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Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

Terry Brennan: Gabh mo leithscéal. I just wanted to make a point of clarification. We are talking about putting pylons underground here.

Seanad: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge: Statements (12 Mar 2014)

Terry Brennan: Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. Ar dtús báire ba mhaith liomsa, agus tá áthas ormsa fáilte a chuir romhat, a Aire, go dtí an tSeanaid.Bíonn tú anseo linn go minic agus molaim thú an tseachtain atá inniu ann, “Seachtain na Gaeilge”. Bhí tú anseo linn an bhliain seo caite, sa seachtain céanna. A Aire, mar...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)

Terry Brennan: A most spectacular greenway.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Mar 2014)

Terry Brennan: I wish to take a different stance today. I welcome yesterday’s announcement by the Minister of State, Deputy Jan O’Sullivan, of a €15 million allocation to bring vacant local authority houses back into use. Local authorities must submit their proposals by 28 March, which is not a long time away. It is expected that the fund will bring approximately 500 houses back into...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospital Accommodation Provision (6 Mar 2014)

Terry Brennan: Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Seanad.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospital Accommodation Provision (6 Mar 2014)

Terry Brennan: Go raibh maith agat, Seanadóir. An tAire Stáit, le do thoil agus tá sé ceithre nóiméad agat.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2014)

Terry Brennan: We are all familiar with the damage done by the storms in the west, south west, south east and the north east. Many scenic areas popular with tourists suffered damage. I had occasion to visit an area where the road had disappeared and people's homes were cut off. In conjunction with restoration work I ask that local authorities should consider installing footpaths at little extra cost. I...

Seanad: Economic Growth and Job Creation: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Terry Brennan: I will not be able to say what I want to say in two minutes. However, I shall commence by saying that strong retail sales figures are a major indicator that confidence is returning. People are starting to spend and exports continue to increase and are performing well. The Minister introduced a €500 million pro jobs package in budget 2014 which so far has been a great success, with...

Seanad: Economic Growth and Job Creation: Statements (4 Mar 2014)

Terry Brennan: That comment comes from my heart. We are now all hopeful.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

Terry Brennan: I refer to the incident in Athlone last summer when a criminal with 100 previous convictions was let out of Garda custody on the day he committed a dastardly and heinous crime. To rape two innocent young girls aged six and nine years is the shame of the century.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

Terry Brennan: They have not dealt with it in my opinion. He should be gone to prison for life, for two lives.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

Terry Brennan: Life is life, as far as I am concerned. We need an urgent debate with the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, on the issues of criminality, repetitive crime and release on bail. This man should never be let out. I wish to conclude with an instance of which I am aware from when I was a teenager. A young man from my home area, whom I will not name, does not have a friend...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

Terry Brennan: I would hope this man does the same thing and is taken out of prison in a box.

Seanad: Inland Waterways: Statements (26 Feb 2014)

Terry Brennan: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. Waterways Ireland, established in 1999 under the British-Irish Agreement Act, is charged with the management, maintenance, development and restoration of Ireland's inland waterways, principally for recreational purposes. In total, it manages some 1,000 km of waterway on both sides of the Border, including the Shannon...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Feb 2014)

Terry Brennan: The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Leo Varadkar, and the Minister of State at the Department, Deputy Michael Ring, confirmed recently that Hugo McNeill, an ex-Ireland rugby international, had agreed to chair the working group established in conjunction with their Northern colleagues, Minister Arlene Foster and Carál Ní Chuilín. The Rugby World Cup working...

Seanad: An Coimisinéir Teanga a Cheapadh: Tairiscint (20 Feb 2014)

Terry Brennan: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit ar ais go dtí an Teach. Tá scéal beag le hinsint agam ar dtús. Cúpla seachtain ó shin, fuair mé ceachtanna Gaeilge ón Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh, ó Harry McGee agus ón fear céanna sin, Rónán Ó Domhnaill. Trí seachtain i ndiaidh a chéile fuair...

Seanad: ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Feb 2014)

Terry Brennan: Ar dtús, ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. Bíonn sé anseo go minic agus tá áthas orm é a fheiceáil arís. I commend all ESB, local authority and Eircom workers, as well as gardaí, on the work they did to restore services during the recent storms in very dangerous conditions. Unfortunately, one Eircom...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)

Terry Brennan: I would also like to congratulate the Ireland cricket team in far away Jamaica. It must go down as one of the greatest sporting wins ever for the country.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)

Terry Brennan: I wish the Irish rugby team well at the weekend. Three players from my area will, hopefully, play a major part in securing a win in Twickenham. I was also subjected to violence not in the home but in the school and on the football field in my young days. When one did not pass the ball properly one had to drop one's togs and one was given six or ten of the best across the "you know what"...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2014)

Terry Brennan: Like Senator Mooney, I am deeply concerned about the proposal to hand over social welfare payments to banks, but not for the same reason as he stated. Such payments are the main function of a number of post offices and the proposal is liable to lead to their closure. Functions of banks, as far as I am concerned, can mean a lengthy wait. I have experienced the matter on three occasions in...