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Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Terry Brennan: I support the call for a debate on child benefit. I give the example of two young men from the same townland who were educated together and who both qualified from UCD. One family togged the son out in all the gear to do his interviews, having been so successful, whereas the other family bought a Renault 21 for their successful student. My point is that both families were receiving...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2012)

Terry Brennan: -----but their sons and daughters are being refused in the same areas. I call for an urgent debate with the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: New Ross Port Company: Discussion with Chairman Designate (27 Sep 2012)

Terry Brennan: Mr. Lawlor is making a comeback to the board. Is it fair to ask why he broke his service on the board? Being 14 miles inland must be a disadvantage for an importer. As he stated that New Ross is tidal, does that mean a ship can come and go at any time and need not wait three or six hours for the tide to come and go? Am I correct in assuming this tidal port has advantages in terms of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: New Ross Port Company: Discussion with Chairman Designate (27 Sep 2012)

Terry Brennan: I meant to ask the maximum capacity tonnage that can progress upriver to the port of New Ross.

Seanad: School Transport: Statements (26 Sep 2012)

Terry Brennan: Ba mhaith liomsa freisin fáilte a chur roimh an Aire ar ais go dtí an Seanad. I acknowledge and welcome the decision that eligible primary and post-primary children who hold valid medical cards and pupils with special educational needs will continue to be exempt from paying the school transport charge. Some 140,000 children were transported to and from school by bus last year. The figure...

Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)

Terry Brennan: Déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall. Ar dtús cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit ar ais go dtí an Seanad. Gan dabht, I abhor bullying in all of its forms. At some stage, we have each heard of incidents of bullying and its horrific consequences. Homophobic bullying has been documented as being one of the most pervasive forms of bullying in schools. It begins at national school. The programme...

Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)

Terry Brennan: People were staring at the girl. Bullying does not need to be physical. She left the school but was lucky enough to get into another school. We have an obligation to those involved to leave bullying behind. Name and shame. Can there be a register like the one for sex offenders? Should there even be one? We must have progress. If children get away with bullying at national school, they...

Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)

Terry Brennan: Déanfaidh mé mo dhícheall. Ar dtús cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit ar ais go dtí an Seanad. Gan dabht, I abhor bullying in all of its forms. At some stage, we have each heard of incidents of bullying and its horrific consequences. Homophobic bullying has been documented as being one of the most pervasive forms of bullying in schools. It begins at national school. The programme...

Seanad: Homophobic Bullying: Statements (25 Sep 2012)

Terry Brennan: People were staring at the girl. Bullying does not need to be physical. She left the school but was lucky enough to get into another school. We have an obligation to those involved to leave bullying behind. Name and shame. Can there be a register like the one for sex offenders? Should there even be one? We must have progress. If children get away with bullying at national school, they...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Terry Brennan: Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a dhéanamh leis an Chumann Lúthchleas Gael mar gheall ar an íslú ar thicéid don athimirt idir Gaillimh agus Cill Chainnigh i gCluiche Ceannais Iomána na hÉireann.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Terry Brennan: I have. Ba mhaith liom "maith thú" a rá leo siúd sa chumann a rinne an cinneadh seo. Tá mé ag súil go mór leis an chluiche.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Sep 2012)

Terry Brennan: An bhfuil ticéad aige don chluiche an Domhnach seo chugainn?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Penalty Points System: Discussion (19 Sep 2012)

Terry Brennan: I congratulate the speakers on their informative contributions. I have a question on whether a 60 km/h zone should follow a 100 km/h zone. Awarding two penalty points to a driver caught doing 67 km/h in a 60 km/h zone is harsh. Is a different view taken of someone doing 70 km/h and someone doing 65 km/h? Driving 7 km/h over a speed limit is the equivalent to driving 4.5 km/h too fast and...

Seanad: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)

Terry Brennan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I agree wholeheartedly with the objective of the Bill and the question of promoting competition between suppliers and introducing interchangeable medicines to ensure greater value for money. This puts the onus on patients to opt for cheaper generic medicines. We all require the cheapest drugs and greater savings are in all our interests. I refer to the costs...

Seanad: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)

Terry Brennan: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Second Stage (19 Jul 2012)

Terry Brennan: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: School Transport (18 Jul 2012)

Terry Brennan: Tá fáilte roimh an tAire. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, to the House.

Seanad: School Transport (18 Jul 2012)

Terry Brennan: Ceart go leor.

Seanad: Architectural Heritage (11 Jul 2012)

Terry Brennan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, Teachta Brian Hayes. I thank him for visiting my home town a number of weeks ago. There is no need for a commercial as he has visited the area on several occasions and knows the location of King John's Castle. I compliment the Office of Public Works on the works it has completed and ask the Minister of State to consider completing the necessary works...

Seanad: Architectural Heritage (11 Jul 2012)

Terry Brennan: I thank the Minister of State most sincerely for visiting us. We enjoyed having him and look forward to the works' being completed. As he suggests, visits to restricted parts of the castle in the interim would be greatly appreciated. It will be a true partnership between the heritage trust, which has a proven track record over 25 years, and the OPW. I am pleased to hear the Minister of...