Results 4,301-4,320 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Mary White: We have talked about the local elections results already.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Mary White: It gives me great pleasure to remind Members in the Chamber that Mr. Charles Haughey, when he was Minister for Finance, introduced free travel for older people in 1967. It was a milestone in legislation. The other milestone he introduced was the Succession Act, whereby a man could no longer sell the family home over the head of his wife. Recent press reports, including in The Irish...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Mary White: This is a neoconservative Government.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Older people are discarded by society because they are no longer of use-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Mary White: We should also oppose all the restrictions proposed for Government consideration, including limiting the times when older people can travel. Of course, we are against fraud-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Mary White: -----but I am looking for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, to tell us, in respect of the report yesterday, that there is no question of touching the free travel scheme introduced by Fianna Fáil and Mr. Charles Haughey.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Mary White: The Minister must speak to the private companies.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Who was the senior Government source who commented on this matter yesterday?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: I welcome all the witnesses, particularly my very good friend, Councillor Rena Donaghey, who is an outstanding politician on the Inishowen Peninsula. One might get the impression that broadband services in the north west gateway are highly developed. Is the high-speed broadband that has been provided in the Letterkenny and Derry area accessible to SMEs and households in all locations? Does...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Letterkenny is one of the towns that ESB and Vodafone have singled out from the 50 regional towns.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: It is aimed at smaller regional towns rather than large cities. The focus is on 50 medium-sized towns, including Ballina and Tralee. It will leap-frog regional towns over larger cities.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: It is 75%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Is the broadband available in those counties rather than towns?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: We need to know more about that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: What can this committee do to help?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Through the Chair, what can this committee do to help this initiative?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Can local authorities do it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: What can this committee do to help with this ideal initiative?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: What happened yesterday was dramatic.