Results 461-480 of 1,311 for speaker:Sheila Terry

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: The Minister told us this before.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2005)

Sheila Terry: It was International Women's Day.

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

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister. I do not intend to rubbish NTR and I agree with Senator Dooley that it was a good provider of infrastructure at a time when the country could not afford it. It is doing a good job in so far as is possible. However, we must consider the environment in which it works. It is not NTR's fault that the current situation exists. Problems relating to planning and the delivery...

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

Sheila Terry: The people to whom I refer are trying to go about their daily work and may spend up to an hour getting from Finglas to the Red Cow roundabout.

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: Child Care Services: Motion. (9 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: What about fathers?

Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (9 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: That proves Senator O'Meara's point.

Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (9 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: The Senator is doing fine on her own.

Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (9 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: It is a pity the Minister is not present to hear the Senator say that.

Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (9 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: I thought the socialists were still in power.

Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (9 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: They are forced to work.

Seanad: Child Care Services: Motion. (9 Mar 2005)

Sheila Terry: The cost of mortgages forces them to work.