Results 121-140 of 9,393 for speaker:Alex White

Seanad: Local Government (Roads Functions) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (20 Nov 2007)

Alex White: I join my colleagues in thanking the Minister and his officials for coming to the House. We do not change our minds easily but the business must be done.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Alex White: I have it.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Alex White: Steady on.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Alex White: I read it. It is very good but the Senator should not get carried away.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Alex White: As we are coming up to lunch time I will do what I can for my colleagues. My gentle banter across the floor with my namesake Senator Mary White should not be interpreted as showing ingratitude to the Minister of State for presenting his thoughts to this House. It is good to see the Minister of State here and it is important we have this debate. It is a stimulating debate for us and it is a...

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Alex White: That is all the more reason for doing it. The trade unions have made a reasonable demand for legislation on agency workers. I have twice asked the Leader of the House when that legislation will be introduced but I have received no reply. I am pleased the Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher, is present; perhaps he can give me a reply. Will he also assure the House that he and the Government...

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Alex White: I was still going well at the stage.

Seanad: The Irish Market in a Globalised Economy: Statements (21 Nov 2007)

Alex White: Is there a timeframe?

Seanad: Postal Services: Motion (21 Nov 2007)

Alex White: Before I make a few brief remarks on the motion, I will briefly respond to Senator Boyle's comments from earlier in the debate, when he criticised the Fine Gael motion. He indicated it was mainly negative and no concession was made to positive achievements that have undoubtedly occurred in recent years. There is a funny dilemma here for us as Senators because nobody could think it is the...

Seanad: Postal Services: Motion (21 Nov 2007)

Alex White: Today it is An Post. We should get real on the issue. If the Opposition is to be called to account for, in the Government's view, going too far in its criticism, the Government speakers must be called to account for some of their hyperbole. It is nearly impossible to take seriously some of the comments heard in these speeches. A very important point was made relatively early on in the...

Seanad: Postal Services: Motion (21 Nov 2007)

Alex White: He is having a crisis.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Alex White: Before dealing with the matter I wish to raise, I must respectfully disagree with what the leader of the Independent group said regarding political accountability.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Alex White: Someone very like him attends leaders' meetings. Perhaps he has a double.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Alex White: The question of political accountability does not extend to holding a Minister responsible for a failing that happens in a hospital. That would be nonsensical. The analogy given by Senator O'Toole is wrong. Where the system is not working — as the Senator stated, the Minister established that system — there must be political accountability. Is the Opposition supposed to just sit back...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Alex White: How about co-location?

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2007)

Alex White: Does Senator de Búrca now support co-location?

Seanad: Realising Equality and the Traveller Community: Statements (28 Nov 2007)

Alex White: It was the slogan of the previous Government.

Seanad: Realising Equality and the Traveller Community: Statements (28 Nov 2007)

Alex White: I welcome the Minister of State's statement to which I and other Senators listened carefully. He did not, as Senator Twomey claimed, state that all the task force recommendations from 1995 had been implemented. On the contrary, he indicated that many of them had been implemented. I would argue, however, that only some of the recommendations have been implemented. The Minister of State was...

Seanad: Realising Equality and the Traveller Community: Statements (28 Nov 2007)

Alex White: I disagree with the emphasis of some colleagues on the other side, although I endorse everything Senator Boyle said. I must, however, respectfully disagree with some of what was said on this side of the House. I disagree with Senator Twomey that the Equal Status Act had the effect of driving a wedge between the Traveller community and wider society. That is wrong, although it may not be...

Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Motion (28 Nov 2007)

Alex White: Senator Donie Cassidy might aspire to that role.