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Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Mary White: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Mary White: Some people have a difficulty with the phrase "Fianna Fáil".

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Penrose, here this afternoon. Having been first elected as a political activist to the Fianna Fáil National Executive by all of Fianna Fáil in Dublin across the then 11 constituencies, I believe that Irish women must be firing on all cylinders and have a passion for it. That is what it is about, having the passion to feel part of what is happening in...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: I married my husband in 1969. All the people I meet in Leitrim remember everything about me if I meet them six months or two years later. They are charming and courteous all of the time. I plead here today that Leitrim should be one administrative county to give it self-confidence so that the people can fight for their rights as a county, rather than be split with Sligo and Roscommon. As...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: One needs an identity.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: There is a bit of a difference between north and south Leitrim. They are far more strident in south Leitrim.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: Senator Comiskey, like my husband, is from north Leitrim. I give them the accolade of being the gentle and gallant people in the county. This is a serious matter. Leitrim needs to be one administrative area that can fight for its rights, fight for employment and for everything to which it is entitled.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: Senator Bacik lectures us non-stop.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: Senator Coghlan was too rigid in the Chair.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: This was about financing the fishing and food industries.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: It is a very important issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: There should be an investigation into the relationship between the company that has been taken over by Musgrave. It is very serious.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: This would not happen in Britain. Was it known that this company was going to take over Superquinn? It is very important and very serious. We must have an investigation.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: I urge the Leader to listen attentively to what I have to say this morning.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: I am seriously concerned at the failure of the Government to uphold its commitment in the programme for Government to provide transparency in all its engagements and everything it does. This morning, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, is meeting the media to discuss the half-yearly report from IDA Ireland. This is happening in the midst of the scandal...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Mary White: I am demanding that he come to the House. I am appalled at his lack of emotional intelligence and his lack of feeling for the Members of this House. The Seanad is a democratic branch of the Oireachtas, but the Minister is treating us with disrespect. He is meeting journalists to discuss IDA Ireland's job creation efforts, with he had nothing to do with.

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Mary White: It is part of the Minister's job.

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Mary White: I congratulate the Minister on his eloquent presentation. He is a hands-on Minister. Many of his decisions must be political decisions, and not left to Departments. The biggest issue facing the agri-food sector is financing across the industry in the next 12 months.

Seanad: Agriculture and Fisheries: Statements, Questions and Answers (20 Jul 2011)

Mary White: I must set my question in context.