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Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: We are getting reports this morning of concern being expressed for children dropped off unsupervised at schools at least an hour before their schools open. This is a result of both parents working and needing to leave their homes earlier than should be the case because they must travel in heavy traffic to drop their children off at school at 8 a.m. or earlier in some cases. I ask that the...

Seanad: Sport and Recreational Development. (6 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: A few months ago I asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism about his plans for Abbotstown. I received a reply some time later stating that initial plans had been drawn up and that they would be brought to Government. However, something has gone wrong since then. According to media reports, the plans have now been shelved or scrapped. I hope the Minister will be able to throw some light...

Seanad: Sport and Recreational Development. (6 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister for his response and I am glad to learn that many aspects of the campus project will go ahead. However, the one thing that is missing from the Minister's response is a date. I am also not convinced that there is a strong commitment to obtain funding in the budget. Is there a possibility that the campus project will not get funding this year, which would delay the entire...

Seanad: Sport and Recreational Development. (6 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister again and wish to send back a message to the Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism to let him know that I support him in what he is trying to do. I believe that Deputy O'Donoghue wants to go ahead with this project and I hope that his colleagues in Cabinet will support him and that funding will be provided in the budget.

Seanad: Clare Street Traffic Management Initiative: Statements. (11 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: It is dependent on expected figures rather than costs over or under expectations.

Seanad: Clare Street Traffic Management Initiative: Statements. (11 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: We have all been on that side.

Seanad: Clare Street Traffic Management Initiative: Statements. (11 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: It will be a pipe-dream, like all the others.

Seanad: Clare Street Traffic Management Initiative: Statements. (11 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: Like Senator Wilson, I too, thought that the Clare Street initiative and traffic calming measures was about putting ramps on Clare Street, until my colleague, Senator Paddy Burke, told me what it was really about. I cannot compliment the Minister of State, Deputy Callely, on what is proposed here. The Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ahern, is very welcome. Coming from Cork as he does, I am...

Seanad: Clare Street Traffic Management Initiative: Statements. (11 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: We are discussing transport and the problem of congestion in Dublin. In light of the Minister of State's comments, I suggest the solution is to replace this Government with one which will deliver the necessary infrastructure.

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Statements. (13 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Fahey, to the House to discuss this very important issue. It is very often neglected and we do so to our cost. If we choose to neglect the many women — it is mostly women — who suffer from domestic violence, we are doing them a great disservice. The Minister of State will be aware that the Women's Aid helpline received almost 20,000 calls this year....

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: I support Senator Mansergh in asking why the Rossiter case is not being heard in Clonmel, which would facilitate the family. After all, they are at the heart of this hearing and should be accommodated. With reference to the costs, anyone who can earn €1,000 per day should be very happy to be in that position. I hope that the Rossiter family will be able to engage someone who is very good...

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: As I presume that Senator Minihan was speaking on behalf of the Office of the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children and reflected her intentions on the matter, I am unsure what will remain for the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, to say. I disagree with the tenor of the Senators' comments and his assertion that all is rosy in his garden. While I accept that the Minister,...

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: Is Senator Minihan's father 93? The problem in terms of not providing this service is that some people remain in hospitals unnecessarily. The Minister, Deputy Harney, has indicated that she wants to provide such a service but the Government has not acted, even though it had sufficient time to do so. That is why beds are being blocked.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: The Government has had years to provide the service.

Seanad: Home Help Service: Motion. (19 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: Many people would be at home if they were given the necessary care. The home help service is an integral part of this care. When services are cut or a home help person is told that no money is available to pay him or her, that person is lost. Usually, people in home help services have low incomes and need money. They cannot hang around if they do not know when they will be re-hired. It was...

Seanad: Homemakers Scheme. (20 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Seán Power, to the House. I raised this matter on the Adjournment as I believe there is a group of women being discriminated against in our society. Some of them were discriminated against in the past when forced to give up their jobs in the late 1960s and early 1970s because of the marriage ban. Subsequently,...

Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Bill and the changes that are afforded to adoptive parents. There does not appear to be an option for a father to avail of this leave rather than a mother. Not to allow this option is a shortcoming and an opportunity missed by the Government. In the case of a natural birth it is right for a mother, having been through the pregnancy and given birth, to take the maternity leave....

Seanad: Adoptive Leave Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill Amended by Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (25 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: I made points earlier on making the leave which is the subject matter of the Bill optional, although I understand that they will not be accepted at this stage. Nevertheless, I welcome the Bill as it will bring some equality to parents adopting a child. The legislation probably should have been enacted long ago. To repeat my previous statement, it is a missed opportunity in that this leave is...

Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (26 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. I admire Senator Cox for her honesty and courage in standing up to the parties in Government as they have not been listening to us for many years. I believe it was the Taoiseach who admitted that he did not realise child care was such an issue until the two recent by-elections, which shows the Government was not listening. Child...

Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (26 Oct 2005)

Sheila Terry: Is there a great divide?