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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Mary White: Through the Chair, may I ask Mr. Doherty, MLA, how he thinks we will get the momentum in the north west. It is a disgrace

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Mary White: We asked at previous meeting about out upcoming budget so that we can get €1.5 million from Monaghan County Council to decide definitely on the format of the road from Clontibret to Aughnacloy. We have been listening to witnesses pleading with us for the development of the road. We asked that the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform would dedicate €1.5 million for it in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Mary White: What about the €1.5 million from Monaghan Country Council?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Mary White: It is appalling.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Mary White: It is insulting to all of the people in County Donegal and the north west.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Mary White: The representative of the NRA was at that secretariat meeting and he is only bursting to be building the roads. Nothing is happening. It has a very low priority.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Mary White: I would like to put on the record that we are about the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement. As Councillor Hastings said, it is only paper if it is not happening. North-South development is part of it. It is a farce. I have been sitting here through many meetings. The clerk would say that we have been at this same tune for a while and have made no progress. The money for Narrow...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Mary White: What about the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport? No Minister has been here to talk to us about the thing.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2014)

Mary White: It gives me great pleasure to note on page 8 of today's The Irish Timesthat the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald, will progress the introduction of paid paternity leave. I thank Senator Bacik for drawing attention to the fact that I put this matter on the radar by introducing a Bill. Last year, Senator Cummins advised me that the Government would deliver on my Bill. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2014)

Mary White: -----and equal treatment in our health services. The Government should prioritise that matter immediately. I feel strongly about it. We are not a truly liberal democracy or even just a democracy until we treat all of our citizens equally.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Mary White: They are not fully State.

Seanad: Companies Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (30 Sep 2014)

Mary White: It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Deputy English on his appointment as Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills and at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation with special responsibility for skills research and innovation. I know how dedicated he is, as I have had the pleasure of being a member of the Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he...

Seanad: Fluoridation of Water: Motion (1 Oct 2014)

Mary White: I am very disappointed that this motion has been tabled by Seanad colleagues. Fluoridation has consistently been the subject of misinformation and distortion of evidence. It is quite disappointing to see the sponsoring Senators join this bandwagon. We should be celebrating the fact that this year marks the 50th year of the fluoridation of public water supplies in Ireland. This public...

Seanad: Fluoridation of Water: Motion (1 Oct 2014)

Mary White: Backing this recommendation on restricting or supervising children's use of fluoridated toothpaste would make for a far more pro-health motion in the House than that which we have. I admire the role of Fianna Fáil, from its initial champion, Seán MacEntee, when he was Minister for Health through to Deputy Micheál Martin who, as Minister for Health and Children, established the...

Seanad: Fluoridation of Water: Motion (1 Oct 2014)

Mary White: I listened to the professionals and experts.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Mary White: I will.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Mary White: A former Fine Gael man.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2014)

Mary White: Last week, I put the spotlight on the failure of the Government to extend free breast checks to women aged over 64 years and highlighted the fact that women are at a higher risk between the ages of 55 and 75. It gives me great pleasure that in response Councillor Martina Kinane of Clarinbridge, County Galway, has requested all sons, daughters, nephews, nieces, friends and neighbours of women...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Northern Ireland Peace Monitoring Report: Northern Ireland Community Relations Council (9 Oct 2014)

Mary White: This committee has been existence for three or four years. From my experience, this is the most serious meeting we have held; it is heartbreaking. As a committee, we should avoid being political between ourselves. I think of all the people who work morning, noon and night to consolidate the peace process. We met Dr. Haass in the early days of his engagement and could feel his optimism,...