Results 241-260 of 1,311 for speaker:Sheila Terry

Seanad: Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Mar 2006)

Sheila Terry: The next amendment will address that issue. The Senator might support it.

Seanad: Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Mar 2006)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 7: In page 18, before section 28, to insert the following new section: "28.—The Minister shall, within 6 months of the commencement of this Act, prepare and lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas, a report on the work of the Maintenance Recovery Unit of his Department.". This is the amendment which Senator Jim Walsh will support.

Seanad: Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Mar 2006)

Sheila Terry: That fathers should and would support their children is an important point. The Minister might provide figures outlining how many fathers support their children. There is a sense of irresponsibility among some men who father children and simply turn their backs on the mothers. It is a serious problem for many mothers and impacts on their children. The financial aspect is not the only...

Seanad: Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Mar 2006)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister to the House. Senator McCarthy has outlined a number of individual cases in which people were caught up in the means test arrangements. These reflect a large number of similar cases. I ask the Minister to keep the system under review and take into account a range of issues, including those raised by Senator McCarthy, when carrying out any such review. I will focus on...

Seanad: Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (23 Mar 2006)

Sheila Terry: I support the amendment tabled by Senator McCarthy and congratulate the Minister on bringing childminders who mind up to three children within the home into the PRSI net. That worthwhile provision will ensure these people, the majority of whom are women, are entitled to contributory pensions and maternity benefits. I concur with Senator McCarthy that people who are in receipt of social...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am happy to support this motion and I thank Senators Henry and O'Toole for their excellent presentations. I am disappointed with the Government's amendment and I ask Senator Glynn to consider withdrawing it. We all agree with the motion, particularly women but also men. We want to see the services provided as detailed in the motion. I ask that both sides...

Seanad: Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage. (21 Mar 2006)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister to the House. I appreciate the time he has taken to outline the contents of this lengthy and detailed Bill. It took him 30 minutes to do so and I appreciate that he has been on his feet for a long period. However, it was worthwhile hearing him outline the details of the Bill because it is very detailed and tackles many social problems. I agree with the Minister that it...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

Sheila Terry: Is that wishful thinking?

Seanad: Lourdes Hospital Inquiry: Statements. (9 Mar 2006)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Tim O'Malley. I welcome the report, published by Judge Maureen Harding Clark on peripartum hysterectomy at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. It makes shocking reading as the judge said. I sympathise with those women involved, who were violated in a most appalling way. All Members, both women and men, must...

Seanad: Lourdes Hospital Inquiry: Statements. (9 Mar 2006)

Sheila Terry: They may not be maternity cases but may concern other areas. It may be women with breast cancer having their breast removed unnecessarily. Who knows the other cases that will come to light down the road? It is vitally important, therefore, that we have structures in place now and if they are not in place, that should be done at the earliest opportunity to ensure this never happens again, that...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

Sheila Terry: I ask the Leader to request the Minister for Social and Family Affairs to come before the House to facilitate a debate on the recent Pensions Board report regarding the future provision of pensions. It was a major report which included a number of recommendations. As several Members have expressed an interest in the issue of pensions, this report would be worthy of debate.

Seanad: Public Order Offences: Statements. (2 Mar 2006)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister for coming to the House at such short notice to allow Members to voice our concerns about what took place on Saturday and pay our compliments to the gardaí on the way in which they managed last weekend's riots. The riots brought shame on us all. The people who caused such mayhem represented our country. The trouble was seen by visitors to Dublin and people across the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the improvements in maternity leave which came into force yesterday and I look forward to further improvements in that area over the coming 12 months. I wish to draw the Leader's attention to an item that appeared on the news last night when a representative of a small business expressed concern that the new maternity leave arrangements will impose a cost on small businesses and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Mar 2006)

Sheila Terry: ——there will not be the prospect of having to grant maternity leave. This is of great concern to those of us who dealt with the legislation. I ask the Leader to ensure that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Women's Rights will keep us informed of any indication in the market that discrimination is taking place in this respect. Women find it difficult enough to hold down a job while...

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Sheila Terry: I want to share a minute of my time with Senator Ulick Burke.

Seanad: Road Network: Motion. (8 Feb 2006)

Sheila Terry: That is all the time he wants. I am willing to share more with him, but he says he only needs a minute. I may not take my full time because I appreciate that other Members wish to contribute. I wish the Minister well in what he is trying to do. I want him to do well because the country needs the changes he is proposing to work. He appears extremely confident that they will work. Time will...

Seanad: Child Care Investment Programme: Motion. (1 Feb 2006)

Sheila Terry: It is disingenuous of the Minister of State to abuse his position in this regard.

Seanad: Child Care Investment Programme: Motion. (1 Feb 2006)

Sheila Terry: He is twisting the point——

Seanad: Child Care Investment Programme: Motion. (1 Feb 2006)

Sheila Terry: ——and mincing words in a manner contrary to the intent of Fine Gael when this issue was raised.

Seanad: Child Care Investment Programme: Motion. (1 Feb 2006)

Sheila Terry: The Minister is simply——