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- Seanad: Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy: Statements (7 Oct 2010)
Mary White: It is not incorrect.
- Seanad: Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy: Statements (7 Oct 2010)
Mary White: What does the Senator suggest the airlines do?
- Seanad: Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy: Statements (7 Oct 2010)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy: Statements (7 Oct 2010)
Mary White: That is not correct.
- Seanad: Trading and Investing in a Smart Economy: Statements (7 Oct 2010)
Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Haughey. It is at times such as this that his father's vision would be most welcome. There are many who consider that Charles Haughey was a man of vision. It was only this morning that we were discussing the need for vision and action. I am disappointed the Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher, is not present to hear what I have to say. I am also...
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2010)
Mary White: The Senator's father was a great man.
- Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2010)
Mary White: I welcome the Minister. Ireland's agrifood, fisheries and forestry is our largest indigenous industry. Collectively, the industry employes 250,000 people either directly or indirectly and has an annual output in excess of â¬24 billion, including an â¬8 billion export industry. Three significant reports on agriculture, food and forestry have been launched in the past three months, one of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)
Mary White: I wish to draw my colleagues' attention to a science article in yesterday's edition of The New York Times about a paper by two economists entitled "Mental Retirement". We recently had positive aging week. Senator O'Toole was correct in what he said this morning in that when somebody proposes something different, new and visionary, 99% of people say it cannot be done. People should have a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)
Mary White: I am not going to speak.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)
Mary White: I would like Senators Ross and Harris not to speak-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)
Mary White: -----in loud voices when I am speaking on a very serious matter. I did not do it, Senator Harris, when you were speaking.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)
Mary White: I am not saying that I do not occasionally talk, but I do my best to do so in a low voice. Those Senators were speaking at the top of their voices.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)
Mary White: I think it is the huge egos they both have that are driving them to that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)
Mary White: Actually, I know I am right.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)
Mary White: I do not know which one has the bigger ego.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)
Mary White: I want an urgent debate on positive aging. It is very detrimental to force people to retire at 65 and it should be a choice. Forcing people to retire at 65 suggests they are beyond it or can no longer contribute to society. The New York Times reports on the health retirement study, which is a survey of more than 22,000 Americans aged more than 50 years every two years. The study proves...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)
Mary White: It is a very important point.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)
Mary White: May I have one last sentence?
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2010)
Mary White: It is important to keep one's thinking matter going, which we all need as Senator Healy Eames said earlier. It is entrepreneurs who have new ideas and take action who will get this country back on its feet. I put myself in that category, having been an entrepreneur in my previous life. The New York Times article states that doing crosswords, Sudoku etc. simply allows people to become good...