Results 781-800 of 1,311 for speaker:Sheila Terry

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (16 Feb 2005)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment and support Senator Tuffy's comments, although I do not wish to repeat what she said. I complained on Committee Stage that the Minister of State was constantly relying on the working group's recommendations. He and his senior colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, can overrule those recommendations. I do not think the relevant Minister has stuck...

Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister for attending this debate. I thank Senator Norris for presenting this Bill and compliment him on having been to the fore regarding this issue throughout his public life. He has worked tirelessly on it and all of us, both gay and straight, owe him a great debt of gratitude for trying to ensure that we hold all citizens as equal before the law. I understand that this Bill...

Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)

Sheila Terry: My party did not make a submission to the committee on this issue because it feared that what has transpired today would come to pass. The Government has deliberately blurred the lines of debate on this issue and claimed that civil partnership is an issue pertaining to Bunreacht na hÉireann. That is not the case. Legislation, if framed correctly and amended as necessary, should be such that...

Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)

Sheila Terry: The views I expressed are mine.

Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)

Sheila Terry: I did not charge anyone, I questioned motives.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2005)

Sheila Terry: With the indulgence of the Cathaoirleach, I take the opportunity to apologise for the words I used during the debate on the Civil Partnership Bill last week. It was never my intention to offend anybody through the use of the word "homophobic" and I apologise sincerely to anyone I offended and hurt. I express my sincere apologies for the hurt and offence caused by the word. However, it was...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Feb 2005)

Sheila Terry: Thank you. With regard to the Order of Business, I would like to draw Members' attention to the media campaign, End the Silence, which began yesterday and which deals with domestic violence. The campaign will highlight the level of domestic violence in this country. According to Women's Aid, 107 women have been murdered since 1996, 69 of those in their own homes. We have a very serious...

Seanad: Child Care Services: Statements. (22 Feb 2005)

Sheila Terry: The Minister of State is again welcome to the House for this important debate. It is of great concern to many of us and we have managed to debate it while discussing other Bills in this House because of its importance to women. As the Minister of State can see, only female Members are in the House, despite fathers being parents with responsibilities as well. In this House, it always appears...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2005)

Sheila Terry: Under the divorce legislation enacted in 1997, couples must live apart for four of the five preceding years before they may apply to divorce. On 1 March, an EU directive will come into force in Ireland which will allow a spouse who has been living in another jurisdiction for one year to apply for a divorce which, if granted, must be recognised in the State. More worryingly, foreign courts...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Feb 2005)

Sheila Terry: There are no leaks from Fine Gael meetings.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister back into the House to discuss this important Bill. While I feel it is a continuation of a debate we had previously, I now want to address some of the points raised in this Bill. I must acknowledge that matters have improved for many people and that is only fair. Given our economic growth, we would expect that everybody should benefit from it. While I accept that many...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: I was speaking about the pensions aspect of the Bill.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: The Senator is misquoting me.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: I was speaking about the pensions debate which was held in this House last November.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: I note Senator Wilson had nothing to say about the pensions aspect of the legislation.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: If it is good for one person, why should it not be good for 1,000 people?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (2 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: There is no guarantee that it will be any better.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (2 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science, Deputy de Valera, to the House. The matter I raise refers to land at Beechpark Avenue, Castleknock, a site well known to the Department. We are fortunate that the fields in question have been available to the community for many years and have been managed since 1984 by St. Brigid's GAA club. They are used by five...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (8 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: I support the amendment and welcome the Minister's response. I urge the Minister to keep on open mind on this issue. Some pensioners try to save whatever they can, including some of their pensions. Many live very frugally and put money by because this is a practice with which they have grown up. I hope that those who have been saving in SSIAs will not find themselves in difficulty when the...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2005: Committee Stage. (8 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: I am interested to hear how we are to move forward to reverse the cuts introduced last year but not dealt with this year. While some cuts have been reversed, some are still outstanding which we hoped would have been addressed. How will the Minister deal with these in the short term?