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Seanad: Pension Provisions. (9 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: Will the Minister of State tell the person who wrote this reply on his behalf that the last paragraph on the first page is the only one which refers to my question? It states, "the suggestion now appears to be that we should pay people, in some way, not to draw it down." The way that paragraph is worded is extremely disingenuous. I am asking that the same tax incentive be given to people...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: I raised the issue of pensions in the past two weeks and requested a debate in respect of it. I take no pleasure from raising it again today. However, the Taoiseach stated last week that employers have got it wrong in respect of pensions. I presume he was referring to how they are changing their pension schemes from those based on defined benefits to those based on defined contributions....

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: I want the Taoiseach to come before the House to explain what he meant when he said employers got it wrong. He got it wrong and he must take action to protect pensioners.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: What is he doing about it? Nothing. All we get is a great deal of hot air and report after report.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: We can all highlight it.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: Where is the Green Paper he promised?

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: I share the concerns of other speakers concerning the trafficking of women, especially in light of the presentation that many of us attended at lunchtime. That event helped to bring the matter to our attention once again. Even at this late stage, legislation should be drafted by the Government so that it can be passed before the general election. We know how long it can take to pass such...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: I have raised the issue of domestic violence on a number of occasions in the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: I heard that from Mr. Eamonn McCormack and I thank the Leader, who is also interested in that area. I was prompted to raise it again when Senator Quinn yesterday expressed his concern and sorrow at the death of that lovely, young Latvian woman, Ms Baiba Saulite, in north Dublin. He said after it had been mentioned once in the House, it would be forgotten. That was incorrect, and I am sure...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: We must get to grips with it. We will not forget that lovely Latvian woman, her two young children and all the other women. What will we do about it? I welcome the opportunity to debate this fully next week.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: The Department of Social and Family Affairs.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: Will the Leader arrange a debate on drugs, which might encompass cigarettes and alcohol as well as hard drugs, at the earliest opportunity? On my journey to the Chamber, I heard a radio discussion involving two inmates of Wheatfield Prison. My first observation was that they were able to engage in this conversation using mobile telephones even though, as I understand it, such items are not...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: Yes. We have not had such a debate for some time even though the level of drug abuse in communities is increasing. Such abuse is the source of a significant proportion of crime and we are not coming to grips with it.

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Statements (29 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House to discuss this important issue. Many Members call for debates on domestic violence to highlight the ongoing difficulties that many people face. It is a problem that is not going away, unfortunately, but continues to grow. We have not been able to arrest this growth. While the Minister of State outlined the difficulties in dealing with the...

Seanad: Domestic Violence: Statements (29 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: He is the Minister of State for the country.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: At 7 a.m. last Saturday an act of outrageous vandalism was carried out by a developer on a building in Terenure in Dublin. Having bought a convent and three acres of land, this developer brought bulldozers onto the site and demolished the convent without planning permission. This is unacceptable behaviour by a major developer. I hope he will be made an example of, be made to suffer the...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2006)

Sheila Terry: It is not cheap electioneering. We are entitled to our opinions, as the Senator is entitled to his.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2006)

Sheila Terry: Many organisations are waiting patiently to see if the Minister for Finance will give them additional funding in today's budget. It is unfair to raise the profile of any single organisation. I would like to discuss the needs of people with cystic fibrosis, however, as they have not been mentioned in the House for a long time and have been neglected over the years. A review that was...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2006)

Sheila Terry: For some years, I and other Members on both sides have asked for recognition of women who were forced to give up work due to the marriage ban. When they come to pensionable age they should be given the qualified adult payment as of right in their own name.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2006)

Sheila Terry: In an effort to be positive for a change, I acknowledge that the Minister has at last recognised this. However, I am concerned that women must wait until next September for this recognition. I cannot understand why, now that the Ministers for Finance and Social and Family Affairs have acknowledged at long last that women should be recognised in this way, they must wait until next September...