Results 161-180 of 955 for speaker:Terry Brennan

Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)

Terry Brennan: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Transport (18 Oct 2012)

Terry Brennan: That information has already been given.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: School Transport (18 Oct 2012)

Terry Brennan: The Senator has made his point.

Seanad: National Dementia Strategy: Motion (24 Oct 2012)

Terry Brennan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. I welcome this Private Members' motion and congratulate those responsible for it. It will have cross-party support. A report was published in January of this year, public consultation was completed in August and submissions are currently under review with a view to establishing a working group to develop the strategy by 2013. I hope the...

Seanad: National Dementia Strategy: Motion (24 Oct 2012)

Terry Brennan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire go dtí an Teach. I welcome this Private Members' motion and congratulate those responsible for it. It will have cross-party support. A report was published in January of this year, public consultation was completed in August and submissions are currently under review with a view to establishing a working group to develop the strategy by 2013. I hope the...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2012)

Terry Brennan: Last week, I believed with justification that I had good news on planning permission in respect of Narrow Water bridge. I have better news this week because significant EU INTERREG funding, amounting to ¤18 million, has been announced, despite the economic circumstances that obtain. The project will result in tourism benefits and jobs. While the jobs will be temporary and last for the...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2012)

Terry Brennan: At least it was a little bit of good news for the area.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2012)

Terry Brennan: The foreign station is from Roscommon.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2012)

Terry Brennan: He got in the mention of it.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2012)

Terry Brennan: I am not the senior man in this House and do not want the Leas-Chathaoirleach to refer to me as such. I welcome the announcement that Nextag will create 125 new jobs in Drogheda. I support Senator Quinn in calling for a debate on tourism and the opportunities to create jobs in that sector. The question of sick pay has been raised by several of my colleagues. The imposition on employers of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Transport Policy: Discussion with EU Commissioner for Transport (8 Nov 2012)

Terry Brennan: I have one question which is a hobby horse of mine. There are miles of wire barriers on the central reservations of motorways in this country whereas they have been retired from motorways in other countries in the European Union and in the United Arab Emirates. Other countries felt they were not adequate to stop a heavy goods vehicle from traversing the central reservation onto oncoming...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Transport Policy: Discussion with EU Commissioner for Transport (8 Nov 2012)

Terry Brennan: Is there an EU guideline?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Terry Brennan: I support the call for grants to be issued to students more quickly. The delay in processing grant applications beggars belief. Thousands of students throughout the country have been waiting for so long that such delays are unacceptable. I listened to the SUSI spokesperson say this morning that 20,350 applications have been approved but only 3,010 students, 5% of those who applied, have...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Terry Brennan: Where am I going as a Senator?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

Terry Brennan: I want the Minister to come to the House to tell me if this is a sign of things to come for many years ahead. We appear to be going backwards.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Terry Brennan: Ba mhaith liom fáilte ar ais go dtí an Seanad a chur roimh an Aire Stáit. As the Minister of State said, last year saw an expansion in gross domestic product of some 1.4%. This followed three years of successive decline in GDP and marked a positive first step on the road to recovery. Growth has continued into this year, rising at the modest rate of 0.5% in the first half of the year...

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Terry Brennan: The three-year tax exemption for start-up companies, the value of the relief for employment creation and the jobs initiative are welcome. I read somewhere that the NAMA investment plan proposes to invest ¤2 billion between 2012 and 2016. Perhaps the Minister of State can provide an update on when it is likely to start.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

Terry Brennan: Tá an tAire Stáit ag déanamh a dhícheall agus tá sé ar an mbóthar ceart.

Seanad: Measures to Address Bullying: Motion (14 Nov 2012)

Terry Brennan: In his deliberations, the Minister mentioned a few of the points that I was going to raise. Bullying can have a terrible and corrosive impact on children and young people, on their confidence, self-esteem and mental health. The effects of bullying can last for years, as previous speakers have said. The programme for Government commits to supporting schools in developing strategies to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Road Network: Discussion with National Roads Authority (14 Nov 2012)

Terry Brennan: I thank Mr. Barry for his presentation. I assume the NRA has an input into the running of the service stations and, if so, will he explain the difference in fuel costs as one approaches Dublin? Should we not have a uniform cost given that there is the same supplier, same distributor and same concern? The central reservation barriers appear to differ in type and strength from county to...