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- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2006)
Mary White: âââ¬8,000 to â¬12,000. It is one of the most critical issues for our electorate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2006)
Mary White: The issue is their financial arrangements. The county and town councillors do tremendous work around the country. We have got the expenses but we must get the pension arrangements put in place.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2006)
Mary White: All of us here are entitled to pensions, so why not the county councillors?
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2006)
Mary White: My letters seeking support for the financial improvement for county councillors have been published in the papers and I have written to the Minister. We have been united on this and I compliment all my colleagues on sticking together for this.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2006)
Mary White: He will be on "The Late Late Show".
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2006)
Mary White: Do not encourage him.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2006)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)
Mary White: He is a statesman.
- Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)
Mary White: It is a dictatorship.
- Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)
Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his passionate speech. Senator Norris concurred on its worth and on the Minister of State's eloquence. As we all know, the term "extraordinary rendition" refers to the extrajudicial procedure used by the United States for transporting terrorist suspects from one country to another to interrogate or imprison them in circumstances that give...
- Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)
Mary White: There is an alliance between Mr. Fava and Mr. Proinsias De Rossa, MEP, to put down our Government.
- Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)
Mary White: Our Minister raised the matter first. His pressing on the matter of rendition led to Ms Rice visiting Brussels to discuss the matter, demonstrating Ireland's ambition to deny support for any form of extraordinary rendition. It is time to update legislation on matters such as rendition to guard against such flights. As the Minister for Foreign Affairs stated on 30 November, the Chicago...
- Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)
Mary White: The Senator should look at the big picture.
- Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)
Mary White: No.
- Seanad: Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2007)
Mary White: It is â¬100.
- Seanad: Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee Stage (1 Feb 2007)
Mary White: It is important that there be no ambiguity in the public arena in respect of owners of individual nursing homes. It is important that the matter be clarified. Members of this House believe that amendments from whatever side of the House should get recognition and that we play a role. It is not clear from the amendment's language what is meant. I know it is not intended that the public...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2007)
Mary White: Will the Deputy Leader arrange an urgent debate on mandatory retirement? On Monday, the Taoiseach launched the European year of equal opportunities for all. How can we have equal opportunities when people must retire at 65 years of age? A recent MRBI-The Irish Times poll stated that 43% of people in their 50s said they would like to work beyond the age of 65.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2007)
Mary White: At a time when there is a shortage of skills, we are letting skilled people leave the workforce. I have received numerous telephone calls and letters from people whose hearts are broken and who are fit, healthy and are able to do their jobs but who are being told to retire at 65 years of age. Many of them work in this building. This year Senator Maurice Hayes will be 80 years of age. Think...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2007)
Mary White: I congratulate the Cathaoirleach. The point is that politicians do not have to retire, so why should people in the public and private sectors have to do so?