Results 981-1,000 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Garda Investigations: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Mary White: I welcome the Rafferty family to the House. I have not been through what the Rafferty family have endured and one must have suffered in order to have complete empathy with the suffering of another. I sincerely hope there will be a fruitful solution to this tragedy. As an activist in the peace process in the North since 1993, I have travelled to the North frequently. I spoke out in this...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: If one wants to get elected, get a Cork accent.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This legislation has good points and it is standard practice in good companies, which already have two-way contact procedures in place. Often one staff member represents the workforce and communicates with management on a regular basis. Senator O'Toole spoke as if there is a huge gap between management and workers but that is an outdated idea. No...
- Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: I do not know what it was. Probably disbelief. She had a visceral reaction.
- Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: I am a union person and was on the national women's committee of the Federated Workers' Union of Ireland in 1973. I was very quiet because I was young then and did not know as much as I do now. Now I am at my peak with all my experience. It simply stands to reason that no company can compete in this intensely globalised and competitive business world unless it has good management-staff...
- Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: The Oireachtas must face up to reality and operate in the 21st century like other European parliaments. I hope my contribution from my practical experience was helpful to the Minister of State. I am passionate about the role of American companies in Ireland and the development of our indigenous industry. In many ways, the development of our indigenous industry is much more difficult than...
- Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: Employment is also a factor.
- Seanad: Tax Code. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: It is a great opportunity and an honour for me that the Minister has come to the House to reply to this matter. I am a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service and members of the committee have had meetings with Department of Finance and Revenue officials. Having studied the issue I wish to raise, various aspects have come to my attention. When one studies an...
- Seanad: Tax Code. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: I am au fait with the points made by the Minister in the earlier part of his reply. I am aware that qualifying individuals pay tax on dividends and income derived in Ireland and residency rules do not form part of the review of tax reliefs announced in the most recent budget. However, the Taoiseach stated recently â I believe it was in April or May â that this issue, which has also been...
- Seanad: Early Childhood Education: Statements (Resumed). (5 Oct 2005)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Early Childhood Education: Statements (Resumed). (5 Oct 2005)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Early Childhood Education: Statements (Resumed). (5 Oct 2005)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Early Childhood Education: Statements (Resumed). (5 Oct 2005)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Early Childhood Education: Statements (Resumed). (5 Oct 2005)
Mary White: I do not suggest compelling them but negotiating.
- Seanad: Early Childhood Education: Statements (Resumed). (5 Oct 2005)
Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan. I have spent the last 18 months researching child care issues. During this time, I organised four public meetings in the Dublin South-East constituency and a conference in the Berkeley Court Hotel which was attended by the Minister of State at which he set forth his belief that this is an issue that must be addressed urgently by the...
- Seanad: Early Childhood Education: Statements (Resumed). (5 Oct 2005)
Mary White: She did not state it like that.
- Seanad: Early Childhood Education: Statements (Resumed). (5 Oct 2005)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Early Childhood Education: Statements (Resumed). (5 Oct 2005)
Mary White: Is the Senator looking for these measures to be brought in now?