Results 361-380 of 1,311 for speaker:Sheila Terry

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 28: In page 40, between lines 46 and 47, to insert the following: "(5) The Minister shall, as soon as may be after the passing of this Act, prepare and lay before each House of the Oireachtas, a report on the possibility of increasing the public service employment quota for people with disabilities above 3 per cent.". This amendment calls for a report on the possibility...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 22: In page 26, after line 48, to insert the following: "(c) The compliance of public buildings with Part M shall be ensured by the allocation of certificates of compliance by a building control officer who will also be charged with the periodic monitoring and inspection of such buildings." This amendment seeks to ensure the compliance of public buildings with Part M of...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (22 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I will welcome the building control Bill when it comes before the House. However, Members will be aware of how long it takes for most legislation to pass through the Houses. As far as the issue of making public buildings accessible for people with disabilities is concerned, we should not wait for that to happen. The timeframe of ten years, which would take us to 2015, is far too generous. I...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: On the face of it, I accept what the Minister of State said. The legislation states that a review must be carried out within five years but that it too broad. I am disappointed and I hope we will not regret this. I accept the Minister of State's word that if issues or problems arise at an early stage, the review would start immediately but there could be a Minister from another party within,...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 8 In page 12, lines 3 to 8, to delete all words from and including "considered" in line 3 down to and including "provision" in line 8 and substitute "listed in order of importance, which are considered appropriate by the person or persons referred to in subsection (2) to meet the needs of the applicant and the period of time required by the person or persons for the...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I will not press the amendment and I hope that it works out in line with what the Minister of State is saying. I do not want people to have to fight their way back into the service when finance is not available. When finance becomes available, the Minister of State stated that the service can be provided again. How difficult will it be for people to ensure that when money does become...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister of State for making this improvement to the Bill. We must ensure that unmet needs arising in each year are reviewed on an annual basis to ensure we keep up with service delivery requirements. We must ensure the staff and facilities required are available to supply the services and products people need. I welcome the improvement of the Government's amendment since last...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 15: In page 16, between lines 42 and 43, to insert the following: "(e) identifying the services which are required but which are currently unavailable, resulting in unmet needs of the persons assessed, with a view to making those services available.". I seek the inclusion of amendment No. 15 in section 13 but require the Minister of State's advice. Does my amendment...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: If so, it would be better to make the provision I have requested in section 13 rather than in section 11, whether through my amendment or that of the Minister of State. It is in section 13 that we demand the HSE should keep records and provide the information we have requested. In that context I am concerned that my amendment would be better placed in section 13; perhaps the Government could...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 3: In page 7, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: "(i) any private body which provides services and products to the public;". We discussed these amendments at some length last week but I felt it necessary to move them again on Report Stage because I was concerned that they were not accepted. If their provisions were inserted in the legislation, this would...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I am disappointed the Minister of State will not examine this issue from a broader perspective or indeed from the future. I do not see why we cannot oblige private companies which offer services to members of the public to make their buildings accessible over a number of years. I am unsure whether the Minister of State mentioned a period of ten years, but I do not see why buildings cannot be...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Report Stage. (21 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 6: In page 9, to delete the text inserted by Government amendment No. 8 at Committee and substitute the following: 6.—The Minister shall— (a) carry out a review of this Act, in particular the definition of disability, within a maximum period of 2 years of operation or 3 years of enactment, whichever is the soonest, (b) for the purpose of assisting him or her in making...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: Yes.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 56: In page 50, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following new subsection: "(2) (a) Nothing in this Act, shall be taken to contravene, or constitute any alteration, to the rights and protections prescribed in the Equal Status Acts 2000 to 2004. (b) Nothing in this Act, shall be taken to contravene, or constitute any alteration, to the rights and protections...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I am sure the Leader was prepared to accept the amendment.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I will be happy when the Government parties accept this amendment, as I am sure they will. The amendment seeks to ensure that this legislation complies with other legislation that is already in place. I want to ensure that nothing in this Bill affects or diminishes the rights and protections contained in Equal Status Acts, the European Convention of Human Rights Act 2003 and the Employment...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: How long is that period of time?