Results 101-120 of 955 for speaker:Terry Brennan

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)

Terry Brennan: I wish to pay tribute to the contribution to sport made by Paul O'Connell, the captain of the Irish rugby team. He is an exemplary sportsman, known throughout the length and breadth of the entire world, and one whom many young men in this country will try to emulate. Tomorrow is a day of national mourning for the death of local garda Anthony Golden. I suggest that a book of condolences be...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2015)

Terry Brennan: I extend my sympathy to those unfortunate people who lost their lives in the horrific accident in Carrickmines at the weekend and also to Tony Golden, a man I knew personally and who worked in the communities of Carlingford, Omeath and the wider Cooley Peninsula. I extend my sympathies to Tony Golden's Garda colleagues in the Omeath-Carlingford branch and to gardaí in the wider Dundalk...

Seanad: Budget 2016: Statements (13 Oct 2015)

Terry Brennan: I wish to share three minutes with my colleague, Senator Mullins.

Seanad: Budget 2016: Statements (13 Oct 2015)

Terry Brennan: I could talk for three hours, such is the bounty of the goodies. I welcome the reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio at national and secondary school levels. The 600 new resource teachers are most welcome. Fully €1.25 billion has been invested in school buildings under this Government's watch. A total of 102 new schools have been built and 71 large-scale school extensions have been...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Terry Brennan: I support the call made by my colleague, Senator Michael D'Arcy, for a debate on the issue of domestic violence. Unfortunately, there is no doubt in my mind that the incidence of domestic violence is increasing throughout the country. I, therefore, support the Senator in highlighting the need an urgent debate on the issue. Today the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism...

Seanad: Horizon 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2015)

Terry Brennan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Seanad inniu. I welcome the Minister of State. Without any preamble, an impartial observer would regard Ireland's participation in the Horizon 2020 programme as very successful so far. Ireland's target, under the Action Plan for Jobs 2014, was to attain €100 million of Horizon 2020 funding in its first year but it was...

Seanad: Horizon 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2015)

Terry Brennan: Next Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (7 Oct 2015)

Terry Brennan: No, I do not.

Seanad: Visit of Czech Delegation (7 Oct 2015)

Terry Brennan: I welcome the delegation from the Czech Republic, Senator Miroslav Antl, Senator Jií Burian and Senator Radek Sušil. I am not sure my pronunciation is very good but they are very welcome and I hope they enjoy their visit to our Parliament and their stay in our capital city.

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (7 Oct 2015)

Terry Brennan: I am sorry but I should not have allowed Senator Mulcahy in.

Seanad: Broadcasting and Media in Ireland: Statements (Resumed) (7 Oct 2015)

Terry Brennan: That concludes the debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2015)

Terry Brennan: I welcome the recent launch by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Irish passport card which can be used in 30 EU countries.This innovation will allow Irish citizens to travel within all 30 countries of the European Union and also within the European economic area. Adults who already hold a valid passport book are eligible to apply for this new card. It will fit into a wallet...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Estimates for Public Services 2015: Vote 31 - Transport, Tourism and Sport (30 Sep 2015)

Terry Brennan: I would just like to make a comment. It would be remiss of me not to congratulate the Minister, the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, and all their staff. Tourism has been a tremendous success story over the last four or five years. A large number of jobs have been created. There have been benefits to the economy. Many overseas visitors have come here. It is a great success story and is no...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2015)

Terry Brennan: Yesterday was national Tidy Towns day, with more than 850 communities taking part in what is now a major national competition. The overall winner was Letterkenny in County Donegal, and I happened to be there yesterday when the announcement was made. The town has participated in the competition for 57 years, culminating in yesterday's marvellous achievement, which arose from a consistent...

Seanad: Ireland 2016 Schools Programme: Statements (29 Sep 2015)

Terry Brennan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Ireland 2016 Schools Programme: Statements (29 Sep 2015)

Terry Brennan: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire. Tá brón orm nach raibh mé in ann bheith in Iúr Cinn Trá Dé Sathairn seo caite. Bhí orm mo bhean chéile a thógáil go dtí an t-ospidéal i mBaile Átha Cliath. Yesterday, An Taoiseach, the Minister for the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Minister for Education and Skills,...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Sep 2015)

Terry Brennan: I, too, wish to acknowledge the contribution made by Senator Jimmy Harte in his short period in this House. He is a man of great conviction and, as one of our colleagues mentioned yesterday, he is fearless individual who has suffered greatly. His family also suffered greatly and his house was attacked during the Troubles, but it not deter him. I wish him continued good health and success...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Chairperson Designate (23 Sep 2015)

Terry Brennan: I wish Mr. Gorman well in his new role. On my colleague's last point, it is said to think that in 2015 we still have 42 towns in which effluent is being discharged into harbours, the sea and rivers. Forty years ago, when English and Scottish angling tourists came to my home town of Carlingford and stayed for one week to fish the lakes of counties Monaghan and Cavan, the benefit to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2015)

Terry Brennan: I condemn the unprovoked attack in our capital city this week on a visiting English family. The man was attacked simply because he was smiling. We try to make our visitors smile, but he was attacked on O'Connell Street. Can one imagine the mentality of the people who would do that? My family suffered an attack on the same street over 20 years ago by half a dozen thugs who, thankfully,...

Seanad: Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage (21 Jul 2015)

Terry Brennan: It beggars belief when one thinks of abuse in one's own home from parents or other family members, or from trusted or well-known people. We are told the figure is in excess of 90%. It endorses what I said before. This is indeed a major issue which we must all try to address. It is a significant challenge to each of us. The Rape Crisis Network Ireland report shows that a child under 13 is...