Results 1,401-1,420 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)
Mary White: I would also like the Leader to arrange a debate on the reasons why the Oireachtas is so badly represented by women.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)
Mary White: I am aware that male Senators will not be jumping with excitement at the prospect of more women standing against them.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)
Mary White: I will not raise Senator O'Toole's lack of economic understanding.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)
Mary White: I wish to discuss the leaked report on rendition. While it is understandable that the Minister for Foreign Affairs is irate at having to respond to leaks, we should address the findings of the report when it is published. Are we allowing rendition flights to pass through Shannon Airport?
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)
Mary White: I respect the opinion of Dr. Manning, who has been appointed by the Government as chairman of the Irish Human Rights Commission. Our Government should be able to enter dialogue with the US Government in order to agree inspections of these planes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)
Mary White: I cannot sit still and put up with this human rights issue because it is too serious.
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2006)
Mary White: I did not intend my remarks to be taken that way.
- Seanad: Domestic Violence: Statements (29 Nov 2006)
Mary White: I thank the Leader for putting this serious issue on the schedule as part of the Women's Aid campaign and as the budget approaches. I also thank the Minister of State for sticking with the issue, which we debated last year but, as he said, nothing much has happened. We are all commenting on the awfulness of the suffering of men and women who are physically abused. In addition, children...
- Seanad: British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (29 Nov 2006)
Mary White: I support the Bill. We all recognise what the EU-supported programmes have done for the Border counties on both sides. We did not talk about the single greatest impediment to economic and social development, North and South, which was the partition of the country in 1922. Both countries developed their infrastructure back-to-back as far as the Border and ne'er the twain shall meet. Ten or...
- Seanad: British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (29 Nov 2006)
Mary White: I have no wish to hurt the Senator's feelings, as I am aware he sweated blood and tears in respect of the North. I look forward to the establishment of an all-island Celtic tiger economy and the development of social justice, North and South. I congratulate the Minister of State and wish him continued success with his portfolio.
- Seanad: Leas Cross Nursing Home Report: Statements (29 Nov 2006)
Mary White: Senator Glynn is correct.
- Seanad: Leas Cross Nursing Home Report: Statements (29 Nov 2006)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Leas Cross Nursing Home Report: Statements (29 Nov 2006)
Mary White: The Minister of State is taking the butt of the abuse, but it is important that he does not take the blame for this issue. I am sorry for him because he is doing his best with a hot issue. In my document, A New Approach to Ageing and Ageism, a copy of which everyone has received, I designated abuse of the elderly under the heading of crime against older people. It states: "The National...
- Seanad: Leas Cross Nursing Home Report: Statements (29 Nov 2006)
Mary White: I thank the Minister of State. I would be delighted to see him.
- Seanad: Leas Cross Nursing Home Report: Statements (29 Nov 2006)
Mary White: A significant job must be done. Senator O'Toole referred to the inspectorate, but the matter is not simple. I reflected on what he said. I worked in the public sector of the building industry. Inspections were carried out, but people became so sociable with the other side that they closed their eyes, as it were. A distance must be kept between the inspectors and the owners. The Minister...
- Seanad: Further and Adult Education: Statements (30 Nov 2006)
Mary White: The Senator means women have more vision.
- Seanad: Further and Adult Education: Statements (30 Nov 2006)
Mary White: Along with my colleagues, I would like to present bouquets to the Minister of State, Deputy de Valera. I thank her for her personal courtesy to me since I came to the Seanad and the empathy she showed me as a rookie in the House. I will miss her on a personal level. I congratulate the Minister of State on achieving an extra â¬900,000 in the recent Estimates for child care. Reference was...
- Seanad: Further and Adult Education: Statements (30 Nov 2006)
Mary White: I refer to their parents. I referred in this document to the fact that people want to educate themselves further to return to work In her speech, the Minister of State announced she has secured â¬900,000 to help fund child care for parents involved in part-time education. This is a most innovative measure. As Senator Norris stated, women have vision and it took vision to achieve what the...
- Seanad: Further and Adult Education: Statements (30 Nov 2006)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2006)
Mary White: He spoke about hospital consultants.