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Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Second Stage (23 Apr 2012)

Mary White: I am delighted to welcome the Minister of State to the House and I compliment him on his speech. As is traditional, Fianna Fáil supports the EU and of Ireland being a full and passionate member of it. The Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union, also called the fiscal stability treaty, is an intergovernmental treaty signed by 25 of the member...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2012)

Mary White: As I stated here on numerous occasions, the No. 1 challenge facing the country is the creation of employment. The trade union leaders are being disingenuous in what they say. The American Chamber of Commerce, the members of which are the chiefs of the multinational companies located in Ireland, includes Ms Louise Phelan, who is the sister of our former colleague who died tragically two...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2012)

Mary White: The chief executives of IBM Ireland, Merrill Lynch Ireland and Microsoft Ireland have drawn attention to the fact that the only jobs being created at present are in the foreign direct investment area and already, in the first quarter of the year, 2,200 jobs have been created. We are in a democracy and, of course, people are entitled to vote "No". If, however, the trade union leaders who are...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2012)

Mary White: -----what they are at?

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2012)

Mary White: Senator Norris should brief himself fully on the world of business and where jobs in this country are being created. Our issues are not only water or sceptic tanks, but creating employment for the 450,000 who do not have jobs.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: The Taoiseach's nominees do what they like.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: Not half.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: The Order of Business is critical.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: This should be a priority.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: It is just an excuse.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: I hope that at its meeting today ICTU will not leave matters open as to whether its members should vote "Yes" or "No" in the referendum. The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin, put in a first-class performance on last night's "Prime Time" programme. The person speaking on behalf of the "No" campaign was also excellent. There is a need for organisations such as the...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: I do not know what the Sinn Féin Members were talking about yesterday. I am fascinated with regard to where they are coming from on this matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: Sinn Féin's arguments are very flawed.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: The Referendum Commission of which the Clerk to the Seanad, Ms Deirdre Lane, served stated that the lead-in periods in respect of previous referendums were too short. The Government should have the guts to state that it made a mistake and that the lead-in period for the forthcoming referendum is too short. It should delay the referendum until the end of June.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, lines 7 to 17, to delete all words from and including "may," in line 7 down to and including "specified."," in line 17 and substitute the following: "may— (a) order one or all of the following— (i) that the undertaking shall discontinue the abuse, or (ii) that the undertaking shall adopt such measures for the purpose of securing an adjustment of that...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: I thank the Minister of State for his response. There seems to be agreement on both sides of the House that the Bill is not adequate. Disappointment on the Government side is more diplomatic and expressed in nice soft tones. Senator Kelly's way of speaking was very gentle.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: As the Government intends to introduce legislation to amalgamate the Competition Authority with the Consumers Association of Ireland, it would have been preferable to combine this Bill with the other two. The introduction of this Bill is too speedy. Too many issues are not covered in it. All matters should have been combined and an adequate Bill drafted. The Bill is fine in principle but...