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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jan 2009)

Mary White: How can a mother abuse her children over a six-year period, subjecting them to incest, sexual abuse and neglect? Apparently the community, school and relatives all knew about it. The HSE social workers were called in as far back as 1996. The abuse mentioned in the recent court case took place between 1998 and 2004. We are told that subject to no unforeseeable impediments, the...

Seanad: Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (27 Jan 2009)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. As we all know, the issue of child abuse is reported in the newspapers, if not daily then every second day. The headlines in the past two weeks on the Roscommon case put more pressure on the Government to amend the Constitution to protect children. The rights of children need to be enshrined in the Constitution. We have had the findings of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2009)

Mary White: Yesterday, following the motion regarding the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, I spoke to the Minister of State, Deputy Haughey, and we both agreed it would be important to have a debate in the House on the sexual abuse of children. The councillors of Galway and Roscommon who attended yesterday's meeting of the Health Service Executive regional forum expressed serious concern about...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2009)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Economic Issues: Motion (28 Jan 2009)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State. I was honoured to be nominated to Seanad Éireann by the Irish Exporters Association. The company I co-founded with Connie Doody exports 75% of its product to the United Kingdom and now employs 200 people in Navan, County Meath. I draw the attention of the House to an innovative proposal made recently to the Government by Mr. John Whelan, chief executive...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2009)

Mary White: I want to put on the record how embarrassed and sad I am at the exposure the Irish financial system is getting at the moment worldwide. This is a young State of less than 90 years. We were colonised for 800 years and all of us working together have served to raised the standard of living for everyone on the island from that of a colonised Third World country. I read in the Financial Times...

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Feb 2009)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State and compliment him and the Department on the fine Bill which will bring together all the adoption legislation into one concise Act. I also compliment him on his first-class speech, which is a pleasure to read, as it is most informative. I agree with what Senator Fitzgerald said to the effect that three of the Members in the House this afternoon are members of...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: That is not correct.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: That is wrong.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: That is not the case.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: I welcome the statement by the chief executive of Bord Gáis that the company hopes to poach 500,000 consumers from the ESB and provide electricity at 12.5% cheaper rates. I have raised previously the matter of the outrageous costs charged by the ESB. I believe the ESB gets away with murder. There was reference this morning to SR Technics. Not only are the apprentices in trouble, but the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: This issue is not just about Government but also about trade unions.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: In 2000, costs in Ireland and Germany were at the same level. By 2008, Irish costs were 20% higher than those in Germany. There is no mystery as to why SR Technics cannot continue in business. Sentiment about the Government taking equity in the company is nonsense until all partners in this country, including the social partners and the Government, get our costs in line with other European...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: However, the Tánaiste must come to the House and outline a plan, like any self-respecting business——

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: ——as to how she plans to get the costs of doing business in Ireland parallel with costs in other countries.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Feb 2009)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Feb 2009)

Mary White: That is unfair.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Mary White: He was demoted for it.