Results 841-860 of 1,311 for speaker:Sheila Terry

Seanad: West Link Toll Bridge: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: I fully support the motion and call on the Minister to be proactive and consider this issue seriously. It would be a good day's work if the toll could be done away with and the traffic allowed to flow, even at 20 mph. The toll bridge is nothing but a money-making machine at this stage. That is not good enough. We are not delivering a service to our people or to the country. It is time to...

Seanad: West Link Toll Bridge: Motion. (23 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: Hear, hear. We know that.

Seanad: School Accommodation. (24 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for taking the motion. He is probably not familiar with Castaheany, a new town on the outskirts of the city in Dublin 15. Some 4,000 houses have been built there in recent years, and this, combined with other new developments on adjoining lands, has led to many difficulties in the area with regard to facilities and services, one of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Apr 2005)

Sheila Terry: There was another murder in west Dublin this morning. A man was gunned down in cold blood. The incidence of murder in west Dublin is a cause of great concern for people living in the area and should be a matter of concern for everybody. Will the Leader invite the Minister to the House for a debate on this type of crime? We do not know if it was a gangland shooting. The reasons for such...

Seanad: State Airports: Motion. (20 Apr 2005)

Sheila Terry: The Minister will agree that Dublin Airport is not just the heart of Ireland in terms of economic growth but the heart and lungs of the country. As a former member of Fingal County Council for many years, I am aware of how important the airport is to the eastern region and to Ireland as a whole. Fingal and the wider area has grown and has developed many companies in the vicinity of Dublin...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Apr 2005)

Sheila Terry: I support Senator White's arguments concerning child care. I also support her call for the child care issue to be removed from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. We can see that the equal opportunities child care programme is a sham. Yesterday at the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights, it was clear that individuals from around the country who are...

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services: Statements. (21 Apr 2005)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State to this important debate. No one here hopes to get sick or hurt or to have a family member with a need to go to an accident and emergency unit this coming weekend, whether in Dublin or elsewhere. If we are unfortunate enough to need such units, we may as well bring our weekend cases with us. We will be there for as much as a day and a night. If one sprains an...

Seanad: Competitiveness and Consumer Protection Policy: Statements (Resumed). (26 Apr 2005)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Michael Ahern, to the House. This debate is important in terms of our economy and people's confidence in it. Nobody can deny that the economy has done well and we are all proud of how well the country has done over the past number of years. However, we want to ensure the economy continues to grow and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Sheila Terry: I support the Leader of the Opposition, Senator Brian Hayes, and others who have raised the issue of transport for the State Pathologist, Dr. Marie Cassidy. I listened to the radio interview yesterday. She is a tremendous official and shows great spirit while carrying out a very difficult job in difficult circumstances. I was really shocked to hear that she has to drive herself all over the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Sheila Terry: It was International Women's Day.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: I join with the other Members who have asked for a debate on the ESRI report on pensions. Although we have had debates at my request on pensions in this House previously, it is timely that we have one now following the publication of this report and also in light of the many articles which one frequently reads about SSIA money and the efforts of the pensions industry to get its hands on it...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: The Minister told us this before.

Seanad: Schools Refurbishment. (5 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister for remaining to take my matter on the Adjournment. Recently the principal of St. Brigid's national school in Castleknock invited all the public representatives to meet with him and do a tour of the school. This school, which was built in 1971 as an eight teacher school, has now grown to a 35 teacher school. While it received summer work grants for 2004 and 2005, this...

Seanad: Schools Refurbishment. (5 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: The facts are with the Department.

Seanad: Schools Refurbishment. (5 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: Yes.

Seanad: Schools Refurbishment. (5 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: It also happened in 2001.

Seanad: Schools Refurbishment. (5 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: I have deep concern about the Minister's reply. It does not address the health and safety issue outlined in the question.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: This weekend, a school in Dublin 15 was broken into by thugs. Significant damage was caused which resulted in the closure of the school yesterday. While ongoing anti-social behaviour in many areas is in itself a major problem, additional difficulties arose in this instance when gardaí took two hours to respond to a call made after the break-in was discovered. This was because Blanchardstown...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: Once again, we find that resources to maintain law and order are lacking. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform needs to address this very serious problem. The Minister has been called upon many times today to come here to debate various issues. I wish to bring the plight of prison officers to his attention and to express my disgust that he refused to attend their conference.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: He is their boss and he must enter negotiations with them to resolve this issue.