Results 221-240 of 9,393 for speaker:Alex White
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2007)
Alex White: I originally asked if I could correct a factual point.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2007)
Alex White: It is Freudian.
- Seanad: European Union Reform Treaty: Statements (12 Dec 2007)
Alex White: I welcome the Minister of State to the House to kick off this debate on the Reform Treaty or Lisbon treaty. I saw Manuel Barroso interviewed on television last night and he called it the "Lisbon" treaty, perhaps for national reasons. We shall see what it ends up being called. There is no question that our experience of EU membership has been of major benefit to the country. Perhaps this...
- Seanad: European Union Reform Treaty: Statements (12 Dec 2007)
Alex White: I hope the Supreme Court agrees in due course.
- Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)
Alex White: No, that is the Leader of the House.
- Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)
Alex White: The Senator says that to all the guys.
- Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)
Alex White: I also read The Economist, as do most of the contributors to this debate. It is interesting to reflect on the rather stark example given by Senator Mary White of the contrast between 1997 and 2007. However, I would not take the measure of success of The Economist as being the only such measure for an economy or society. It is interesting and important but it is not the sole measure. We...
- Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)
Alex White: It is true major developments have occurred over the past decade and we all rejoice in the economic success of the country and participated in it. Various Members have come at this debate from various perspectives. The Minister of State, whom I welcome to the House, approaches it having a strong background in business as do Senators Quinn and Mary White. As we are ticking the boxes on where...
- Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)
Alex White: Keep the jobs.
- Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)
Alex White: Will the Government move forward the process?
- Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)
Alex White: Initially, the Government has the obligation.
- Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)
Alex White: The Opposition parties are up for it as well.
- Seanad: Small and Medium Enterprises: Statements (12 Dec 2007)
Alex White: The Government should come forward with proposals and we willââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2007)
Alex White: We are not going to have Seanad reform.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2007)
Alex White: Or 1981.
- Seanad: Integration Policy: Statements (Resumed) (13 Dec 2007)
Alex White: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank him for facilitating this debate. I was struck by something Senator McDonald said at the outset when she examined what the word "integration" means. It is a word that is thrown around a lot. It is something everybody believes in and thinks of as a positive thing. I am sure we all subscribe to it. However, there is a certain...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2007)
Alex White: I would like to join Senator Fitzgerald in warmly congratulating Senator Norris on the handing over of his papers to the National Library yesterday as the occasion was a great tribute to him. Senator Norris has been associated with the fight for gay rights for many years but he is not a one trick pony and he has made a huge contribution to a range of debates in this House and outside. The...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2007)
Alex White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2007)
Alex White: A cheap shot.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2007)
Alex White: Or women.