Results 3,161-3,180 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)
Mary White: I did not say "lean on". I said "suggest". A Minister is supposed to make changes in society.
- Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)
Mary White: My responsibility is to do that.
- Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Jan 2012)
Mary White: Along with President Obama.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2012)
Mary White: It would pre-empt the decision of the Attorney General.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2012)
Mary White: It is a political appointment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2012)
Mary White: I thank and congratulate the Leader, Senator Maurice Cummins, on the speedy arrangements he made for statements, questions and answers on local government reform in the Chamber tomorrow. I raised the matter following our meeting with the Local Authority Members Association on the previous evening. Well done, Senator. Will he confirm that the Minister for the Environment, Community and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2012)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)
Mary White: Bureaucracy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)
Mary White: The Senator is a brilliant orator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)
Mary White: I take this opportunity to again congratulate the Leader, Senator Maurice Hayes-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)
Mary White: I apologise to Senator Cummins. I take this opportunity to again congratulate the Leader on the tremendous innovations he has introduced in respect of the workings of the House. The Leader has organised fantastic opportunities for Senators to speak in the House and for Ministers to be in attendance for debates. When he has arranged such debates, he has pleaded for those who requested them...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)
Mary White: I ask the Leader to arrange for a question and answer session with the Taoiseach in the Seanad. I assure him that the House would be full for such an event. The Taoiseach is our country's leader and he should be prepared to come to this Chamber and account for himself. If I were Taoiseach, I would come here to respond to questions. The Taoiseach should treat with respect the Senators from...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)
Mary White: The Leader should get the Taoiseach to come before the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)
Mary White: The Leader can inform the Taoiseach that I stated that he should stop backbiting about Ireland when he is abroad in the company of big shots.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2012)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 Feb 2012)
Mary White: I thank the Minister for his visionary speech which offers optimism in terms of the future role of local authorities. I agree with him that an opportunistic policy decision was made in 1977 to abolish rates. As he stated, this has made local authorities increasingly dependent on central government in pleading for funding. It has seriously weakened the role of local authority members. The...
- Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 Feb 2012)
Mary White: No, but we want to see the role of local authority members being enhanced. When I sought election to the Seanad in 2002, I was not a member of a local authority, but I had been on the national executive of Fianna Fáil. During that election campaign I saw what local authority members did, and their role in communities is seriously underestimated. Having travelled throughout the country and...
- Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 Feb 2012)
Mary White: I wish to raise two issues, the first of which is the role of politicians on State boards and the vital role of democratically elected local authority members on new boards such as the new replacement for the VEC. Councillors can contribute enormously to these boards by bringing forward policies and structures. When I was elected to the Seanad, I was obliged to stand down as a member of...