Results 4,321-4,340 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- 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: Yesterday's announcement is important in the broader sense, as we will be the first country in Europe to do this. I understand we are focusing on rural areas, but we will be the first country in Europe to use the electricity network.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Cross-Border Co-operation in Communications Technology: ERNACT (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: According to the ESB and Vodafone, Ireland will become the first country in Europe to utilise existing electricity infrastructure to deploy fibre connections directly to homes and businesses, initially reaching 500,000 premises. We cannot deflate what happened yesterday, because that is the way we must go. I am disappointed to hear Councillor Donaghey say that so few homes will get...
- 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 we record our correspondence in the minutes? The proposals of the group are very interesting.
- 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 we include our correspondence? We discussed it earlier.
- 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 can meet next week at the North-South Ministerial Council.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Support for Family Carers on the Island of Ireland: Carers' Cross-Border Consortium (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: I second that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Support for Family Carers on the Island of Ireland: Carers' Cross-Border Consortium (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: There is big difference between the carer's allowance in the Six Counties and here. It is €75 there and €204 here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Support for Family Carers on the Island of Ireland: Carers' Cross-Border Consortium (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Yes, it is a no-brainer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Support for Family Carers on the Island of Ireland: Carers' Cross-Border Consortium (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Is there no one in the Department of Health who is responsible? Someone must have some responsibility.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Support for Family Carers on the Island of Ireland: Carers' Cross-Border Consortium (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: It is a respite.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Support for Family Carers on the Island of Ireland: Carers' Cross-Border Consortium (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Without being political, the cut in the respite care grant was heavy stuff. Does the Chairman recall that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Support for Family Carers on the Island of Ireland: Carers' Cross-Border Consortium (3 Jul 2014)
Mary White: That was hurtful.
- Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Second Stage (8 Jul 2014)
Mary White: I welcome the Minister. This Bill merges the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency and new criminal investigation functions are being added to the significant powers which already exist to combat serious white collar crime and ultimately combat higher prices and protect consumers. The Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency have welcomed the publication of...
- Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Second Stage (8 Jul 2014)
Mary White: The media love that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Mary White: We have to talk.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Mary White: No way.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Mary White: I wish our colleague, Senator Bacik, every success. She is highly qualified for any job in any Department but particularly the Department of Justice and Equality. I wish her well on behalf of my colleagues.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Exactly. She should not forget about us. A Russian television network highlighted the speech by Pope Francis in the Santa Maria basilica on 15 June in which he criticised Europe for being tired because of the high level of unemployment and discarding the elderly. This Government has caused huge stress and anxiety to older people in our society. Older people have suffered a raft of cuts...