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Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

Mary White: Deputy Ellis, from Leitrim.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Mar 2006)

Mary White: I support the appointment of Mr. Gay Byrne as chairman of the road safety authority. Mr. Byrne is an icon in society.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Mar 2006)

Mary White: He has shown he is capable of making tremendous social changes. His target to save 150 lives every year, which I believe he will achieve, is to be lauded.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Mar 2006)

Mary White: Mr. Gay Byrne is 72 years of age.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Mar 2006)

Mary White: I call for a debate on the issue of aging and ageism, with particular reference to the mandatory retirement age of 65 years. The individual, whose name I will not repeat will, at 72 years of age, bring tremendous experience to chairing the Road Safety Authority. I support the comments made by Senator Norris on pensions. In my research on ageism and aging, I noted from a report from the...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Mary White: I wish to share my time with Senator Fitzgerald.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Mary White: This year's Finance Bill will bring about real change and reform of our tax system. The ESRI described the budget on which this Bill is based as "perhaps the most progressive budget package for many years — poorer households did proportionately better than rich ones". Fr. Sean Healy of the Conference of Religious of Ireland, CORI, describes it as a fair budget, looking after those in...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Mary White: When other people speak everybody is tolerant.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Mary White: I am the only one who is pressurised.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Mary White: It is very unfair. I am always being stopped.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2006 [Certified Money Bill]: Second Stage. (28 Mar 2006)

Mary White: I am. The Leas-Chathaoirleach has just arrived in the Chamber and wants to be gung-ho. Mr. Charles Haughey introduced free travel for older people and I am putting down a challenge to the Taoiseach to get rid of this discriminatory mandatory regulation that people must retire at the age of 65. It is my pleasure to hand over to Senator Fitzgerald.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)

Mary White: The Senator should have been here yesterday to hear Senator Ross, who eulogised Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)

Mary White: I would like the Cathaoirleach to ask Senator Norris to withdraw the comments he made about Countess Markiewicz. He said she should have been hung long ago. He is a despicable man. He has gone too far.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)

Mary White: I heard it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Mar 2006)

Mary White: I have.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Mar 2006)

Mary White: I thank Senator Ó Murchú for raising the issue of Councillor Eddie Fullerton, a matter we raised here last year. When the family was here, Albert Fullerton, the man who died three weeks ago, said that if his father or the family had been big shots they would not have been ignored and there would have been an inquiry into the death. For too long we have been oblivious to the sensibilities of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Apr 2006)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Apr 2006)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Irish Language: Motion. (5 Apr 2006)

Mary White: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur leis an Aire. Bhí mé ana-impressed with her vision for the language. Rugadh méí nDún Dealgan sa bhlian 1944. Bhí mé ag caint as Gaeilge sa bhaile. Bhí méí Conradh na Gaeilge. Dún Dealgan is very nationalistic. In 1955 we moved to Newbridge, County Kildare where my father was postmaster. As postmaster in charge of the postal service he made valiant...

Seanad: Irish Language: Motion. (5 Apr 2006)

Mary White: This motion shows Fine Gael up in a true light at long last, that the party would even think such a thought that young people should not have to learn the Irish language.