Results 2,061-2,080 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)
Mary White: In Germany, parents spend 8.4% of their net income on child care. Sadly, the Irish Government spends only 0.2% of GDP on child care while the Governments in France, Finland and Denmark spend 2%.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)
Mary White: As a spokesperson in the Seanad on children, I would likeââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)
Mary White: This is a very serious matter.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)
Mary White: As I have said many times here, we have free primary, secondary and third level education.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Nought to five years is the most critical in a human being's life. These figures are very disturbing. We spoke last week about competitiveness and getting our priorities right. How can we compete internationally, socially and economically if we do not provide for high quality child care and the education of children in the nought to five age bracket?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Last July, the National Economic and Social Forum said it deeply regretted that the Government had not provided one year's pre-school for every child in Ireland.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)
Mary White: That recommendation was in my document on a new approach to child care. I asked the Government to indicate when it would provide one year's free pre-school for every child before he or she attends formal national school.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)
Mary White: It is the rules of engagement. When one is here one realises one cannot do that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Senator Bacik does not understand the real world of politics.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Some Senators are slow learners.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Exactly.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2008)
Mary White: The Senator interrupted this morning.
- Seanad: Child Care Services: Statements (21 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Child Care Services: Statements (21 Oct 2008)
Mary White: I am the Government spokesperson in the Seanad on children. The Minister of State said he welcomed a frank discussion today, so I hope he will bear with me.
- Seanad: Child Care Services: Statements (21 Oct 2008)
Mary White: It is my responsibility to spell out my position.
- Seanad: Child Care Services: Statements (21 Oct 2008)
Mary White: I know that. Many times in this Chamber I have said we have free national school, secondary school and third level education, however we continue to neglect the education and development of our youngest citizens in the zero to five age group. There is clear evidence from the literature around the globe that while all investment in education yields a rich dividend for the economic and social...
- Seanad: Irish Prisoners Abroad (21 Oct 2008)
Mary White: I welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Martin. According to current figures, between 800 and 1,000 Irish people are incarcerated in prisons overseas. The majority of these prisoners are held in England and Wales, with others in Europe, South America, Central America and Africa. The conditions in prisons in these countries vary greatly, with many decidedly below basic standards...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Hear, hear.