Results 61-80 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White

Seanad: Fischler Proposals for Agriculture: Motion. (12 Feb 2003)

Mary White: The Clerk should allow the Chair to take his own decisions.

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (13 Feb 2003)

Mary White: On a point of order, the Senator did not say that. As far as I remember, she said we started recycling too late.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements. (18 Feb 2003)

Mary White: The Senator has mentioned this before.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements. (18 Feb 2003)

Mary White: I am very grateful for the opportunity to make a couple of points. I draw the attention of Members to public frustration at the slow pace of infrastructural development in rural areas. That was reflected in the number of Independent Deputies returned at the last general election. One was elected in Monaghan and two in the west. Connacht is perhaps the region most isolated from the...

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements. (18 Feb 2003)

Mary White: I agree with previous speakers who said that the roads and the railway there are in appalling condition. I draw that to the attention of the mainstream political parties and say that change must happen quickly. The slow pace of political change is very frustrating and contrasts with the pace of doing business.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements. (18 Feb 2003)

Mary White: I speak generally about the slow pace which applies across the board. I am very familiar with past Governments and I have always found them to be slow. It is the reason I became involved in politics. I have been very close to what has been happening over the past 25 years and I have seen the lack of energy and vigour. I think always of Napoleon III who went to the building sites himself every...

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements. (18 Feb 2003)

Mary White: Unless politicians stop talking about the issues and drive home the projects to get them done, more Independent Deputies will be elected. They are very articulate and are holding their own, despite the fact that people said they would fade away.

Seanad: Rural Development Policy: Statements. (18 Feb 2003)

Mary White: Mr. Haughey had a vision for the country and it is unfortunate for him that things went wrong. I am not justifying anything, but he had a vision for economic development and he had the guts in 1987 to establish what was necessary to get the economy right. An Taisce has got itself off side with Government and decision makers by concentrating on the issue of one-off housing in rural areas. That...

Seanad: Finance and Related Matters: Statements. (18 Feb 2003)

Mary White: Senator O'Toole said that nobody predicted the Celtic tiger economy and that is absolutely true; not one professional economist or academic predicted its emergence. Economics is universally known as the "dismal science" and for years we listened to the predictions of doom. Despite those dark forebodings and the constant efforts of some to demean the Government's economic efforts, particularly...

Seanad: Finance and Related Matters: Statements. (18 Feb 2003)

Mary White: As soon as they obtained a degree they thought they were entitled to £20,000 per year. Therefore, the corrective action was absolutely necessary and I am delighted it has been taken. In many other respects, Ireland is a model country. I am proud of being Irish and when I travel abroad I tell people that it is only 80 years since we won our freedom. Various Governments – particularly those...

Seanad: Finance and Related Matters: Statements. (18 Feb 2003)

Mary White: —yet in 80 years we have produced this model by acting together. We should keep reminding ourselves how great we are because it is a fact. Ireland is the most beautiful country in the world. On each occasion I return from abroad and the plane comes in to land, I get an overwhelming feeling of pleasure when I see the variety of colours – literally, 40 shades of green – below. It is...

Seanad: Finance and Related Matters: Statements. (18 Feb 2003)

Mary White: I am here to speak my mind and tell the truth. We should practise good housekeeping at home because we are supposed to be tightening our belts. People can have a meeting over a cup of coffee instead of during lunch or dinner. I do not wish to be dour about practising probity, but in the current circumstances the Government must provide a good example. When people read about such matters in...

Seanad: Finance and Related Matters: Statements. (18 Feb 2003)

Mary White: He is still young.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (19 Feb 2003)

Mary White: Senator Henry should say that again, loud and clear.

Seanad: Cancer Screening Programme: Motion. (19 Feb 2003)

Mary White: It was a concise presentation.

Seanad: Convention on the Future of Europe: Statements. (26 Feb 2003)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (26 Feb 2003)

Mary White: It applies to everybody.

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)

Mary White: I will not become involved in detail because it has been spelled out adequately by Senator Minihan and there is no point repeating what he said. Reform of the health service is the most important issue facing the Government after putting the peace process in place in the North. We hope discussions taking place with the Taoiseach, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Northern Ireland...

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)

Mary White: I am not into flattery but we cannot blame the Minister who has held the portfolio for only a few years—

Seanad: Health Services: Motion. (26 Feb 2003)

Mary White: —for the bureaucratic monster that he has inherited. I worked in a bureaucracy and know how stultifying it is. The Minister faces a challenge but it is also an opportunity for him to make his mark by reforming the health service in much the same way Donogh O'Malley reformed education.