Results 581-600 of 955 for speaker:Terry Brennan

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: -----that it is not going to happen in the future. Dunleer railway station in County Louth is on the main commuter belt running from Dublin to Dundalk and Belfast. It has been closed for several years. In mid-Louth the towns of Dunleer and Ardee and the area in general have developed significantly over the past 15 or 20 years. I appeal to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: Perhaps. The station should be opened for the benefit of people working in Dublin and students who travel to and from Dublin daily who now have to travel to Drogheda and Dundalk. It should be reconsidered as the town and the area have developed significantly in recent years. Will the Leader ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, if he will do this?

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: Ba mhaith liom freisin fáilte a chur roimh an Seanadóir Hildegarde Naughten go dtí an Seanad. Lá stairiúil atá ann don Seanadóir agus dá clann. I support the call made by my colleague, Senator Mary Moran, on St. Mary's, Drumcar, County Louth, where on Friday last parents were advised that lunches would no longer be provided for day patients. It came...

Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Seanad. Bionn tú anseo go minic. As spokesperson for my party in the Seanad on tourism and sport, I am glad to contribute to the debate and congratulate my Labour Party colleagues on this initiative. As the Minister of State noted, Special Olympics Ireland receives funding from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am one of the people who attended the six days of hearings. I listened to all sides of the argument and did not ask one question. I, too, congratulate the Chairman, Deputy Jerry Buttimer, on his performance for the entire hearing. The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill has received enormous discussion and coverage over the past couple...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: Unfortunately, the good weather has brought many tragedies to different communities throughout the country and many young people have drowned. On Sunday evening last there was a call that a young person had fallen into the sea from the east pier in my home town of Carlingford and within minutes the air and sea rescue service, ambulances, Civil Defence and the river rescue team had all...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I have it.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: We will probably be told that tomorrow night. There are lies and total lies in the statement from the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton. I ask the Leader for an urgent debate from the Minister, Deputy Bruton, before Report Stage commences tomorrow night at 7 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I will change it to "allegation". When I read a figure that I know in my heart and soul cannot be substantiated by not alone the Minister, Deputy Bruton, but the Cabinet, and what attempts he has made in the past to reform the Seanad-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: Would it be possible to ask the Minister concerned, Deputy Richard Bruton, to come before the Seanad prior to the commencement of Report Stage, which I understand will begin tomorrow night at 7 p.m.?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: He could come some time today or tomorrow. I want the figures quantified. I want to ask the Minister what reforms he initiated while in government in the past.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I propose it.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I propose to the Leader that the Minister involved with Seanad abolition is brought to the House before Report Stage commences tomorrow evening.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I have not proposed an amendment to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I would like to support my colleagues who like myself have been very agitated over this press release on which there was an embargo until 11 o'clock today. It is an awful pity that it did not come out last week before we had begun the-----

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: Kevin Cardiff, for instance.

Seanad: Parental Leave Bill 2013: Second Stage (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I compliment my friend and colleague, Senator White, on the Bill. It is evident that she has put a lot of hard work into it. I congratulate her. The Bill proposes to increase maternity leave from 26 weeks to 28 weeks and to provide that the new allocation would be shared – 14 weeks for the mother and 14 weeks for the father. That has been mentioned by all speakers and that appears...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: Some months ago I welcomed the Narrow Water bridge initiative in my parish. I was saddened to hear yesterday that this project has been put on hold. Contract prices received varied significantly from €26.5 million plus VAT to €40 million plus VAT, almost twice the estimated costs which were in the region of €23 million or €24 million. It beggars belief that...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: I refer to the short stay visa waiver programme. I welcome the significant growth in the number of trips to Ireland from countries covered by the short stay visa waiver programme, which was launched on 1 July two years ago. Provisional figures indicate that the number of visits in 2012 by persons from the 17 countries covered by the programme was 38% higher than in 2010. I remind Members...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Terry Brennan: Ní beidh mé ro-fhada. Níl ach le rá agam that it is a sad day for democracy.