Results 841-860 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)
Mary White: President Reagan was 76.
- Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)
Mary White: I was not talking about Senator O'Rourke.
- Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Second Stage. (11 May 2005)
Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State. In my experience of business, a good employer looks after his or her employees. This Bill is designed to punish rogue employers who do not cherish their employees. In my company, we value our staff highly. When my partner and I started the company, our staff motivated us. We had a flat management structure in place and our approach was maternalistic, in that...
- Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Second Stage. (11 May 2005)
Mary White: That is a technical point.
- Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)
Mary White: I welcome the Minister and take the opportunity to accord him, his predecessor, Deputy Cullen, and the departmental officials due praise for publishing the sustainable rural housing guidelines. The guidelines contain a wide range of new measures for one-off rural housing. Subject to good planning practice, people with rural links will be favoured for planning, as well as any applicant seeking...
- Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)
Mary White: I know. I read the Minister's speech. There is a perception that this concerns UK planning guidelines, but it is important to clear the air. Councillors and the general public should be made aware that UCD's department of planning and environmental policy is sympathetic in this regard. They are not technical planners alone, but also have a sensitivity concerning the rural environment. The...
- Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)
Mary White: They do not admit it themselves, but they are not all county councillors.
- Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)
Mary White: It is not a superior attitude.
- Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)
Mary White: Why was it such a mess in the past?
- Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)
Mary White: This is nonsense.
- Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)
Mary White: The Senator is exaggerating what I said.
- Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)
Mary White: The Senator should not personalise the debate.
- Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)
Mary White: The Senator should not exaggerate.
- Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)
Mary White: Common sense is the bottom line.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)
Mary White: This is Say No to Ageism Week. I call on the Government to develop a new policy on ageing. In the middle of his second presidential term, Ronald Reagan, then aged 76, said he had cancer, two hearing aids and had been shot at yet never felt happier in his life.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)
Mary White: Of course we will.
- Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 May 2005)
Mary White: The assessment should be done on an annual basis. It is very easy for accidents to happen. Under pressure in business, people can overlook their obligations. Giving it a statutory basis is the thing to do.
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (17 May 2005)
Mary White: Could the Minister tell me when a new application for funding under the Act could be made in view of the current applications being processed?
- Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (17 May 2005)
Mary White: When will the new applications go in?