: Ba mhaith liom, ar dtús, comhgairdeachas a ghabháil leis an Aire as an obair iontach atá sé ag déanamh dúinn san Eoraip. Diesel and fuel costs generally have been mentioned. I traverse a motorway at least twice a week and pass four stations owned by the same company which displays different prices, regardless of whether one is travelling north or south. The fuel is one price if one...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2012 (Certified Money Bill): Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Mar 2012)

Terry Brennan: If there were but one type of diesel, what would be the advantage or disadvantage?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2012)

Terry Brennan: I support the calls for a debate on the Mahon tribunal report chomh tapaidh agus is féidir linn. I welcome the major increase in the number of tourists to Ireland between December 2011 and February 2012 in comparison to the number in the same period last year. This shows the Government's initiative to make Ireland a more desirable and affordable place to visit is paying off. I support the...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2012)

Terry Brennan: Ábhar a labhair mé faoi cheana féin sa Teach seo. I have raised the issue of diesel laundering in this House on several occasions. I congratulate the gardaí and customs officials for the discovery of the well-hidden diesel laundering plant in Virginia, County Cavan.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2012)

Terry Brennan: I congratulate them because 10 million litres of diesel were being laundered per annum at a financial loss of €5 million to the State. I congratulate all concerned.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Mar 2012)

Terry Brennan: I support the calls for a debate on planning issues. I wholeheartedly agree with Senator Mark Daly that there are people - I am aware of some in my constituency - who are merely seeking pay-back by objecting for the sake of it or even in the expectation that a planning applicant might offer them money to drop their objection. As the Senator observed, they do not necessarily live in the...

Seanad: Road Safety Authority (Commercial Vehicle Roadworthiness) Bill 2012: Second Stage (18 Apr 2012)

Terry Brennan: Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom fáilte ar ais a chur roimh an Aire go dtí an Seanad. The second major provision in the Bill concerns the introduction of a new centralised system for the issuing of driving licences. The current system is cumbersome and multi-layered and involves local authorities in the processing of applications and delivering licences, although the budget is under the...

Seanad: Sale of State Assets: Statements, Questions and Answers (19 Apr 2012)

Terry Brennan: In his statement the Minister mentioned that the Bord Gáis Éireann transmission and distribution systems, including its two gas interconnectors, would not be for sale. The Government has also agreed to sell some of the non-strategic assets of the ESB. He did not state that the existing underground and overground ESB interconnectors were not for sale. Has that been omitted? I realise how...

Seanad: Report of Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments: Statements (24 Apr 2012)

Terry Brennan: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire go dtí an Seanad. We have had a good debate which, to be fair, has been embarrassing for many of us. I agree with previous speakers that the costs of the Mahon tribunal, at €300 million, were astronomical. It was a bonanza for a great part of the legal profession and the time it took to complete its deliberations - 15 years - was...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Terry Brennan: Senator Leyden without interruption.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Terry Brennan: The issues Senator Leyden has raised can be addressed by the Minister on Committee Stage, as the Senator is well aware.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Second Stage (27 Apr 2012)

Terry Brennan: Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a ghabháil leis an Aire, an Teachta Burton, as ucht an obair atá á dhéanamh aici dúinn. I commend the Minister on her efforts to reduce and tackle social welfare fraud. I only have a few minutes. She is already considering giving additional powers to inspectors at airports and ports. That is also to be commended. I am aware of social welfare recipients...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 May 2012)

Terry Brennan: Some men do.

Seanad: Review of White Paper on Irish Aid: Statements, Questions and Answers (9 May 2012)

Terry Brennan: Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, agus fáilte romhat a Aire go dtí an Seanad. I shall spend a couple of seconds discussing a country that I am fairly familiar with and has been mentioned here already. The very poor country of Malawi is known as the warm heart of Africa because its people are very poor but happy and unfortunately they have few natural resources. The country has...

Seanad: Review of White Paper on Irish Aid: Statements, Questions and Answers (9 May 2012)

Terry Brennan: The project has provided various pieces of farm machinery, including sowing and grinding machines. Water schemes and solar energy systems have been developed in some villages. All of this work has been done voluntarily by Councillor Savage and other councillors in co-operation with the staff of Louth County Council, particularly its management staff. Perhaps the Minister of State might...

Seanad: Review of White Paper on Irish Aid: Statements, Questions and Answers (9 May 2012)

Terry Brennan: I again refer to the suggestion the Government should invite the newly elected President of Malawi, Joyce Banda, to Ireland. She is appreciative of the aid provided by Ireland and, in particular, the voluntary committee established by the former chairman of Louth County Council. It is a good story and the committee has made a significant contribution to the development of Malawi.