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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: It is a very important issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: There should be an investigation into the relationship between the company that has been taken over by Musgrave. It is very serious.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: This would not happen in Britain. Was it known that this company was going to take over Superquinn? It is very important and very serious. We must have an investigation.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Penrose, here this afternoon. Having been first elected as a political activist to the Fianna Fáil National Executive by all of Fianna Fáil in Dublin across the then 11 constituencies, I believe that Irish women must be firing on all cylinders and have a passion for it. That is what it is about, having the passion to feel part of what is happening in...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: I married my husband in 1969. All the people I meet in Leitrim remember everything about me if I meet them six months or two years later. They are charming and courteous all of the time. I plead here today that Leitrim should be one administrative county to give it self-confidence so that the people can fight for their rights as a county, rather than be split with Sligo and Roscommon. As...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: One needs an identity.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: There is a bit of a difference between north and south Leitrim. They are far more strident in south Leitrim.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: Senator Comiskey, like my husband, is from north Leitrim. I give them the accolade of being the gentle and gallant people in the county. This is a serious matter. Leitrim needs to be one administrative area that can fight for its rights, fight for employment and for everything to which it is entitled.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Mary White: Some people have a difficulty with the phrase "Fianna Fáil".

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Mary White: The Seanad is due to go into recess tomorrow, yet in the midst of the jobs crisis, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, has failed or refused to come here, despite numerous requests, to discuss the pressures on indigenous industry. He is avoiding confronting the real issues facing Irish industry by identifying with the continued success of foreign direct...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Mary White: We should not stand idly by and fail to exercise our voice in the strongest possible manner on behalf of the hundreds of suppliers, who are from every part of the country. I do not include the Musgrave group in this because it is very good to Irish businesses by giving opportunities to Superquinn, SuperValu, Centra and Daybreak.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Mary White: I have. I want the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, to come to the House to talk about the failure of Bank of Ireland and AIB to loan cash to small Irish businesses. We speak about doing our business in a different way. Why do we not ask the owners of small and medium enterprises to come before the House to tell us the truth about how the banks are not...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Mary White: -----that the Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton, has failed to come to the Seanad I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that he come to the House today.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Mary White: Yes.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (26 Jul 2011)

Mary White: On a point of order, I would like my colleagues in the Chamber to know that I will insist on calling votes on the Order of Business until the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, comes to the House. The number one issue-----

Seanad: Business of Seanad (26 Jul 2011)

Mary White: The Cathaoirleach does not need help from the person beside him.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (26 Jul 2011)

Mary White: The number one issue in our country is jobs.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (26 Jul 2011)

Mary White: I will insist on doing it until the Minister, Deputy Bruton, comes here.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (26 Jul 2011)

Mary White: Could I have a bit of respect? Senators should not be showing themselves up by walking out.