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- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Mary White: That was second level education, not third level education, which was crazy.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Mary White: What is Senator Ross's view on the minimum wage?
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Mary White: We want him to answer.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Mary White: We want to encourage debate in the House.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Mary White: We want to get a debate going.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Mary White: The Acting Chairman should stop trying to prove himself.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Mary White: The partnership process.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Mary White: The Taoiseach, business and the trade unionsââ
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Mary White: Hear, hear. The Labour Party was against it.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Mary White: We do not know him well enough yet.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Mary White: On a point of information, other countries had those ingredients also at the time. There was as much competition then as there is now.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Mary White: He is a genius.
- Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements. (18 Oct 2007)
Mary White: Before commencing my statement I concur with our two Senators from Donegal that there is a major problem in their area and in the Border counties, following the Troubles and the civil strife on the island of the past 30 years. One has to visit the Border counties and Donegal to see the difference in economic development between there and the rest of the island. The advice from the two...
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 Oct 2007)
Mary White: During the time of the previous Seanad I produced a document entitled A New Approach to Child Care. I ask that the Minister of State with responsibility for children come to the House and explain the details of the new community child care subvention scheme 2008-10, as some confusion exists. His motivation and intentions behind the changes are first class because it will direct funding...
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 Oct 2007)
Mary White: I said the motivation was first class.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 Oct 2007)
Mary White: On a point of orderââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 Oct 2007)
Mary White: On a point of order, the Senator misunderstood what I said. I was speaking about the motivation behind the Minister's proposal to gear the funding towards the disadvantaged. He misunderstood me.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 Oct 2007)
Mary White: The Senator misrepresented me.
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (7 Nov 2007)
Mary White: In my document, A New Approach to Childcare, recommendation No. 5 states that the Government should provide greater financial supports for parents to break the cycle of poverty and unemployment. As spokesperson on children on the Government side of the House, I have studied this matter in detail so I believe my remarks will be balanced and informed. The main motivation for the new scheme is...