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Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)

Mary White: That is nothing. The Senator does not have to retire. The Minister could drive a national plan against ageism and have inspirational role models. Role models work. People can inspire others. There is no question about that. People must retire from State boards at the age of 70. That is ridiculous. I was on the board of Bord Bia when, approximately five years ago, Mr. Hanrahan, the...

Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)

Mary White: I was 62 last Saturday. We were never told about the advantages of getting older when we were 21. The advantages are hidden.

Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)

Mary White: They do not appreciate things as much. They are not as wise and not as sensible. There are many benefits to getting older that are never talked about. I again thank the Minister. All the people in the Chamber at the moment, Senators Terry, Maurice Hayes, Leyden, Ryan——

Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)

Mary White: ——are on a mission to help future generations. It would be very easy to abolish the retirement age of 65. Politicians do not have to retire. Senators and TDs are not bound by this law. That is a contradiction. It would be a dramatic move to abolish the retirement age. The bottom line is that 71% of people over the age of 50 voted in the previous general election. As a business...

Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)

Mary White: He was 79 years old this year.

Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Second Stage (26 Oct 2006)

Mary White: He gives away a lot of his money.

Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Second Stage (26 Oct 2006)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State and his staff and congratulate him on bringing this Bill towards its conclusion. I know from my own experience as a businessperson how important innovation and creativity are. No business can grow, and never could grow, unless the drivers of the business were innovative and came up with new ideas. I know from my 16 years with our business, where we work 24...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2006)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Disability Act 2005 Sectoral Plans: Statements (2 Nov 2006)

Mary White: I wish to add to the comments made by Senator O'Meara with regard to quality of life for people with disabilities by referring in particular to the issue of pre-school children with disabilities. Next Tuesday, I will make available my updated report, A New Approach to Childcare, November 2006, in which I discuss care for children and babies with special needs. When a child is known to have a...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2006)

Mary White: On Sunday last, I had the honour of giving the oration at the commemoration of the Kilmichael ambush, which happened 86 years ago on 28 November 1920.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2006)

Mary White: I spent a month preparing my oration, working in the archives.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2006)

Mary White: It was a broad-ranging oration.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2006)

Mary White: One of the key areas in my oration was that the corporation tax in Northern Ireland is 30% and our corporation tax is 12.5%. The North is losing out significantly on foreign direct investment because of this punitive 30% tax rate. Gordon Brown and the Treasury in London are responsible for financial matters in the North. All he needs is the political will and fire in his belly to reduce...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2006)

Mary White: All the political leaders and parties in the North support this issue. I would like an urgent debate in the House, ideally led by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dermot Ahern, who has conducted a cross-Border study with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Peter Hain, which was launched last month. This would be the first time we would consider how to create a joined-up...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2006)

Mary White: Does the Senator see how much I have improved since being elected to the House? I used to be very nervous speaking in this Chamber. A foreign investor should be able to consider the whole island of Ireland and decide where to make a direct investment. Neither we nor our Taoiseach will be afraid of the competition from the North. It is for the good of the people, North and South.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2006)

Mary White: I put the heat on Gordon Brown.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2006)

Mary White: Do we have one here?

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2006)

Mary White: They did not bother to do it.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)

Mary White: We should, as a matter of urgency, address the issue of the small number of women Members of the Oireachtas. There were newspaper reports over the weekend about Deputy Mildred Fox. Due to time constraints, she is unable to spend time at home with her three children. This morning, there are four women and 26 men in this Chamber, a ratio which bears little relationship with the fact that...