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- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2012)
Mary White: They are good bureaucrats.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2012)
Mary White: She is an Irish citizen and lived in County Meath.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2012)
Mary White: The Minister could investigate the matter in the interests of transparency and democracy.
- Seanad: Report of Advisory Group on Small Business: Statements (Resumed) (19 Jan 2012)
Mary White: Yes. It was a fantastic speech.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Mary White: I draw Senators' attention to the possible closure of 550 public nursing home beds. Does the Minister for Health intend to have only private sector nursing homes? He promised that the HSE would engage intensively with nursing homes. I refer in particular to Crooksling in Brittas, County Dublin. Day in, day out I find this country to be frustratingly inefficient. If Germany was defeated...
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Mary White: I was back at work yesterday and I want him to talk immediately to the people up in Crooksling, as the Minister has promised.
- Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jan 2012)
Mary White: Yes. I would like to have a proper debate with the Minister and ask him whether he intends to fund and support public nursing homes or wants it all to be privatised.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)
Mary White: Yesterday evening, we had a meeting with the Local Authority Members Association, LAMA, which represents 900 local authority members around the country. The members pleaded with us and sought our support to enhance and strengthen the role of local government and elected members and they had suggestions with regard to the new household and water charges. I support those charges and believe...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jan 2012)
Mary White: I suggest we have a cross-party meeting in this Chamber to discuss how we can enhance the role of local authority members. Like us, their role is defined in the Constitution and they, like us, need innovation. Local authorities on mainland Europe have far more responsibility than do ours. We want a mutually beneficial meeting with local authority members and want cross party discussion...
- Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)
Mary White: I wish to raise a serious human rights issue. In the context of the Government's plans to introduce a Bill providing for a quota for women standing for election, I draw the Minister's attention to a misogynist organisation called the ICMSA. Its council comprises 93 members but there is only one women on it. In contrast, the IFA has implemented an equality agenda under which at least 25% of...
- Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)
Mary White: I raised the matter in the Seanad last week, when I asked the Minister to investigate the lack of democracy and transparency in the ICMSA's recent elections. Three years ago a gentleman was allowed to vote under exceptional circumstances but when this young woman attempted to do something similar this year, she was prevented from doing so.
- Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)
Mary White: This is a male dominated Oireachtas. Women are the backbone of the dairy industry. As someone originally involved in a small food business and now in a large food exporter, I believe we must pressure the dairy industry to diversify away from the UK. It is not good enough that 41% of food and dairy exports go to the UK. The industry will have to look to China, India, Russia and South...
- Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)
Mary White: Let him do so.
- Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)
Mary White: The ICMSA-----
- Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)
Mary White: The ICMSA has a 93-member council and one woman.
- Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)
Mary White: Thank you.
- Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)
Mary White: The Minister must be radical. Women are the backbone of farming and he has a moral responsibility.
- Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)
Mary White: I suggest that the Minister tell the new president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, ICMSA, Mr. John Comer-----
- Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)
Mary White: -----to ensure that the latter's organisation does the following. The Minister knows what I mean.