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Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Mary White: That is pathetic.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

Mary White: He supports Fine Gael.

Seanad: Energy Resources: Motion (6 May 2009)

Mary White: I agree with Senator O'Malley. I compliment the Minister on his contribution over the years to alternative energy and congratulate him on putting the issue of nuclear energy on the radar. I will make a few points on the problems with wind energy projects and I hope the Minister will take on the issues. At present 1,014 MW is pumped out by wind energy and 1,500 MW is ready to go between 2009...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher. I also welcome the proposed changes in the Bill. It comes on the back of the shocking revelations that a bank had concealed from public scrutiny huge loans granted to a former chairman for eight years. The Bill closes a legal loophole that allowed bank directors to keep their individual borrowings secret from the Financial Regulator and...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)

Mary White: For a change.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Mary White: I am glad the Cathaoirleach challenged Senator Healy Eames, who tarnished my reputation last week. That is something I deeply resent. If a person dares to challenge my reputation for working diligently and carrying out my duties, I will deal with that individual in an appropriate manner.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Mary White: Senator Healy Eames should not smile at me.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Mary White: Yesterday I attended the launch of the report into the tragic deaths in April 2007 of Adrian and Ciara Dunne and their two children at Monageer. The report to which I refer is a complete waste of time because 27 pages of it have been blacked out. Why is that the case? What is the point in publishing a report when it is not possible to read 27 pages of it?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Mary White: The report attempts to state that perhaps this tragedy may not have happened or could not have been prevented. I do not accept that. Unfortunately, Ciara and Adrian Dunne both had physical and emotional problems. As children - as a result of the fact that they each had disabilities - they were provided with special education services. They met, fell in love and, to all intents and...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Mary White: The Republic in these islands in that it does not provide such a service. If there had been such a service in place and even if the family in question had been able to access it-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Mary White: I have to finish this point.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Mary White: This is a matter of human life. The undertaker in the case in question could have rung a freefone line, if one had been in place, in order to highlight the fact that the Dunne family was experiencing serious problems.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

Mary White: The Tánaiste, Deputy Mary Coughlan, said she is willing to come to the House.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (13 May 2009)

Mary White: They sent the child back.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (13 May 2009)

Mary White: I wish to assure colleagues on the opposite side of the Chamber that the Fianna Fáil Party is totally committed to the civil partnership Bill. Let there be no ambiguity about that.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (13 May 2009)

Mary White: There is a commitment in the programme for Government in respect of the legislation and that commitment will be delivered upon.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (13 May 2009)

Mary White: I will try to discover, as quickly as possible, when the Bill is due be introduced. There is no doubt that cultural and social changes are giving rise to legislative change. Society is leading the way and prompting such legislative change. I am of the view that, in time, society will decide whether it is acceptable for gay couples to adopt children and legislators will then make their move....

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (13 May 2009)

Mary White: I again assure those opposite that my party is fully committed to the civil partnership Bill, which I will be valiantly supporting in the House when it is introduced.