Results 81-100 of 955 for speaker:Terry Brennan
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Nov 2015)
Terry Brennan: I offer congratulations to a few people. I would like to congratulate Clarke railway station in Dundalk on winning the overall award for best train station in Ireland. Voting was conducted through an online poll and in railway stations. Customers were asked to rate their station under the criteria of customer co-operation and information, station appearance, staff helpfulness, hanging...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: At the outset, I acknowledge the voluntary contribution the IABA has made to boxing throughout the length and breadth of this country for in excess of 100 years and its achievements at local, international and world games and the Olympic Games. I would not like to put a monetary value on its contribution. Billy Walsh had a permanent job with the IABA since 2008 and on 14 September 2015...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: Are there any other issues that we should know about? Does Mr. Christle believe that Billy Walsh got the recognition and respect that I feel he was due? Is Mr. Treacy aware of any other issues?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: What contract would have held on to Billy Walsh, in Mr. Christle's opinion?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: He wanted to stay in Ireland. What offer would have held him?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland (28 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: Mr. Christle must have gotten an idea of what he wanted. That is all I say.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: I cannot believe what I am hearing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: Does the Senator remember why we could not replace them?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: I heard an accusation from the other side of the House about what I said previously. On mature recollection-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: -----or on mature reflection, Fianna Fáil promised zero tolerance but in fact the number of offences committed by offenders out on bail peaked in 2008. Which party was in government at that time? Since Fine Gael came to office, there was a reduction across a range of serious crime categories-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: -----and in the volume of recorded crime being committed by persons out on bail. Fianna Fáil should be reminded of that one clear fact.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: I would prefer an all-day debate but the House should be reminded that, on its watch, Fianna Fáil closed the Garda Training College at Templemore in 2009.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: Fianna Fáil closed Templemore and now its members are wondering why there are not enough gardaí.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: We reopened Templemore-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: I have a question which I wish to put to those in Fianna Fáil. I want them to explain their change-----.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: With Senator Mooney I attended this morning's meeting of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications which was addressed by Mr. Kieran Mulvey, the chairman designate of Sport Ireland. Having listened to him I believe the IABA has serious questions to answer. We had the best boxing coach in the world at our disposal. He has had great success not alone at home but across the world....
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: I welcome the announcement by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald, that €5.3 million is to be spent on 260 new Garda vehicles between now and the end of this year. These vehicles will be used to assist the Garda in pursuit of mobile gangs using high-powered vehicles. These 260 vehicles will be added to the 370 vehicles that have already come into operation so far...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: This is a massive increase on the €4.8 million - one eighth - provided by the previous Government between 2009 and 2011.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: In July the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, published the general scheme of a new bail Bill to strengthen the law and get tougher on serious and repeat offenders who are out on bail. This new law will result in a clampdown on repeat burglars and will support gardaí who work extremely hard to catch these repeat offenders.If you could bear with me, a Chathaoirligh, I wish to welcome-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2015)
Terry Brennan: -----and acknowledge the announcement of the deployment of 27 additional gardaí to Dundalk Garda station. I hope the decision will make a difference to policing along the Border in north Louth and south Armagh. I commend Commissioner O'Sullivan on taking this initiative soon after the murder of Garda Tony Golden in Omeath just ten days ago and the death of Detective Garda Adrian...