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Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: Tá an t-am istigh.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: That is not for discussion. It is not part of the Bill, Senator Cullinane.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: Senator, your time is up. What you have raised is not part of the Bill. Please respect the Chair.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: The business of this House has nothing to do with the other House. Tá an t-am istigh. An chéad Seanadóir eile, Senator Bradford.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (13 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: Tá do chuid ama críochnaithe, a Sheanadóra. You have been speaking for six minutes and 45 seconds, which is a minute and a half over your time. Senator Bradford, le do thoil.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: While it is not my style of politics, I have listened for the past seven or eight days to discussions on the budget. I did not open my mouth to speak on the budget. I took the time to look at the last two budgets of the previous Government and considered the facts as they were. All sides might call for debates on cuts to the carer's grants, the respite care etc. However, we need to...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: I have a question for the Leader. That Government also eliminated the Christmas bonus. It implemented across-the-board cuts to carer's allowance, the blind pension, widow's pension-----

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: I am looking for a debate and am making my case.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: I was not here but some of my colleagues were, including the Leader of the Opposition, who was in the other House when these were all agreed. The previous Government opted for across-the-board cuts to all payments. It underlines Fianna Fáil's utter hypocrisy.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: If you do not mind, a Chathaoirligh, I did not say one word on it until now.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: I ask the Leader to establish the reason for the sudden change and great concern for all carer and respite grants. Why have we had crocodile tears for the past week?

Seanad: Statute of Limitations (Amendment) (Home Remediation-Pyrite) Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. This Bill is welcome. It is a first step in dealing with homes that have been affected by pyrite. They should be dealt with as soon as possible. How can we ensure that materials with pyrite cannot be used again in the foundations of houses or building? How can we ensure in law that developers and builders who have walked away and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: I thank and commend the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: I support the call by several colleagues for an urgent debate on planning. I also support Senator Quinn's call regarding the Construction Contracts Bill which he introduced two years and eight months ago. As spokesperson on tourism and sport, I welcome the announcement of the sports capital grant awards last weekend to various clubs throughout the country. Considering there were 2,200...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: I ask the Minister if a loan of ¤30,000 was taken on a 20-year term and one or both of the borrowers become unemployed, how will the outstanding balance, which could be anything from ¤25,000 to ¤30,000, be paid? Will the borrowers be covered by this section?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: Although it was before my time, there is a song "If you knew Susie like I know Susie" but I do know this SUSI, Student Universal Support Ireland, and I do not want to know her. I do not want to hear about it again.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: I have. Some weeks ago, I raised in this House the delay in the payment of third level student grants. What percentage of students have been paid their grants, to which they are entitled since that date? I know of two students, a young man who has pulled out of third level education, having had to apply twice for the third level grant as his original application was lost, the young girl...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2012)

Terry Brennan: We cannot wait to raise the matter on the Adjournment. It is totally unacceptable that grants have not been paid. I ask the Leader to find out the increase in the percentage of students who have been paid their grants to date. How many students are still waiting to hear if their applications have been accepted?

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2012)

Terry Brennan: Two years and seven months ago, a Bill was introduced in this House by my esteemed colleague, Senator Feargal Quinn. It was the Construction Contracts Bill. Some colleagues may recall the Bill and, I am sure, contributed to the debate. I was not a Member of the House at the time, nor were many of my colleagues. I understand the Bill had cross-party support in both Houses but, to date, it...

Seanad: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (28 Nov 2012)

Terry Brennan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. We all spoke about the High Court judgment on 31 August in respect of the Labour Court award to Mr. Younis. It represents a worrying development in terms of enforcing employment rights. The Minister of State said Mr. Bruton, "upon receiving the judgement, quickly stated his aim to ensure that an employer should not benefit from using an...