Results 3,041-3,060 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)
Mary White: I want to say finally-----
- Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)
Mary White: I do not know why this Government is getting excited about not increasing income tax.
- Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)
Mary White: Talking about high social standards in other countries where they have a very high rate of income tax------
- Seanad: Budget 2012: Statements (6 Dec 2011)
Mary White: People earning over â¬90,000 per year should be paying higher income tax, end of story.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2011)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2011)
Mary White: Fascism.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2011)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2011)
Mary White: I second the Sinn Féin amendment on lone parents. Given that the Government brought in such a cruel budget, it is absolutely incredible that the Taoiseach would have the audacity to try to manoeuvre us out of our elected and democratic roles in the Seanad. I find it amazing and I wonder if he is breaking our constitutional rights. He has never come to the Seanad to speak to Members. I...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2011)
Mary White: It is like a kindergarten.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2011)
Mary White: Yes, I have a very important issue for the Leader and for the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald. As many know, we would not have created our Celtic tiger without the contribution of women to the economy. When the country was growing at a fantastic rate, we did not have a sufficient number of people for the jobs that were available. Many women went back into...
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2011)
Mary White: The Cathaoirleach will be very pleased with the issue I am raising. We know that modern fathers wheel buggies and bring their children to the crèche at 7 a.m. or 7.30 a.m. They change nappies and they are sharing in the joys and pain of parenthood. It is a tonic that the British government intends to bring in legislation that fathers can share parental leave.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2011)
Mary White: The Fianna Fáil Party delivered free preschool education. I drove that during the last Seanad.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2011)
Mary White: It should be possible for the 26 weeks that women are on paid maternity leave to be shared with the fathers. The only way the human rights of men can be acknowledged is if this leave can be shared.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2011)
Mary White: All politics is local.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)
Mary White: Last night, I attended a public meeting in Ardee, County Louth, organised by Councillor Frank Godfrey and the St. Joseph's action group against the closure of the nursing home in Ardee and the Cottage Hospital. The people of Ardee will be watching "Oireachtas Report" to see the reaction of my colleagues. HIQA has proposed that the St. Joseph's nursing home, Ardee, should be closed. It is a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)
Mary White: I support Senator à Domhnaill's proposed amendment to the Order of Business that Cromwell comes into this House and explains to this Houseââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)
Mary White: I will stand my ground on this.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)
Mary White: I will not withdraw it. He should not evict people from what has become their home.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)
Mary White: It is eviction. The Senators opposite should learn their history.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2011)
Mary White: I do not want to be burned at the stake.