Results 3,181-3,200 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 Feb 2012)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Local Government Reform: Statements, Questions and Answers (1 Feb 2012)
Mary White: It was not thought out.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)
Mary White: A draw.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Second Stage (2 Feb 2012)
Mary White: On a point of order, it is a shame that we do not have extra time.
- Seanad: Priorities in Foreign Affairs: Statements (2 Feb 2012)
Mary White: I welcome the Tánaiste.
- Seanad: Priorities in Foreign Affairs: Statements (2 Feb 2012)
Mary White: I apologise for missing the Tánaiste's contribution as I was attending a meeting of the Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement.
- Seanad: Priorities in Foreign Affairs: Statements (2 Feb 2012)
Mary White: Yes, if I may ask the question. The Secretary of State, Owen Paterson was in attendance and I was able to inform him of the motion which was passed unanimously here this morning, that the British Government engage with the families of Justice for the Forgotten. I was the one who pushed for this motion, as the Leader will know, and I was successful in having the issue of the Dublin-Monaghan...
- Seanad: Priorities in Foreign Affairs: Statements (2 Feb 2012)
Mary White: I wish to inform the Tánaiste. I have watched al-Jazeera TV from the beginning and I watch all the stations from China and India. I am very disappointed that the Iranian TV has gone off the Murdoch satellite network. It had an excellent international news service. My question to the Tánaiste is about Iran.
- Seanad: Priorities in Foreign Affairs: Statements (2 Feb 2012)
Mary White: I have just one sentence. I want to know why we so foolishly cut off one of the most influential countries in the Gulf and in Afghanistan. Iran is a major influence in the Middle East.
- Seanad: Priorities in Foreign Affairs: Statements (2 Feb 2012)
Mary White: It has a population of 78 million. This is about jobs in the food and drinks industry.
- Seanad: Priorities in Foreign Affairs: Statements (2 Feb 2012)
Mary White: We should not cut off relations with Iran for the sake of a puny amount of money.
- Seanad: Priorities in Foreign Affairs: Statements (2 Feb 2012)
Mary White: Iran is influential worldwide.
- Seanad: Priorities in Foreign Affairs: Statements (2 Feb 2012)
Mary White: On the Vatican, he was being realistic unlike on the Seanad or when in Davos.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)
Mary White: It will not happen.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2012)
Mary White: That is exciting. This is a democracy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
Mary White: The Minister would not be allowed to read a speech.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
Mary White: I will make my briefest statement ever in this House. When will the Taoiseach attend the House and address us who have been democratically elected? I am appalled. We heard fine sentiments from Senator Mac Conghail about community participation. How dare the Taoiseach not come here? I think we will need to raise the matter in the media and let people know that he has not even paid us the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
Mary White: The rule was that we could have Taoisigh in the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
Mary White: He was. The Taoiseach is talking about our demise and would want to come in.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Feb 2012)
Mary White: He had a big coup, with China. Brilliant.