Results 101-120 of 1,311 for speaker:Sheila Terry

Seanad: Citizens Information Bill 2006: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: "(b) A personal advocate shall have such qualifications, expertise and experience as are appropriate to perform the functions conferred on him or her by this Act.". The Minister for Social and Family Affairs is welcome to the House. This Bill is of major importance to people with disabilities. The provision...

Seanad: Citizens Information Bill 2006: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister for his response. I understand from where he is coming and that we should get the best people available. I was trying to copperfasten that in the Bill. With a highly educated population we will have well qualified people to carry out this important work. Has the Minister a figure in mind? He stated that he would start with four workers initially, but how many...

Seanad: Citizens Information Bill 2006: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: "(5) Each application for a personal advocate shall be considered within 2 months of the date of application.". This amendment follows quite neatly from the last amendment. I read with interest the Minister's response to Deputy Stanton on this matter in the Dáil. The Minister did not agree with the...

Seanad: Citizens Information Bill 2006: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Sheila Terry: I am not happy with the Minister's response. He might think his approach is reasonable. I am not sure what is meant by "a reasonable timeframe" — such a phrase is too vague. This is a question of management and of how people do their work. One of the problems with the health service is that we do not demand that certain standards are delivered on. As legislators, we should demand high...

Seanad: Citizens Information Bill 2006: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Sheila Terry: I will not press the amendment. I will take on board what the Minister has said and I ask that he take on board what I have said. The Minister has stated this could be changed in the future if it is found to be unsatisfactory and not working to the desired standard and this is to be welcomed.

Seanad: Citizens Information Bill 2006: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2007)

Sheila Terry: I move amendment No. 3: In page 12, between lines 42 and 43, to insert the following: "(d) A person, or a person acting on his or her behalf, who is unhappy with the performance of a personal advocate, may submit a complaint to the Director of the Personal Advocacy Service.". This amendment is an attempt by Fine Gael to strengthen this very good legislation to ensure that people with...

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Sheila Terry: The roads are good, but I said Fianna Fáil has not delivered what it promised and did not give value for money. I must point out these failures.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Sheila Terry: I agree with that.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Sheila Terry: Now that we know it is going to happen.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Sheila Terry: The bottom line is the Labour Party stole their thunder and Senator Leyden is upset about it.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Sheila Terry: Untrue.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. It is clear the Government knows how to spend money, but that is not news. It is easy for one to spend money when it is available to one. Funds are available to the Government because the success of the economy means that people are paying more tax. The Government knows how to tax people — 50 stealth taxes have been introduced since the last...

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Sheila Terry: In 2005, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, purchased a site for a proposed new prison intended to replace Mountjoy Prison and the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum. The Minister spent €30 million for a 150 acre site at Thornton Hall in Swords. This price was estimated by valuers to be more than eight times the going rate for land in the area. Is this value for money? I...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2007)

Sheila Terry: It is a Government claim.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2006)

Sheila Terry: I welcome the extension of the maternity leave and hope it continues to widen. I agree with Senator Cox that we must work towards enabling as soon as possible a mother to have one year at home with her child. The male member of Fine Gael who said yesterday that the mother and father should share the maternity leave spoke with the best will in the world. He was saying that men want to take...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2006)

Sheila Terry: In Denmark how many weeks is the maternity leave from which the last ten are transferred?

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2006)

Sheila Terry: I thank the Minister for the work he put into the Bill. He is lucky he is in the job at a time when there is plenty of money to give back to people. His predecessor made many cuts and the Minister, Deputy Brennan, has been playing catch-up since he came to the Department. We have been through the bad times and we are all very lucky there is money around now to give to people to make their...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2006)

Sheila Terry: I, too, want to raise yesterday's court verdict. It is more important than ever that we speedily deal with the legislation. We are fortunate that Senator Norris's Bill is before the House as well as Fine Gael's publication on civil partnerships. We have had debates in this House on it. We must proceed speedily. As Senator Brian Hayes said, these two women were brave to take this case....

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2006)

Sheila Terry: He may be on a higher rate after the election.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2006)

Sheila Terry: At the risk of annoying the Minister——