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Seanad: Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Jan 2011)

Mary White: I draw attention to how competitive we are. The world competitiveness year book suggests that Ireland remains an attractive place to do business. As I have said many times over recent years, our market here is so small it cannot support a business that wants to grow and employ people unless we sell goods, services and products to people outside of our tiny country. Unless we export goods...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011: Second Stage (28 Jan 2011)

Mary White: They should not just engage in political debate and in wasting time. I have had the honour over the past eight years to be the nominee of the Irish Exporters Association for the Seanad and am pleased to have been offered that distinction again. This week I attended the launch of the report, Trading with the Asia-Pacific Region 2011-2015, produced by my nominating body, the Irish Exporters...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (29 Jan 2011)

Mary White: Leitrim is an outstanding county whose people are outstanding and that is rich in natural resources.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)

Mary White: I am delighted to welcome the Minister and it was a pleasure to hear his exemplary speech yesterday. Despite the ranting and raving from the other side of the House, there is no doubt the economy is beginning to grow and thrive again. I am completely optimistic on that front. My job as a politician is to inspire hope in people. As a business person, I would like to raise the issue of the...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed) (29 Jan 2011)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Committee Stage (Resumed). (29 Jan 2011)

Mary White: While this section provides for capital acquisitions tax, inheritance and gift tax, it has nothing to do with small business. Ireland, despite was has been said, is positive when it comes to new businesses. According to the World Competitiveness Yearbook, it remains an attractive place in which to do business. In the competitiveness league table it is in first place in respect of corporate...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Report and Final Stages (29 Jan 2011)

Mary White: I believe that not accepting this recommendation is a failure of the democratic process. While there were several abstentions on the civil partnership Bill, it was overwhelmingly passed by both Houses. I am disappointed that on the last day of this Seanad we cannot be magnanimous in accepting this recommendation.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Report and Final Stages (29 Jan 2011)

Mary White: The Minister is a brilliant lawyer. Why can he not adapt it?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Report and Final Stages (29 Jan 2011)

Mary White: I would like to see this matter rectified before we finish this evening.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2011 (Certified Money Bill): Report and Final Stages (29 Jan 2011)

Mary White: I do not care if we have to sit for another two weeks to fix it.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2011)

Mary White: I will refrain from throwing bouquets at my colleagues, but I sincerely wish well to everybody in this Chamber who will put his or her head above the parapet and stand for election. It is easy to talk about standing for election, but it takes great courage to actually do it. My pleading for the three issues of thalidomide, breast cancer screening and suicide prevention has been successful...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2011)

Mary White: How many times did I say that here and our Minister for Health and Children did not listen, but it is now in the programme for Government? Finally and not least the programme for Government will open up the case for the thalidomide survivors.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2011)

Mary White: Go raibh míle maith agat.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (8 Mar 2011)

Mary White: I am honoured and privileged to speak of my memories of Willie Farrell, who died one year ago. I have the notes of my meeting with him on 4 June 2002 when he advised my husband and I on my future election campaign for Seanad Éireann. I kept the notes as a souvenir of Willie's wisdom. Just two months before the Seanad election, I decided that I should take the plunge because there were so...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (8 Mar 2011)

Mary White: Both of my parents were dead when, thanks to my father-in-law, Mr. Batt White from Kinlough, County Leitrim, I made the pragmatic decision to take the plunge into public life. He had spoken to me about Willie Farrell. The other coincidence is that I would not be present today if Willie had not decided to stand down that year. Of the two vacancies on the industrial and commercial panel, I...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (8 Mar 2011)

Mary White: I have met Helen. She is a great young woman living in Roscommon who has supported child care in that area. Willie's esteemed colleagues have come all the way from the west. I am honoured by everyone's attendance. I hope I have filled Willie's shoes in some way.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (8 Mar 2011)

Mary White: I have done so already.

Seanad: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Mar 2011)

Mary White: In section 2(2)(c), I propose inserting "unless the above items are individually designed and manufactured for the relevant construction operations". This amendment reflects the concern of contractors involved on the Dublin Airport Terminal 2 project. Bespoke components made for a specific project should come within the legislation. This is because many construction operations involve...

Seanad: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Mar 2011)

Mary White: I propose to delete subsections (4) and (5) and insert, "if the other party or specified person referred to in subsection (1) does not deliver a response in accordance with subsection (3) or any response delivered does not comply with the requirements of subsection (3) the other party or specified person shall pay the amount claimed in the payment claim notice issued in accordance with...

Seanad: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Mar 2011)

Mary White: On payment claim notices.