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Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Mary White: Senator Bannon is displaying his narrow-minded approach and lack of vision.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Mary White: The budget was launched today in an atmosphere in which the world economy is beginning to turn around. Ireland will be part of that. It has been said that Senators and back-bench Deputies have no influence. From my personal experience today, that is not true. I lobbied the Minister for Finance, with whom I had a meeting, and wrote to the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and...

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Mary White: That development authority should send out a message, throughout the world, that Ireland is the best location for film making.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Mary White: May I have another minute?

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Mary White: I wish to refer to the BES scheme. Having established my company with my co-founder, Ms Connie Doody, 17 years ago, we could not have grown the business without access to BES funds. I am delighted the Minister has extended that scheme for the next three years. People find it much easier and more lucrative to invest their money in property but, with the extension of the BES scheme for a...

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Mary White: It is an exciting budget.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Mary White: What did Senator Bannon do for Longford?

Seanad: Order of Business. - Budget Statement: Motion. (3 Dec 2003)

Mary White: That is insulting.

Seanad: Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Second Stage. (9 Dec 2003)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister and his Department officials. I welcome the establishment of this independent monitoring commission. It represents progress and an injection of energy for Northern Ireland. I do not agree with Senator Brian Hayes that there is no road map. How could we have a road map in politics? Every step of the way is unpredictable and it requires vision and courage. As I said here...

Seanad: Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Second Stage. (9 Dec 2003)

Mary White: Had the elections been held earlier, I believe the result would have been different. The Government was too patient. I do not think we will achieve a perfect result on decommissioning. How can we be sure that every gun and every missile will be handed up? Someone must have the courage to make a decision and accept in good faith that both sides want peace. If they wish to do so, people can go...

Seanad: Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Dec 2003)

Mary White: There was a naiveté in cases over the years, such as the Garda Síochána putting its faith in giving information to the RUC. I recommend caution about being too trusting. It makes us out to be naive and a little gullible if we think that there are not other forces there. I draw the Minister's attention to the point that there are people in the system who want to undermine the peace process....

Seanad: Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Dec 2003)

Mary White: May I reply?

Seanad: Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Dec 2003)

Mary White: We expected something back.

Seanad: Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Dec 2003)

Mary White: The Minister is having the last word.

Seanad: Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Dec 2003)

Mary White: As a nation we acquiesced promptly to the change to Articles 2 and 3 but I do not think that was reciprocated by other parties to the Agreement. Mr. Trimble did not sell the Agreement to his community vigorously enough. I am entitled to my opinion. We were enthusiastic and optimistic that the pace would be much quicker. I am disappointed that the institutions are not in action. At the moment,...

Seanad: Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Dec 2003)

Mary White: It has to be.

Seanad: Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Dec 2003)

Mary White: They are not.

Seanad: Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Dec 2003)

Mary White: They are definitely not.

Seanad: Independent Monitoring Commission Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (9 Dec 2003)

Mary White: Senator Hayes should visit the North more often and get to know the people better.