Results 641-660 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Dec 2004)

Mary White: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Dec 2004)

Mary White: I agree with the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Dec 2004)

Mary White: I support the call for a debate on Northern Ireland. Every Tuesday at 5.30 p.m. Government Members are updated by the Taoiseach on what is happening in the North.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Dec 2004)

Mary White: It is a no-brainer when, unfortunately, Dr. Paisley used emotive language when he referred to people going around in sackcloth and ashes. My uncle is a founder of the SDLP and when I spoke to him earlier, he said Dr. Paisley should withdraw that statement. It was not an outburst and it caused difficulty. It is important to remember that people on both sides of the divide in Northern Ireland...

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Dec 2004)

Mary White: Yes, they drive at 100 mph.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Dec 2004)

Mary White: That is a good point.

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Second Stage. (10 Dec 2004)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Second Stage. (10 Dec 2004)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities (10 Dec 2004)

Mary White: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to deal with this matter. In 2001 the Department of Health and Children, in conjunction with the Disability Federation of Ireland, provided funding known as the Harmon fund for six disability organisations in the physical and sensory section for the resourcing of voluntary sector service provides. The six disability organisations involved...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (15 Dec 2004)

Mary White: I refer to the Minister's speech in the Dáil on 8 December when he stated: The Department of Social and Family Affairs while representing a valuable source of payments, entitlements and supports, must be viewed in a broader context....[The Department] must constantly monitor the pulse of our changing society and broaden and evolve to respond to changes. As I said before in this House, the...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (15 Dec 2004)

Mary White: I wish to draw the Minister's attention to the issue of child benefit and child care. I and some colleagues drew up a document on child care for the Minister for Finance. The main instrument of support for child care to date has been child benefit. Child benefit has been increased from €33 per week to approximately €35 per week. However, the cheapest community-based crèche costs €88...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (15 Dec 2004)

Mary White: The Minister for Finance said it was the instrument for dealing with child care.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (15 Dec 2004)

Mary White: Not any answer.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Dec 2004)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (26 Jan 2005)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage [Resumed]. (27 Jan 2005)

Mary White: There can be no doubt that this is a crucial Bill. The threat posed by al-Qaeda and, especially, the fundamentalist, anti-western ideology is clear for everyone to see. Attacks have been carried out in the cities of Madrid, New York, Bali, Washington and Karachi while countries which have been attacked include Kenya, Tunisia, Pakistan, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, the Lebanon, Indonesia and the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage [Resumed]. (27 Jan 2005)

Mary White: I went to Colombia on a human rights mission. I am glad I had the courage to put my head above the parapet. We need more of that here. I do not like the current frenzy here ——

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage [Resumed]. (27 Jan 2005)

Mary White: —— but matters will change in a couple of months time. The politicians in the North and South have a responsibility not to leave a vacuum. One was left by the delay in elections in the North which resulted in two extremes and cut out the SDLP, which is very sad. Britain and the United States have military bases in Saudi Arabia which is home to Islam's holiest sites. This is irritating and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

Mary White: I wish to make three points. The first concerns Senator Brian Hayes's point on misinformation in the newspapers. In this regard, my colleagues should note that Alison Healy states incorrectly in today's The Irish Times that I am an investor in the new newspaper Daily Ireland. I am not an investor and am not receiving any money from it. I laud Trevor Ringland, who played rugby for Ireland, on...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

Mary White: It was very important and I apologise for not remembering it.