Results 441-460 of 1,311 for speaker:Sheila Terry

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: This does not work in the same way with regard to new apartment blocks.

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: Go Mary, go.

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: Not unless the return is guaranteed.

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: Not unless it is guaranteed.

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: According to the OECD, Ireland has the worst record in that regard.

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister to the House for this debate and I appreciate the time he has put into it since he moved to the Department of Social and Family Affairs. While I have some hard things to say, I hope the Minister will make a difference. Until now things were in poor shape but the Minister has the will to make a difference for every pensioner and everyone saving for a pension. I agree...

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: That is what has happened to date. I wish the Minister well in this regard as I believe he is on the right track.

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: That would not need to happen. The system is inefficient at present.

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: It only benefits the well-off.

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: This was shown to be the case in the ESRI report.

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.

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. (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...