Results 61-80 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: In case there is any ambiguity, Amnesty International does not suggest that human trafficking, forced labour or the exploitation of children should be decriminalised. There is a deliberate fudging of prostitution and trafficking in this House and I am appalled by that. What the heck is wrong with the people here that they cannot support a review?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: I do not understand it. We have a professor of law who does not want a review of these matters. I regard Senator Bacik highly but-----
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: Amendment No. 29 is about having a review in two years' time.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: Is Senator Bacik happy to have a review?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: I do not understand the logic of my colleagues. We are here to do the right thing for society. Why can we not have a review of the Bill in two years' time? The people who do not support a review should not be here at all.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: What about people who work in the industry? Do they have no say?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: It is a populist view.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: Help.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: I accept that.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: I will give the people in the Chamber, including the very esteemed professor of law and the Minister of State, a chance to think about it further. What the heck is wrong with having a review of the legislation? Why should it be carved in stone? That is what happens with much of the legislation passed by the Oireachtas - it is carved in stone forever and nobody returns to it. I will not...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: Yes, I am pushing it back to-----
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: Yes.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: I understand how my colleague Senator Norris feels and I sympathise with him. However, I wish to give the benefit of the doubt to the people who are present in the Chamber today. What is wrong with reviewing legislation?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: What is wrong with it? I sincerely believe that people who are not willing to have a review should not be here in the first place.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
Mary White: The Minister of State referred to the large number of organisations which support this provision. He should ask them if they would have a problem with a review of it. No sensible person would have a problem with a review of the legislation in two years’ time. I cannot believe what is happening here. There should be a consensus of common sense that this legislation should be...