Results 921-940 of 1,311 for speaker:Sheila Terry

Seanad: Equality Bill 2004: Second Stage. (4 Feb 2004)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials to the House. We are certainly seeing a great deal of him here.

Seanad: Equality Bill 2004: Second Stage. (4 Feb 2004)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Bill which makes a series of textual amendments to the Employment Equality Act 1998 and the Equal Status Act 2000 to allow for the implementation of a number of EU directives. It is a simple Bill which must be welcomed although it could have gone further and we should have availed of the opportunity to do so. I thank the officials who, from a drafting point of view, are to be...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2004)

Sheila Terry: I condemn the remarks made by Deputy Noel Davern towards the end of last week about the little women in our Irish Parliament.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2004)

Sheila Terry: It is an equality issue. It is very important in terms of the women of this House.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2004)

Sheila Terry: That is what it is.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2004)

Sheila Terry: A member of one of the Government parties in these Houses made a comment that women were not fit to go to cities in Europe because it is not appropriate for them.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2004)

Sheila Terry: I respect the Cathaoirleach's guidance on the issue, but I am very unhappy——

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2004)

Sheila Terry: ——with comments made, such as that about the women of the two Houses.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2004)

Sheila Terry: Deputy Davern went much further——

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2004)

Sheila Terry: I will. There is a great need to replace the many social workers in the Eastern Health Board area who have either retired or left the profession through natural wastage. The lack of social workers is putting children at risk. When somebody makes a complaint that a child is at risk in its home, that child cannot be assessed for months and must continue to live in a dangerous environment....

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jan 2004)

Sheila Terry: Are they people with work permits or asylum seekers?

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jan 2004)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State. I understand from his comments that he heard some of what was said earlier this morning in the House. The Opposition accepts that Second Stage of the Bill should be dealt with this morning. It is right and proper that the House has an open discussion on this issue but to push all Stages of this Bill through the House this morning is quite unacceptable. The...

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jan 2004)

Sheila Terry: The Deputy Leader said he would provide for a break of 20 minutes after Second Stage. I assumed that this time was being provided to enable him to come to another decision.

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jan 2004)

Sheila Terry: Perhaps I misunderstood, but I thought the sos was being arranged to provide for a change of mind.

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jan 2004)

Sheila Terry: Obviously not.

Seanad: Immigration Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jan 2004)

Sheila Terry: The Chair will see by our actions later that we treat this matter very seriously. The manner in which this is being dealt with is absolutely deplorable. This Bill was introduced to remedy constitutional defects in existing law, as highlighted recently in the High Court case. The defects stem from section 2(1) of the Immigration Act 1999, which was brought forward by the Government when the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jan 2004)

Sheila Terry: I support the objections raised by Senator Finucane and other Opposition Members to the haste with which the Government is trying to push the Immigration Bill through the House. It is imperative that we give legislation due attention when we are discussing it. We must take time to consult interested parties concerned about the legislation and the impact it will have. Pushing the Bill through...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jan 2004)

Sheila Terry: We are being denied our democratic rights if we proceed in the way that is proposed.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jan 2004)

Sheila Terry: It goes much further than that.

Seanad: Services for Victims of Domestic Violence: Statements. (28 Jan 2004)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State to this important debate, which is long overdue. Domestic violence is a matter that concerns me greatly. Violence in any form against women is a reprehensible act. It is a hidden crime — we do not read about it in the newspapers or hear about it on television that much — but, sadly, we all know it happens far too often. The 2002 statistics reveal an average...