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Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science, Deputy Haughey, on his second appearance in the House. As he can see from the compliments he has received he has support across the House. I wish to focus on the all-island co-operation section of the National Development Plan 2007-2013. Since the Good Friday Agreement of April 1998, society in Northern Ireland has...

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Mary White: It is an investment plan.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Mary White: Corporation tax.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Mary White: A DVD should be made of it. We could sell it.

Seanad: National Development Plan: Motion (7 Feb 2007)

Mary White: The Sunday Independent is a dictatorship.

Seanad: Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (8 Feb 2007)

Mary White: He was on the ball.

Seanad: Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (8 Feb 2007)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2007)

Mary White: Marriage.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Parlon, and his executives and I take this opportunity to wish him success in the general election. I know Deputy Parlon from his previous role as president of the IFA, where he did excellent work. I was on the board of Bord Bia at the time and met him in that time. The Deputy is a great asset to the Oireachtas and I mean that genuinely. I wish him...

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Mary White: The Luas is profitable and was delivered on time and within the cost of the tendered plan, not the plan decided in 1996, which was different. I live in Dundrum and use the Luas frequently. It is always packed and it is a pleasure to have it available. The sooner we have similar successful projects throughout the country, the better.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Mary White: Other large towns like Cork, Waterford and Limerick should develop similar public service transport. County councils should get on their bikes in that regard.

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Mary White: I am delighted money has been allocated for 50,000 new child care places in the Estimates. It is important that child care providers are made aware of the plan and know where the places will be created. We cannot just put up the money for these places without a proper plan for its allocation. Different areas of the country have different needs with respect to the number of child care...

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Mary White: I always think of her ladyship as the Tánaiste. As a result of my policy document, I have given talks around the country and had letters in the newspaper. I have been inundated with telephone calls and letters from people in a desperate state because they do not wish to retire at 65. An Irish Times MRBI poll last autumn indicated that 41% of those now aged 50 had no intention of retiring...

Seanad: Appropriation Act 2006: Statements (13 Feb 2007)

Mary White: Senator Terry should acknowledge how well the economy has developed, something shown by the fact that the life expectancy of a 60 year old woman is now seven years longer than in 1935. That is evidence for how much living standards have increased. One policy decision that has been absolutely visionary has been to ban the smoking of cigarettes in public places. At the moment, Irish life...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology. (13 Feb 2007)

Mary White: I wish to share time with Senator Kenneally. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science, Deputy Haughey, to the House. Waterford Institute of Technology has been in receipt of major capital investment and its main campus can now support more than 6,000 students. For this reason, as Dr. Edward Walsh, president emeritus of the University of Limerick, stated in...

Seanad: Institutes of Technology. (13 Feb 2007)

Mary White: I wish to put on record the fact that the Minister of State's father appointed me to the Higher Education Authority in the 1990s. I appreciated the appointment very much and I was honoured to serve in that capacity.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Mary White: A total of £1.60 for old people.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Mary White: On foot of my document "A New Approach to Ageing and Ageism", I have been approached by American visitors to Ireland who, at 70 years of age, cannot hire a car of their choice. When they approach the car hire desk at the airport and request a particular brand of a particular size, they are told they are not eligible. Individuals over 75 cannot hire a car and therefore state they will not...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Mary White: Can I make another comment?