Results 1,861-1,880 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2008)
Mary White: The Senator is showing his true colours now.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2008)
Mary White: I said she was being trafficked.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2008)
Mary White: I repeat that we are talking about human trafficking. I am sitting here because of having met the different groups over the past three or four years. I refer to the religious orders in particular who have been involved in trying to protect women, men and children from human trafficking. The former Senator Mary O'Rourke told the Ruhama group that she would ensure this law was enacted. I...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2008)
Mary White: That is not the point. We need to have the entire debate. If we adopted Senator Mullen's amendment without debate and considering the repercussions, what would be the consequences? It is important to discuss it, consider international models and understand what has happened before we impulsively insert this provision. It is sad that the Senator is doing this under this Bill.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2008)
Mary White: Senators Coffey and Donohoe were not here.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2008)
Mary White: Excuse me, do not shout at me so rudely.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Committee Stage. (26 Feb 2008)
Mary White: I have spoken in a very respectful manner to Senator Mullen and I am sure the Senators who were not here when I was speaking did not hear how I complimented him on what he said earlier. I am entitled to say I do not agree with him introducing this amendment at this stage. We should go back to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 and open up that whole debate. Let us have a national...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2008)
Mary White: I wish to refer to the matter that Senator McFadden raised. According to today's Irish Independent , "Childline dealt with almost 300,000 calls from children last year â but another 300,000 went unanswered due to lack of funding ... more than 25,000 of the calls were from children looking for help on issues relating to abuse, violence and mental health". The Society for the Prevention of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2008)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2008)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2008)
Mary White: The Senator should sit up and pay attention.
- Seanad: Civil Marriage: Motion (27 Feb 2008)
Mary White: The programme for Government states that the Government is "committed to full equality for all in society". It goes on to state, "Taking account of the options paper prepared by the Colley group, we will legislate for civil partnerships at the earliest possible date in the lifetime of the Government." I welcome this commitment to "full equality" and to legislate for civil partnerships. The...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2008)
Mary White: Will the Leader advise me of the last occasion the Standing Orders of the House were reviewed? I am now in my second term in the House. The Order of Business is a vigorous and robust session. I refer to the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill which was dealt with this week. I am pleased that the contributions were above political considerations and that Senators from both sides of the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Feb 2008)
Mary White: The Senator should come in early in the meeting.
- Seanad: Fairtrade: Statements (4 Mar 2008)
Mary White: It is not ordinary.
- Seanad: Fairtrade: Statements (4 Mar 2008)
Mary White: I compliment the Minister, Deputy Michael Kitt, on the tremendous endeavours he is applying to his job as Minister of State with responsibility for overseas development. He is the right man for the job because he has tremendous empathy for people, as I have said previously. Everyone is aware that the principle of Fairtrade is to support the producers of raw materials such as cotton, coffee,...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
Mary White: It is doing the rounds.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2008)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2008)
Mary White: Let the Chair show some flexibility.