Results 3,421-3,440 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)
Mary White: It is about jobs.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)
Mary White: On 10 June the Kernel Capital group, which manages seed capital and venture capital funds for investment in emerging Irish companies, published an open letter in The Sunday Business Post to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, and the presidents of all the Irish universities and institutes of technology. The open letter has brought much-needed national...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)
Mary White: There should be democracy. This is an appalling decision.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Jun 2012)
Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State and compliment him on the tremendous work he is putting into increasing the availability of finance for small and medium-sized companies. I know his heart and soul is in this job. Any Bill or initiative that seeks to help viable businesses to survive and weather the great economic storm is to be welcomed. Specifically, the Government has targeted the SME...
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Jun 2012)
Mary White: The Minister of State is very gallant.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: I support what Senator Cullinane had to say. Yesterday, I attended the AGM of Lir Chocolates in Navan which employs 200 people at which I was told by my colleagues that there is a serious cash flow crisis in the business system. While previously suppliers allowed 60 days in respect of payment, they are now seeking payment within 30 days. As such, there is no cash movement within the...
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: Those businesses would not survive if they were not profitable.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: The Minister of State has been here on a number of occasions and he has always pointed out and emphasised the contribution made by small businesses. We know, and he has said it on numerous occasions, that 200,000 small businesses involve over 655,000 people and a significant proportion of the firms employ fewer than ten people. He also said that credit was available and he was circumspect...
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: It was John Trethowan that criticised the Government for not helping new businesses.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: They blew it.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: When the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, was in opposition, he was always keen that the performance of schemes would be measured to ensure their effectiveness. It appears, however, that any review is undertaken entirely at the discretion of a Minister. In these days of Government reform, in the interests of accountability, there should be a mandatory...
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: It will be at his discretion.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: It is provided for in the Bill.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: It will be at his discretion.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: That is not good enough; it is not businesslike.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: The Taoiseach has never come to the House.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: The Minister of State spoke about confidence and said there were many super companies. I completely agree with him, but the Government is not helping to give confidence to the people who are afraid to spend whatever money they have because they have no confidence. There are many leaks from the Government. Among the Government parties there are PR events taking place, to which there is no...
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: The Minister of State spoke about confidence and I agree with him, but the Government is frightening the people about what cuts are to be made. That is completely wrong. I know the Minister of State's heart is in the right place, but this is the Government's responsibility.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: Why then is there a 14.5% unemployment rate?