Results 421-440 of 1,311 for speaker:Sheila Terry

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 11: In page 10, subsection (1), to delete line 6. The Bill provides for an enormous administrative backup, which will cost a lot of money and in view of this I am concerned that much of the funding allocated under the Bill will go into the administrative framework. I wonder if we are building layers of bureaucracy and whether it is necessary. Could we have the assessment...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 12: In page 10, subsection (1), line 20, to delete "(including a personal social service)" and substitute the following: ", including a personal social service, such as home care, respite care, personal care and social supports,". I will read from the presentation Older People and the Disability Bill 2004 made to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I accept what the Minister of State and Senator Kett have said. Can I take it that if an individual requires a personal social service, that his or her case will be assessed and a decision will be taken as to whether the service can be provided? The amendment proposes listing the services. If that is not done, it is to be hoped that each case would be judged on its own merits. How will the...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: If there was a need for service that is outside of the norm and not included in the Health Act 2004, would that need be assessed on its merits or would the service have to fall within the scope of what the Minister of State has just outlined?

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 15: In page 12, subsection (7)(b)(iii), 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...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: The Minister of State is saying that the substance of these amendments is already provided for in the legislation. He is saying that a person's unmet needs will be set out in the form of a statement and will be prioritised. However, I am not quite clear as to whether there will be a timeframe or what the extent of that timeframe will be. Could the Minister of State clarify these two questions...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I am talking about a timeframe for the delivery of unmet needs because it is very important that we clarify that. If it is not clarified, it could go on for years.

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I am not satisfied with the response from the Minister of State or the legislation as it is set out. This is a very important aspect of the Bill. If we cannot inform an individual of a timeframe for the delivery of the services which are set out in his or her initial statement, we are letting him or her down. As I understand it, we are not delivering that to the individual. We are not people...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I am sorry to labour this matter but, as Senator Kett said, it is the kernel of the Bill. It is worthwhile spending time on it. Enable Ireland stated the following in a submission to the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Women's Rights on 9 November 2004: The Bill makes no provision for picking up gaps in service availability to assist service planning. If an individual's...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (2 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister of State for remaining in the House to deal with the matters raised on the Adjournment. He is familiar with the Tyrellstown area and the need for the Educate Together school to be put in place as soon as possible. I understand we have a new system for dealing with planning for the provision of this school. The Department of Education and Science and Fingal County Council...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (2 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: Perhaps it would not have been if I had not raised the matter on the Adjournement?

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: I wish to share my time with Senators Cummins and Finucane. I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. I watched the programme with shock as did everybody else. It was particularly shocking because I knew one of the families involved but I never realised the experience they went through and the conditions under which their mother lived in the nursing home and subsequently died as a...

Seanad: Nursing Homes: Statements. (1 Jun 2005)

Sheila Terry: It is the neglect of the Senator's party in Government that we are discussing.

Seanad: Pension Provisions. (31 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister of State for staying to take my Adjournment motion. I put the question to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, but it was referred to the Minister for Finance. That is somewhat of a problem for the two Departments in terms of which of them deals with pensions. Will the Minister of State provide me with a breakdown of the €2.5 billion tax breaks enjoyed by the...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage. (31 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I also welcome the opportunity to at last deal with this Bill, for which we have waited a long time. While I recognise that some improvements have been made in the Dáil for which I thank the Minister of State, the Bill still falls short of what the majority if not all of the disability groups have called for. This is the basis from which I must...

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage. (31 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: I will be tabling an amendment to make them more independent by placing them under the authority of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The Bill has many layers of bureaucracy. I would like to know how much it will cost to set up all the layers of personnel required. Will more money be spent on setting up the administration and employing the staff for it? If we are to do it...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: I agree with all of those who expressed their shock at the programme broadcast last night. The way in which we care for our elderly people reflects the type of society in which we live. When families research a nursing home and pay money to have their elderly parents looked after, they are entitled to the best of care. When the State entrusts someone to the care of a nursing home, it is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (31 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: As Fianna Fáil is currently in Government, it has the opportunity to put measures in place.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: I support Senator Brian Hayes and others who have called for a debate on the quality of the construction and design of apartment blocks. It is important that the necessary guidelines be put in place as quickly as possible. I ask the relevant Minister to concentrate on the management of such apartment blocks.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: We need to focus on the management companies which look after apartment blocks. Those who live in such apartments are facing a crisis at present. The concept of management companies is a new one for most people. That many people are failing to pay the necessary costs to such companies will have an enormous effect on the maintenance of apartments. If this problem is not tackled and legislation...