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Seanad: Innovation at the Heart of the Jobs Challenge: Statements (14 Sep 2011)

Mary White: They are asking for personal guarantees. They are leading people up the garden path and when they get to a certain point, they want personal guarantees. The Minister will have to deal with that. The previous Government, which included my own party, failed to deal with Waterford. I pleaded with it to grant technological status to Waterford Institute of Technology. It is no big deal. We...

Seanad: Innovation at the Heart of the Jobs Challenge: Statements (14 Sep 2011)

Mary White: The previous Government failed to support Waterford Crystal. It is imperative that the people of Waterford are given this chance. I was part of the campaign to designate Waterford IT as a technological university.

Seanad: Innovation at the Heart of the Jobs Challenge: Statements (14 Sep 2011)

Mary White: I thought everybody had spoken.

Seanad: Innovation at the Heart of the Jobs Challenge: Statements (14 Sep 2011)

Mary White: The status of Waterford IT is a key issue at the moment. We need to make up for the failures of my own party with regard to Waterford Crystal. The Minister listened on the Hunt report.

Seanad: Innovation at the Heart of the Jobs Challenge: Statements (14 Sep 2011)

Mary White: Can I just make a point on behalf of the county-----

Seanad: Innovation at the Heart of the Jobs Challenge: Statements (14 Sep 2011)

Mary White: The Minister for Education and Skills listened on the Hunt report. My view is that politicians make the decisions. They might read the report and assess it, but they make the decision.

Seanad: Innovation at the Heart of the Jobs Challenge: Statements (14 Sep 2011)

Mary White: It would be lethal. Local authorities do not have a clue. There is experience in Enterprise Ireland.

Seanad: Innovation at the Heart of the Jobs Challenge: Statements (14 Sep 2011)

Mary White: That can be resolved easily enough.

Seanad: Innovation at the Heart of the Jobs Challenge: Statements (14 Sep 2011)

Mary White: From what the Minister said in the Dáil, it seems to be low on her list of priorities.

Seanad: Innovation at the Heart of the Jobs Challenge: Statements (14 Sep 2011)

Mary White: I am delighted to welcome the Minister. His heart and soul are in the portfolio he has been given and he will make dramatic changes. The public sector has to be as innovative and entrepreneurial as the people who are out fighting in the market for market share. From my experience, the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation needs to change its bureaucratic state of mind. There are...

Seanad: Innovation at the Heart of the Jobs Challenge: Statements (14 Sep 2011)

Mary White: The Minister has to focus on indigenous companies and the contribution they can make. Irish people and politicians love to see multinationals establishing here, but they do not have much regard for indigenous companies. Enterprise Ireland is involved with such companies which employ 137,000 people, compared with foreign direct investment companies which employ 125,000. Indigenous companies...

Seanad: Innovation at the Heart of the Jobs Challenge: Statements (14 Sep 2011)

Mary White: Does the Minister have a script?

Seanad: Commission of Investigation Report into the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne: Motion (27 Jul 2011)

Mary White: On a point of order, Senator Crown was using his mobile telephone.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation Report into the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne: Motion (27 Jul 2011)

Mary White: We were requested by the Cathaoirleach not to use our telephones.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jul 2011)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jul 2011)

Mary White: You were not able to vote for him the last time for the leadership.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jul 2011)

Mary White: I appreciate the Leader's point that the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, will attend the House in September. I have a huge responsibility as Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson on jobs and enterprise, however, and must insist that the amendment be put.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jul 2011)

Mary White: On a point of order, the people who voted against me on this should be embarrassed.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jul 2011)

Mary White: This is about jobs, the economy, people doing jobs and small and medium businesses. Those who voted against the amendment should all be ashamed of themselves.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jul 2011)

Mary White: All the big shots over here should also be ashamed of themselves.