Results 941-960 of 1,311 for speaker:Sheila Terry

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jan 2004)

Sheila Terry: Eircom Park could have been built.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jan 2004)

Sheila Terry: The Senator does not have to justify it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jan 2004)

Sheila Terry: I want to raise the issue of juveniles who get into serious trouble. Yesterday a number of people mentioned the dreadful rape case in County Clare, in which a number of young boys were involved. These boys already had a history of criminal activities. Where are the support mechanisms for these young people? The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform needs to outline to the House his...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jan 2004)

Sheila Terry: We were not advised to do that in the same way that we were advised to buy them.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jan 2004)

Sheila Terry: I support the comments made by Senators Finucane and Ulick Burke on the alarming rise in crime in the past weeks, particularly the rise in serious crimes on our streets and the lack of respect shown to the Garda. If society loses respect for the Garda Síochána, we are in serious trouble. It is up to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to ensure that the Garda is given the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Dec 2003)

Sheila Terry: The Senator was not present.

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (11 Dec 2003)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment. Has the Minister looked at EU Directive No. 92/85 on pregnant workers? Where a mother or child falls ill during the maternity leave or the additional leave, it is unfair that the leave should be cancelled. She is then forced to use sick leave or parental leave.

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (11 Dec 2003)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment and I support it. I cannot understand why the last three classes are excluded. It does not seem to make sense, unless the Minister believes the mother will already be on maternity leave. I would like to hear the Minister's view. If the mother is still at work, she should be allowed attend all the classes.

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (11 Dec 2003)

Sheila Terry: I fully support the views expressed by Senator Cox. The explanatory memorandum to the Bill states that one of the main provisions in the Bill is the provision for expectant mothers to attend one set of antenatal classes without loss of pay. I regard it as misleading if the legislation states that the mother cannot attend the final three classes of such a set. I ask the Minister of State to...

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (11 Dec 2003)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment and support Senator Tuffy's remarks. The subsection is negative and lends nothing to the legislation. Its removal would render the Bill silent on the issue but its inclusion will mean that employers shall not be required to provide breastfeeding facilities. We are trying to encourage employers to provide such facilities, yet in this legislation we are telling them they...

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (11 Dec 2003)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Tim O'Malley, for coming to the House to take the Bill. I realise this is the Final Stage and it is difficult to get a handle on it when one has not been involved from the outset. Generally, I am happy with the Bill. We have made improvements and I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dea, for bringing forward those proposals. Overall, we still need to...

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Defamation: Statements. (10 Dec 2003)

Sheila Terry: The Minister is very welcome to the House to debate this important issue. I welcome the opportunity to discuss the important matters of defamation, law reform and the regulation of the press. These are two entirely separate but not unrelated issues. The Government has sought to ensure that the reforms in each area are dealt with in a way that they appear to be dependent on each other....

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Defamation: Statements. (10 Dec 2003)

Sheila Terry: I will endeavour to provide that reference for the Minister. When the report was published and with reference to the recommendation that a statutory press council be established, the Minister stated: On the one hand, there is a need to achieve a form of regulation which is effective and in which the public can have confidence. On the other hand, care must be had to ensure that any regulatory...

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Defamation: Statements. (10 Dec 2003)

Sheila Terry: It is worrying, to say the least.

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Defamation: Statements. (10 Dec 2003)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister's decision to hold a seminar to hear the views of all interested parties. Given that the legal advisory group has already produced a draft Bill for the Minister, I dearly hope that the seminar was not an exercise in aesthetics. I expect the Minister to give serious considerations to the issues raised there and that he will be open to the possibility of changing his mind...

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Defamation: Statements. (10 Dec 2003)

Sheila Terry: I will confirm that to the Minister later. Fine Gael believes that this press council should set about developing appropriate codes of practice. It should appoint a press ombudsman who would be fully independent with full security of tenure and have a properly funded office with the remit of enforcing codes of practice developed by the press council. While Fine Gael believes that the...

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Defamation: Statements. (10 Dec 2003)

Sheila Terry: It is not doing so as well as it was. Something has gone wrong.

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Defamation: Statements. (10 Dec 2003)

Sheila Terry: The Minister said the Government is accountable to the people.

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Defamation: Statements. (10 Dec 2003)

Sheila Terry: The Minister is gagging the press.

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Defamation: Statements. (10 Dec 2003)

Sheila Terry: That is not correct.