Results 4,141-4,160 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2013)
Mary White: The less he says, the better.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)
Mary White: Has the Senator visited the sites?
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)
Mary White: Good.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)
Mary White: Most of my Fianna Fáil colleagues have also visited them, myself included.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)
Mary White: Senator Higgins should stand up and be counted.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)
Mary White: The Senator should stand up and be counted.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)
Mary White: And the University of Ulster at Coleraine.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2013)
Mary White: As there is no Order of Business tomorrow I wish to compliment from the bottom of my heart the Minister, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald for her courage, conviction and compassion in introducing the Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013 tomorrow. Senator Quinn and I raised many times the issue of these families who had been guaranteed babies from Russia but the arrangements had been disrupted by the...
- Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Dec 2013)
Mary White: Yesterday morning on the Order of Business I congratulated the Minister on her magnificent efforts in achieving what is proposed in this Bill. Our purpose as politicians is to bring about change in society. Many times in the past I have had difficulty with Fianna Fáil listening to the civil servants surrounding them rather than make its own political decisions. I am not casting any...
- Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Dec 2013)
Mary White: Falling in love.
- Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Dec 2013)
Mary White: It is excellent of Ireland.
- Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Dec 2013)
Mary White: Lies.
- Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Dec 2013)
Mary White: Second Stage debate is quite different.
- Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Dec 2013)
Mary White: Second Stage can evolve into a discussions. It is very important for us to be here.
- Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Dec 2013)
Mary White: What about all the exports and the work of IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland?
- Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Dec 2013)
Mary White: For a few hours anyway. Wait until after Christmas.
- Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Dec 2013)
Mary White: Most people, including politicians, do not realise that Ministers seeking to implement serious change must display great skill in drawing together the various groups and Departments involved. In the case of this Bill, the Minister had to bring together diplomats, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and others. In my experience, few politicians have this ability and...
- Seanad: Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Dec 2013)
Mary White: I am highlighting the skill shown by the Minister in bringing together the various Departments and individuals. One can be sure the legislation met resistance among the bureaucrats. While not all of them resist, as someone who has observed government for many years, I am aware of the natural propensity of bureaucrats not to act. I tabled amendments to legislation on the city and enterprise...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jan 2014)
Mary White: The Senator should not promote Lidl here.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jan 2014)
Mary White: I concur with Senator Noone in respect of obesity but she should not promote one company over another.