Results 681-700 of 1,311 for speaker:Sheila Terry

Seanad: Probation and Welfare Service. (6 Oct 2004)

Sheila Terry: I have raised this issue on the Adjournment before and wish to know what advances have been made since the last occasion. The probation and welfare service, of which I am very supportive, is committed to locating a facility in Blanchardstown. I welcome this step in so far as it is always the best policy to bring services closer to people. However, there are concerns about where the facility...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Oct 2004)

Sheila Terry: Some time ago, I asked the Leader to arrange a debate in the House on pensions. I ask again for the debate in light of the debacle of the handling of endowment mortgages by many financial institutions. We must take a very serious look at the way many financial institutions manage endowment mortgages and pensions. It is a very serious issue which is becoming more serious by the day. I have...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Oct 2004)

Sheila Terry: I support Senator Brian Hayes's call for the establishment of a standing committee to deal with civil partnerships and cohabiting couples. It is time the House dealt with this issue. I welcome the fact that Senator Norris is about to publish his Bill and I look forward to seeing it. The time is right to take action on this matter and many Members would support such action. Anything that can...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Oct 2004)

Sheila Terry: I have raised the issue of Mountjoy Prison a number of times. I ask the Leader to organise a debate in the House with the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform so he can outline his plans for the replacement of the prison. I want answers on what is happening to the new training unit that was built there at a cost of €14 million. It has been lying vacant for almost two years. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: I support Senator O'Meara's call for a debate on the care of the elderly and on child care, which I have asked for before. Specifically I am asking for a debate on the care of the elderly, which I believe has reached crisis point. Many hospital beds are occupied by elderly people who either cannot afford to go into nursing homes or the State is not caring for them in the manner in which it...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: In recent days couples who would like to adopt a child, at home or abroad, have expressed grave concern about the length of time it takes them to be assessed for their suitability as adoptive parents. They attribute the delay to the lack of social workers. This process is traumatic for adoptive parents but it takes anything up to four years, longer in some cases, to go through the process. If...

Seanad: Public Transport in the Greater Dublin Area: Statements. (9 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister for Transport to the House. I appreciate that he is quite busy. I welcome many of the transport initiatives to which he referred in his speech. I refer in particular to Luas, which has to be praised because it has been successful. I wish there were Luas lines on the north side of Dublin. I regret that trams do not go to Dublin Airport, for example, or to the...

Seanad: Public Transport in the Greater Dublin Area: Statements. (9 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: I noticed that the Minister did not refer to the metro in his presentation. I presume he would have mentioned it if it was going ahead.

Seanad: Public Transport in the Greater Dublin Area: Statements. (9 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: I wish the Minister had referred to it in his speech as part of the Seanad's discussion on transportation in Dublin. He should have told the House whether the Taoiseach was right to say that the metro has been scrapped and will not be pursued. His comments are all we can rely on at this stage. The failure to put in place an efficient public transport system on the north side of Dublin is an...

Seanad: Public Transport in the Greater Dublin Area: Statements. (9 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: I do not understand why incentive schemes have not been put in place to encourage private individuals to provide such services. The Government will have to step in if the private sector continues to fail to get involved. It is an outrage that there are no park and ride facilities in north or west Dublin. The national development plan contained a commitment to the provision of 250 additional...

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (10 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: I thank Senator Browne for sharing time. As only a short time is left to me, I will confine my remarks to pensions, particularly the position of members of private occupational pension schemes. Many of those who retired in recent years have found that the pension schemes into which they and their employers paid for many years are underfunded and do not deliver the type of pension to which...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: The Minister for Finance should look at the inequities in stamp duty for first time buyers when dealing with his budget and come into the House to attend a debate on the issue. First-time buyers in Dublin are crucified when it comes to paying stamp duty on second-hand houses. Stamp duty should be removed from second-hand homes up to the value of €400,00 for first-time buyers. This approach...

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (18 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan. I will preface my comments by echoing what the Minister said in his closing remarks. It must be frightening for the many people who face into retirement without a pension. This is an easy statement to make and with which we all agree. It is also frightening, however, for the many thousands of people who have paid into a...

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (18 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: Senator Cox is speaking about special savings incentive accounts.

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (18 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: Who is looking after that pension contribution?

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (18 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: Is the Senator saying he did the right thing?

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (18 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: What about the people of today? He did not look after them. We do not know what the future holds.

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (18 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: There are pensioners today as well.

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (18 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: The PDs do not care about the present population.

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements (Resumed). (18 Nov 2004)

Sheila Terry: As long as it is protected.