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Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages (Resumed). (23 Jun 2004)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages (Resumed). (23 Jun 2004)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Transfer of Execution of Sentences Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages (Resumed). (23 Jun 2004)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister and his staff for the time and effort put into this Bill. Certainly it will lead to greater co-operation between member states and will ensure people serve their due sentences. The whole legal process will be better served as a result of the enactment of this legislation.

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Jun 2004)

Sheila Terry: Last night on the television news we saw horrific pictures and heard about the growing number of children who are being trafficked from eastern Europe to this country. It is a matter of serious concern. While legislation is in place to combat such trafficking, it is obviously being breached if large numbers of children are being brought here illegally. The Minister for Justice, Equality and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Jun 2004)

Sheila Terry: Did the Leader fly with Ryanair?

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2004)

Sheila Terry: Last week a well known and reputable company in Dublin issued a letter to its employees stating it was no longer in a position to honour its commitment to a pension plan for them and that it would be winding it up. I have raised the pensions issue in the House on a number of occasions but it is reaching a new level when a company, which is doing well and whose directors paid themselves...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2004)

Sheila Terry: Will the Leader ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Harney, to examine the issue? She can find out from the pensions board which companies are doing this to their employees while the directors are pocketing profits and leaving their employees without pension plans.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2004)

Sheila Terry: Yesterday Senator Henry and I attended a conference at the Dóchas Centre, the women's prison at Mountjoy. It was an interesting experience which raised many questions. One of the most obvious and urgent issues is the relocation of Mountjoy Prison — to where will it be moved? The Dóchas Centre will also be relocated. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform should come to the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2004)

Sheila Terry: ——and the provision of prison places in general. Do we even need to increase the number of prison places, as the Minister is suggesting? We urgently need a debate about prisons in general. Why are so many young girls imprisoned for theft? I am not trying to demean the effect of such crimes, but 95% of the women in the Dóchas Centre have been convicted of theft. We have also heard of the...

Seanad: Commissions of Investigation Bill 2003: Second Stage. (1 Jul 2004)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister. The tribunal and public inquiry system is critical to the functioning of a democratic State. The core principles of any investigation must be that it is effective, efficient and has the full confidence of the public. Despite much excellent work from the current tribunals, there is clear evidence that public confidence in the tribunal model as a means of excavating and...

Seanad: Pension Provisions. (2 Jul 2004)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister for staying on and dealing with this matter. This is an issue I have raised a number of times in the Seanad, but today I want to speak about the wind-up of pensions. We have spoken a lot about the pension timebomb, but the biggest timebomb will go off when people who have been paying into pension funds all their working lives reach retirement and discover their pension is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2004)

Sheila Terry: I remind Senators that this is national child care week. It is appropriate that, on our first day back, we remind ourselves of how badly the Government is serving both members of the public and Members of the two Houses when it comes to delivering adequate child care facilities. I ask the Leader once again to arrange a debate in the House on child care. The Government should be taking the...

Seanad: Disability Services: Motion. (29 Sep 2004)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Seanad Éireann" and substitute the following: —recognises the frantic efforts of the Government to put a programme of action in place to support and reinforce equal participation in society by people with disabilities after a term of seven years in office, —welcomes the eventual publication of the Disability Bill, —notes the failure of...

Seanad: Disability Services: Motion. (29 Sep 2004)

Sheila Terry: That is not true.

Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Statements (Resumed). (30 Sep 2004)

Sheila Terry: This is an important debate and I am delighted that so many Members want to contribute to it. I assume that it will run across a number of sitting days. The Seanad comes in for a certain amount of criticism from members of the public in terms of its relevance but the process we are undergoing is worthwhile. We need to raise people's awareness of the work done by the Seanad. How best we can do...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2004)

Sheila Terry: A recent court decision has brought the closing time of many more Dublin nightclubs back to 2.30 a.m. and resulted in the presence of increased numbers of people on the streets at one time with a consequent increase in conflict. It is therefore time to discuss once more the issues of violence on our streets and anti-social behaviour in general. We should also discuss, in light of recent...

Seanad: Educational Facilities: Motion. (6 Oct 2004)

Sheila Terry: Absolutely.

Seanad: Educational Facilities: Motion. (6 Oct 2004)

Sheila Terry: One would not need to be from Mars to observe the significant lack of transparency in the Minister's decision or to see that political interference influenced that decision. This is what we are talking about. We are not here to pit one college against the other. There is no doubt that St. Angela's is a wonderful college. That is not in question. What we are doing is questioning and trying to...

Seanad: Educational Facilities: Motion. (6 Oct 2004)

Sheila Terry: We have no proof that those were the reasons for this decision. What happens when there is no transparency is that people lose faith in the political system and their Ministers. We all become tarnished by that, not just the Government of the day. I do not like this system. I like to see decisions taken for reasons over which a person can stand. I do not like to see a Minister appoint a...

Seanad: Educational Facilities: Motion. (6 Oct 2004)

Sheila Terry: If they must make a choice between travelling to Sligo to take up the courses of their choice or taking another course in Dublin, they may well opt for their second choice, stay in Dublin and not do the home economics course. This decision was arrived at in an undemocratic fashion. I am sorry I did not welcome the new Minister when I began but I do so now and I wish her well for the future....