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Seanad: Female Genital Mutilation Bill 2010: Second Stage (21 Apr 2010)

Mary White: I thank the Minister and congratulate her on spelling out to us what the Health Service Executive, on behalf of the Irish Government, has been doing and its awareness of female genital mutilation. It is only right that what has been happening would be put on the record. I agree 100% with the points made by Senator Twomey. In the environment in which this practice is carried out, women are...

Seanad: Female Genital Mutilation Bill 2010: Second Stage (21 Apr 2010)

Mary White: It was done because the Catholic Church believed the woman to be impure after the birth of a child. When my daughter was born almost 39 years ago I was lined up in the church by four other mothers. I asked what this was about and the priest said I was to be churched. I asked why and moved out of the line. There was consternation in the church. Again, it was ignorance and I have to say it...

Seanad: Female Genital Mutilation Bill 2010: Second Stage (21 Apr 2010)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Mary White: In today's Financial Times Dr. Patrick Honohan, Governor of the Central Bank, commends the Minister for Finance, Deputy Brian Lenihan's statement on the plan to restore Ireland's banks to health. As everyone knows, the Financial Times is the most widely read newspaper in the world. The message Dr. Honohan's article sends to the international community is that in Ireland the path to recover...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Mary White: In the article Dr. Honohan acknowledges Irish workers and taxpayers. That pleases my heart because we all know that the people have been so patient and resilient. We have had a reaction to wage cuts which, in the case of lower paid workers, is easily understood. Sounding an optimistic note on the economy, Dr. Honohan states: "If the consensus view that Irish economic growth will resume in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Apr 2010)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Banking: Statements (31 Mar 2010)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary. Outside of the resolution of the banking crisis, the two most important issues for this country are the retention of existing jobs and the delivery of public sector reform. As these constitute part of the Minister of State's new brief, I wish him the best of luck. I know he will be extremely successful. My overriding concern during the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (24 Mar 2010)

Mary White: The Minister of State, Deputy Connick-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Mary White: Garret FitzGerald's greatest contribution to Ireland was the Anglo-Irish Agreement.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Mary White: The Anglo-Irish Agreement marked the commencement of the peace process and was a tremendous achievement. However, I do not think he was the greatest Taoiseach. He would have been a brilliant professor of economics in a university and was a man of integrity. I will forever recognise his contribution to the Anglo-Irish Agreement. The Minister of State, Deputy Connick, single-handedly drove...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Mary White: The two most urgent issues are employment and public sector reform. I call on the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Deputy O'Keeffe, to come to House within the next two or three weeks to spell out his strategy for maintaining jobs and the creation of employment. The Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, should address the crying need for public sector reform. The go-slow is an...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Mary White: Hear, hear. All those in Fine Gael who supported Deputy Kenny should go, too.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Mary White: It is in the title - Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Mary White: Dream on.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage. (24 Mar 2010)

Mary White: Job creation must be to the forefront of Government legislation at this time. The finance Bill includes measures aimed at attracting investment and improving our image as a place in which to do business. The new transfer pricing rules contained in the Bill will help multinationals to defend the level of income and expenses of their Irish operations. In this regard, the new rules can be...

Seanad: Mental Health: Statements. (23 Mar 2010)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State and wish him continued success in his mission to improve mental health services and achieve a reduction of the stigma attached to depression and mental illness. I will focus on older people and mental health. Depression is the most common mental health disorder in later life, affecting between 10% and 15% of people aged 65 years and over. Older people...

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2010)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Mar 2010)

Mary White: Hear, hear.