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Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (28 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State to discuss this important Bill, which aims to improve maternity protection for employees. The Minister of State acknowledged the large number of women who have contributed, and who continue to contribute, to our economy. However, he has missed a valuable opportunity to improve the position of working parents. Ireland is far behind other countries in terms of...

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (28 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: Should the House not have some input?

Seanad: Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (28 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Auctioneering Profession: Motion. (28 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I thank Senator Bannon for sharing time with me.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: In a few weeks we will be welcoming athletes from around the world to Dublin and the rest of the country to participate in the Special Olympics. This is European Year of People with Disabilities. Therefore, it is time that we invited the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and other relevant Ministers to debate all the issues concerning disability. People with disabilities are...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Illicit Traffic by Sea) Bill 2000: Second Stage. (27 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I wish to share my time with Senator Tuffy.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Illicit Traffic by Sea) Bill 2000: Second Stage. (27 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State and the Bill, the purpose of which is to give effect to the Council of Europe agreement on illicit traffic by sea implementing Article 17 of the United Nations convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, more commonly known as the Vienna Convention, done at Strasbourg on 31 January 1995. Any measure which helps in the fight...

Seanad: Order of Business. - Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (22 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (22 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, lines 5 to 7, to delete "if the circumstances so require, for such period or periods as may be agreed by the Competent Authority" and substitute: "For such periods not exceeding its duration since establishment, or if the circumstances so require, for such periods as may be agreed by the Competent Authority in consultation with the Minister". I tabled a...

Seanad: Order of Business. - Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (22 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 3: In page 7, between lines 8 and 9 to insert the following: "(2) Each joint investigation team to be established under this Act shall be costed by the Competent Authority prior to establishment.". The Minister of State may have answered this amendment in his previous response. I have tabled it because I believe it would be appropriate that each investigation be costed...

Seanad: Order of Business. - Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Report and Final Stages. (22 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister of State for his attendance this morning and I also thank the Minister, Deputy McDowell, and the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dea. This Bill when enacted will be a worthwhile tool in the fight against crime and terrorism and will allow Ireland to work in close co-operation with other countries to achieve that. I welcome the Bill.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (22 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment and support what Senator Tuffy said. We raised serious concerns about the legislation on Committee Stage. Most problems associated with public disorder occur as a result of drink and there must be a great onus on owners or managers of licensed premises in this regard. We expressed concerns about how owners or managers of a fast food take-away premises could be held...

Seanad: Order of Business. - Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (22 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment. The Minister has dealt extensively with this matter. However, the section also refers to noise. Can we take it that noise will mean the noise that results from music being played in super-pubs which is a serious nuisance for adjoining residences? May we rest assured that it will be taken to be an act of public disorder?

Seanad: Order of Business. - Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (22 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (22 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 4: In page 7, line 5, after "it" to insert "unless the proprietor is to close permanently or to close for a specified period". The strength of the Bill will be best seen in tackling those proprietors of licensed premises who do not manage their premises correctly. It will also deal very well with those who misbehave, either on a licensed premises or in the vicinity...

Seanad: Order of Business. - Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (22 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 5: In page 8, after line 38, to insert the following:

Seanad: Order of Business. - Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (22 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I agree with Senator O'Rourke. We will facilitate the Minister when he brings forward a Bill that will be of benefit in tackling the problems on our streets. I do not wish to delay this Bill because there are provisions included in it which we do not wish to delay. I withdraw the amendment and look forward to the intoxicating liquor Bill being published.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Criminal Justice (Public Order) Bill 2002: Report and Final Stages. (22 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister for coming before the House. I also thank his ministerial colleagues who were present for part of the debate on earlier Stages. I welcome the measures included in the Bill, which, in some small way, will deal with the problems we have with public order on our streets. The intoxicating liquor Bill will include wider measures which will go some way to tackling the problem...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I heard the Dublin city manager on the radio this morning once again defending the height of the Dublin Port tunnel. The proposed height will prevent many higher trucks using the tunnel. I cannot understand why we are not engaged in forward thinking because we must plan for the future in order to maintain competitiveness. I ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Transport to come to the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Committee Stage. (20 May 2003)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 2: In page 4, subsection (1), line 40, to delete "Subject to subsection (2),". Section 2(1) provides that the Garda Commissioner will be the competent authority of the Sate for the purposes of the Council framework decision. However, section 2(2) qualifies this by providing that where "the competent authority of another Member State requires a request to it under section...