Results 461-480 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Mary White: In this survey-——

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Mary White: ——the divergence of views between male CEOs and women directors is remarkable. Some 42% of the male bosses believe too few women are qualified to sit on boards while only 21% of the women directors agree with them. We have to face facts. The private sector was pretty wobbly on its feet for many years. As Senator Ross has inferred, one of the main drivers of the Celtic tiger was the inward...

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Mary White: He got an honorary doctorate. The bottom line is that appointments to private companies in Ireland are made on the golf course, where the male bastion——

Seanad: Appointments to Semi-State Bodies: Motion. (10 Mar 2004)

Mary White: It is in the golf network where they know one another——

Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (11 Mar 2004)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister and his officials to the House. This is one of the most important Bills, if not the most important, to come before the Houses of the Oireachtas this year. It is recognised internationally that the Garda Síochána was established in 1924 with an efficiency and comprehensiveness which was remarkable. The fact that our police force remains unarmed is considered a major...

Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Mary White: That is totally wrong. The Senator has not been listening.

Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Mary White: The Senator should inform himself.

Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Mary White: A different project is being built.

Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister and his officials. It is right for us to throw bouquets at the Minister and at the officials who have so robustly supported him in his seven years as Minister for Finance. I am proud of what has been achieved in our economy over the last seven years.

Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Mary White: One can look at the international economy and at that of the United States. The latter thought the economy was turbo-charged at the end of 2003. US productivity has risen, but the employment level has not. I follow the American economy closely on a daily basis. I read The New York Times on the Internet every day. America is in economic disarray and fear because despite all the tax cuts, no...

Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Mary White: The Senator should stay the way he is. It is a good way to be. There is no point in disagreeing and finding fault just for the sake of it. The items in the budget which are most significant to me are the personal income tax changes. Since 1977, average tax rates have fallen for all categories of taxpayers, including those on lower incomes. We all recall when we were paying high tax, and how...

Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Mary White: That is true.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2004 [[i]Certified Money Bill[/i]]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Mary White: I support Senator McDowell though I will, of course, vote with the Government. The Minister should examine this issue. I find it obnoxious to see these people who make fortunes here. When their children are due to be born, they have them born outside the country. As Senator McDowell said, the average person in the street is conscious of the need to examine the issue. These people must be very...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2004 [[i]Certified Money Bill[/i]]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Mary White: Am I correct in interpreting the Minister as saying he will not look at this in the future?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2004 [[i]Certified Money Bill[/i]]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Mary White: Everyone changes one's mind and no matter how clever one is, there is nothing wrong with doing so. When I read about these people I wonder what is wrong with the country that, having made such riches, they want to leave. Why cannot they live here? Why are they so greedy that they are not prepared to pay taxes? I would hate to leave my country to live in Spain or elsewhere. I cannot understand...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2004 [[i]Certified Money Bill[/i]]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Mary White: He lives here.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2004 [[i]Certified Money Bill[/i]]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Mary White: Yes.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2004 [[i]Certified Money Bill[/i]]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Mary White: That is the way she is; that is her personality.

Seanad: Agency for the Irish Abroad: Motion. (24 Mar 2004)

Mary White: He never envisaged the Celtic tiger.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2004)

Mary White: And Paul O'Neill.