Results 4,201-4,220 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)
Mary White: As good as Mr. Haughey and I mean that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Mary White: Hear, hear. Correct.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Mary White: Michael McDowell did not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Mary White: I join in the expressions of sympathy on the death of former Senator and Deputy Nicky McFadden. Nicky had the gift of personal connection with the person. During the time in this House when Nicky was in opposition and I was on the government side we would smile across the room at one another. If I may say so, she was a physically beautiful woman and had a beautiful soul. She is sadly...
- Seanad: Higher Education and Research (Consolidation and Improvement) Bill 2014: Second Stage (2 Apr 2014)
Mary White: No.
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Apr 2014)
Mary White: That is jealousy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Apr 2014)
Mary White: It is.
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Apr 2014)
Mary White: He is being political now.
- Seanad: Order of Business (3 Apr 2014)
Mary White: I second the proposal made by Senator Paschal Mooney to amend the Order of Business.
- Seanad: SME Envoy Networks: Statements (3 Apr 2014)
Mary White: It is a pleasure to welcome the Minister of State back to the House. I congratulate the Government on lowering the level of unemployment to 11.8%. It is a tremendous achievement and it proves that the Government's focus on unemployment has had a significant impact. However, more than 250,000 people remain unemployed. In his message for Lent the revolutionary pope, Pope Francis, warned...
- Seanad: SME Envoy Networks: Statements (3 Apr 2014)
Mary White: The creativity is unbelievable and Connie and I worked together to get it started. Another recommendation in the policy paper is that Enterprise Ireland and Bord Bia should advise women against going solo. Making Lir Chocolates a success was incredibly demanding. We had to go through steel walls every day but because there were two of us we were mentally able to sustain each other. My role...
- Seanad: SME Envoy Networks: Statements (3 Apr 2014)
Mary White: I thank the Minister of State. Connie and I had complementary skills. The recommendation in regard to getting women to work with other people is based on our experience. It is a lonely station if one is working alone but when we had challenging problems we were able to talk them over. Attitudes have improved since I was growing up, when an entrepreneur was regarded as the last career...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Apr 2014)
Mary White: I second Senator Darragh O'Brien's amendment. It is with great pleasure that I acknowledge last night's historic event in Windsor Castle, which will undoubtedly pave the way for further momentous events. The biggest beneficiaries of the event will be the younger generation, including the young people from Sallynoggin College of Further Education and their teachers, Lillian Doyle and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2014)
Mary White: I presume people knew it was an April fool’s suggestion.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Apr 2014)
Mary White: Yesterday's Irish Independenthad a headline, "Loneliness, cash woes push elderly to phone for help". The article stated: Eamon Timmins, head of advocacy at Age Action Ireland, [...] said that many elderly people in society were feeling more isolated than ever before. "We have just finished a national consultation and it is a listening exercise where we go around the country. There is a lot...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Apr 2014)
Mary White: We looked after older people in society.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Apr 2014)
Mary White: There was a world recession.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Apr 2014)
Mary White: That is a neo-conservative approach. The Government said it would abolish fees.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Apr 2014)
Mary White: Abolish prescription charges.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Apr 2014)
Mary White: We were kind to older people.