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Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Terry Brennan: Aistreoidh nuair a thabharfaidh sé freagra dom i mo theanga féin. An bhfuil sé ceart go leor sin a dhéanamh?

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Feb 2012)

Terry Brennan: Déanfaidh mé iarracht cúpla focal a rá i mo theanga féin. Ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a gabháil leis an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Ring, ar an obair iontach a rinne sé le deanaí. B'fhéidir nach bhfuil a fhios ag Seanadóirí, ach beidh foirne ó seacht nó ocht tír ar fud an domhain ag teacht go príomh cathair na hÉireann, Baile Átha Cliath, chun cleachtadh a dhéanamh don...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Terry Brennan: Senator Mullins made a call for a debate on transport, and I wish to raise an issue regarding air transport costs. We all have family members in England, and when death or serious illness requires attention, we may have to go to England urgently for funeral arrangements or whatever. I know three families who suffered bereavements in England. One of these families is from your own county, a...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2012)

Terry Brennan: I understand that, but I want to support the call for the Minister to explain or to see if anything can be done. It is an exploitation of Irish people at sad times in their lives. I support the call for the Minister to come into the House.

Seanad: Standing Order 18: Motion (23 Feb 2012)

Terry Brennan: It is not always Senator Byrne.

Seanad: Wind Turbines Bill 2012: Second Stage (22 Feb 2012)

Terry Brennan: I support alternative energy sources such as wind and wave power. We recognise the targets that must be met for the percentage of energy provided from alternative sources. I commend Senator Kelly for putting forward this Bill. I want to bring the Minister's attention to a proposal for a wind farm on the Cooley Peninsula, already referred to by Senator Moran. If the Minister can visualise...

Seanad: Wind Turbines Bill 2012: Second Stage (22 Feb 2012)

Terry Brennan: The Spire is 121 m high while Liberty Hall, once the tallest building in the country and now the third tallest, is 60 m high. These proposed turbines, as already said, will be twice the height of Liberty Hall. I did not realise how high the proposed turbines at Rockmarshall will be. Can the Minister visualise the impact they will have on the local area, which is highly scenic and a tourist...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2012)

Terry Brennan: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Tá gach rud ráite cheana ag mo chara, an Seanadóir D'Arcy, ach caithfidh mé cúpla focal a rá. Lá iontach é seo do mhuintir Dún Dealgan, do mhuintir Contae Lú, don oir-thuaisceart agus don tír ar fad. Rinne PayPal fógra iontach uair go leith ó shin go bhfuil 1,000 post ag teacht go Dún Dealgan. Níor tharla sin sa tír seo le fada....

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Terry Brennan: I raise the matter of the French farce which took place in the Stade de France at the weekend. For any person interested in sport, what happened in Paris beggars belief. The weather in the city was very cold all last week and pitches were frozen. It was inevitable------

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

Terry Brennan: I have a question for the Leader. It is astonishing that there was no plan B given that there were warnings for five or six days beforehand. I am concerned at the cost of accommodation for fans hoping to attend the rescheduled game. I call on the Leader to ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to raise this matter with his French counterpart with a view to reducing...

Seanad: Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Feb 2012)

Terry Brennan: I welcome the Minister and this Bill. Sections 3 and 4, which were mentioned by previous speakers, provide that employees of the ESB, whose employment was transferred to Eirgrid, will have their previous superannuation contributions transferred to Eirgrid. The same applies in the case of Bord Gáis Éireann and Gaslink. These decisions are right. Our future energy needs are of grave...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Terry Brennan: I ask the Leader to bring the following issue to the attention of the Minister, Deputy Varadkar. The M1 Dublin to Belfast route is the busiest road in the country but its central reservation is broken at seven or eight locations between Dundalk and the Border. I refer to the cheese cutter type fence at the centre of the road. Vehicle traffic could veer off into oncoming traffic causing a...

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Terry Brennan: This is a very important debate. I welcome the Minister of State who is my colleague from County Louth. I congratulate him, as have other speakers, on his work to date. I await with great enthusiasm the Government's new energy framework and the Minister of State might give us an idea of the anticipated publication of the strategy. The opportunities for wind and wave energy in an island...

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (1 Feb 2012)

Terry Brennan: We are making these turbines here. There is Openhydro in my parish at Greenore, which the Minister of State has visited. There is increasing job capacity, with the constructions at Greenore being distributed to Scotland, Nova Scotia and the rest of the world. There is much opportunity to use this technology around our own coast.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2012)

Terry Brennan: I wish to raise a matter which I have raised on previous occasions. The cost of diesel fuel is at its highest ever level, as far as I can recall. It seems to be increasing daily and this may be influenced by what is happening in foreign fields. Fuel laundering and diesel fuel laundering in particular is now big illegal business. It is no longer just a Border counties issue and is now in...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Bill 2010: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Terry Brennan: I, too, welcome the Minister to the House. I believe, and my view is that a large percentage of the wider population also believes, if we were to hold a referendum, that the law of this country favours the criminal and the persistent burglar who has burgled 20, 30 or 40 times and is caught on the 45th occasion. That is the law as it stands. Not long ago I spoke to a young man who was...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2011)

Terry Brennan: Dundalk Institute of Technology is better known as DKIT. There are number of institutes of technology throughout the country and they celebrated 40 years of existence last Monday. I attended the celebrations. Distinguished fellowships were awarded to four people as a mark of the celebrations. They included people who have contributed to business, sport, the arts and media, not just in...

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 Nov 2011)

Terry Brennan: That is good to hear.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (30 Nov 2011)

Terry Brennan: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that we extend the time allowed for this debate to 2.10 p.m. to give the Minister of State a chance to reply.

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (30 Nov 2011)

Terry Brennan: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an teach seo arís. Tá sé ag déanamh obair iontach ar son thionscal turasóireachta na tíre. The Minister of State has demonstrated a great appetite and enthusiasm in his portfolio and I wish him continued success. This is a short Bill but one which will encourage great debate. We are living in times of great economic...