Results 1,121-1,140 of 1,311 for speaker:Sheila Terry

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Sheila Terry: I support Senator Cummins's amendment. In the United States, for example, where there have been cases of gunmen killing numerous people, particularly in schools, we usually subsequently discover that these individuals have a psychiatric problem. If there was an awareness of this condition on the part of the authorities, these people would never be in possession of a gun. Anybody can purchase...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Sheila Terry: The Minister assumes that the garda issuing the certificate would know if there were a reason, based on medical grounds, why the applicant should not receive it. If the applicant is not well known to the garda how can he or she make such a decision? If it is left up to applicants to provide their medical histories, as the legislation seems to allow, an individual may not be inclined to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)

Sheila Terry: I spoke last Thursday about the traffic chaos in the vicinity of Dublin Airport and the difficulty in accessing the main airport building. I suggested we should examine the possibility of developing another airport in the eastern region because if a major incident occurred at Dublin Airport it would cause utter chaos, but little did I know then that such chaos would occur a few days later, as...

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister. We can only try to understand the level of suffering that 1,700 people and their family members have endured over the years as a result of receiving contaminated blood products. Nobody ever wants to see it happening again. I recognise that many steps have been taken to ensure it never happens again and that compensation and other measures have been put in place to...

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Sheila Terry: I expected that the question I asked of the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children while she was in the House would be passed to the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley. Questions that are asked on Second Stage should be answered; a prepared script is inadequate. Questions remain unanswered.

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Sheila Terry: I expect the Minister who replies on Second Stage to answer the questions Members have posed.

Seanad: Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)

Sheila Terry: If we come in here to ask questions of the Minister of State they should be answered by him. I thank him for his detailed response but that was prepared before he came in here.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Sep 2006)

Sheila Terry: I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on domestic violence as early as possible. It is some time since we held such a debate while recent reports inform us that the incidence of domestic violence continues to increase. While domestic violence affects women for the most part, I wish to recognise also that some men fall victim to it. In the upcoming budget, I would like the Minister for...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Sheila Terry: I want to raise the same issue as Senator White. We share many interests. The decision of the European Court of Justice is a serious blow for women. A woman must take time off work to spend at least three months with her baby. We have fought for extended maternity and parental leave. In taking maternity leave, women will be discriminated in the workplace on the grounds that their length...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Sheila Terry: What about equal pay for an equal job?

Seanad: White Paper on Irish Aid: Statements (4 Oct 2006)

Sheila Terry: I do not remember that crisis.

Seanad: UN Committee Report on Children in Ireland: Statements (11 Oct 2006)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank Senator Browne for sharing his time. I compliment the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, on his work and that of his Department. It was very necessary that such a ministry be provided to co-ordinate all the services for children. The UN report states that further co-ordination of services is necessary and I would welcome further...

Seanad: UN Committee Report on Children in Ireland: Statements (11 Oct 2006)

Sheila Terry: We need to know when it will happen and why it has not already been done. Overcrowding in our schools really needs to be tackled. With our increasing population, even for a child to get into a school is a problem. While I welcome the report, it contains much of which we need to take heed and on which we need to work urgently to ensure that the next generation will be provided for. In...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2006)

Sheila Terry: I ask the Leader to facilitate us in bringing the Minister for Social and Family Affairs into the House to provide us with an opportunity to voice our concerns about the growing plight of poorer people — those people who are either on low income or are trying to survive on welfare benefits. In recent days we heard calls from the Combat Poverty Agency regarding 200,000 children who should...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2006)

Sheila Terry: At a time when we have such wealth in our country we also have a growing number of poor people. If possible, we should have this debate before the budget.

Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and welcome the debate. I thank Senator White for her work in this area. Her booklet is of great help to us all. I called for this debate last week, as did Senator White, as a result of a number of articles that appeared recently in the newspapers which brought the issue to our attention once again. It is an issue I want to continue to raise in...

Seanad: Equality Issues. (12 Oct 2006)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State. I raise this issue so that I can learn from the reply. It arises in response to the European Court of Justice's ruling this week that women can be paid less than men on the basis of length of service in a firm, even if they must take time off to bring up children. They also found that length of service is a legitimate criteria by which to award higher pay...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

Sheila Terry: The Pensions Board recently expressed concern about the decision of Aer Lingus pilots to use their pension fund to buy shares in their company. I do not often agree with the Pensions Board but in this case I do. I ask the Deputy Leader to invite the relevant Minister, probably the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan, to come before the House to state whether he agrees...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

Sheila Terry: Yes, I ask that the Minister come before the House to indicate whether he agrees with the Pensions Board. It is wrong that employees use their pension fund for this purpose. Emergency legislation is required to protect the pension funds of all employees. If the recent action of Aer Lingus pilots was a blatant abuse of their pension fund, it is surprising the Minister has not responded to...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

Sheila Terry: What will the Government do about? That is the point. The Government is standing by. Should the Government let it happen?