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Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Second Stage (1 Oct 2008)

Mary White: I was here. The Senator was not here for the last while when I was speaking, and I did draw attention to it.

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Second Stage (1 Oct 2008)

Mary White: I would like the Minister now to prioritise getting our competitiveness back in order——

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Second Stage (1 Oct 2008)

Mary White: ——for the sake of the real companies doing business in this country — not the people in the banks who can sit at their desks and make quick bucks, but the people who are slaving away in manufacturing and services, selling goods abroad. As Dr. Whitaker said on 19 September, we need to prioritise competitiveness.

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Second Stage (1 Oct 2008)

Mary White: He got plenty already.

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Financial Support) Bill 2008: Second Stage (1 Oct 2008)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2008)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Economic Situation: Statements (30 Sep 2008)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Economic Situation: Statements (30 Sep 2008)

Mary White: I have just come from a Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting where the Minister for Finance brought us up to date on the decision made during the night. He stressed this decision was to protect the life blood of our economy. It is not about protecting the management of the banks and the chief executives; it is about keeping our economy moving and sending a message around the world that...

Seanad: Economic Situation: Statements (30 Sep 2008)

Mary White: He was not. I wish to address a number of points. The message that was signalled by the decision today is important because many Irish people are panic-stricken and afraid of what is happening in the country. Therefore, this was a first-class decision, intended not to protect the banks but to maintain our economy. As an entrepreneur, business person and co-founder of Lir Chocolates, I...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Mary White: He was not forced to resign from office.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Mary White: The Senator must withdraw it.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Mary White: I would like to put on the record that I have a problem with what Senator Regan said. The former Taoiseach, Deputy Bertie Ahern, fought for peace——

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Mary White: The former Taoiseach delivered peace in the North.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Mary White: Senator Regan lacks compassion. He must know that the former Taoiseach must be suffering at this moment in time.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)

Mary White: Yesterday, I met, accidentally, Professor Drumm in the corridor of Leinster House and spoke to him about my document in regard to what we can do about suicide in the new Ireland. I drew his attention, for the third time — I previously raised the matter in committee — to the fact that there are 11 suicide prevention officer positions in Ireland, three of which are vacant. The role of...

Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)

Mary White: I was very pleased to read today in The Irish Times the statement by the Taoiseach, Deputy Brian Cowen. One of his points was that we will examine measures to reduce the cost of doing business in Ireland to stimulate export-led growth and enhanced productivity. This is very satisfying to me as I have sat here for years as part of a team that created a company with jobs for 150 people....

Seanad: Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy (9 Jul 2008)

Mary White: I concur with all the remembrances of Séamus Brennan. My dealings with Séamus began moe than 25 years ago in the Fianna Fáil women's group. Many people in the House will not know that Séamus was an ardent supporter of women participating more fully in politics and in Fianna Fáil. In the early 1980s, the women's group in Dublin South met in a pub in the constituency and Seamus would...