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Seanad: Report by Commission of Investigation into Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin: Statements (3 Dec 2009)

Mary White: Ms Justice Yvonne Murphy's report highlights the culture of secrecy and the covering up of sex abuse scandals in the Dublin archdiocese. Archbishops of Dublin did little or nothing to protect children from paedophile priests. The record of collusion and cover-up and dereliction of duty by church and State authorities is beyond belief. Thousands of children raped and abused by Catholic...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

Mary White: Over the past year the Irish Farmers' Association and the Irish Exporters Association have called for a State supported short-term export credit insurance scheme. I raised this matter on the Order of Business last week and, subsequently, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment informed the IFA and the IEA that it would not provide this insurance. I call on the Minister to publish...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Nov 2009)

Mary White: Go raibh maith ag an Treoraí.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)

Mary White: I support the praise for Máire Geoghegan-Quinn. She is a trailblazer for women and was the first woman appointed to Cabinet since Countess Markievicz a long time earlier. Please God, she will get a tremendous brief. I would like to know what Senator Bacik meant when she said it is a pity it is a Fianna Fáil woman. I do not know what she meant by that.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)

Mary White: I would like to know what she meant by that.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Nov 2009)

Mary White: The Fianna Fáil women are formidable women in the image of Gráinne Mhaol. I put myself in that league also. TáFoinse againn in the Irish Independent, which is really exciting. It is important to speak Irish every day - beagáinín Gaeilge gach lá. On a serious matter, we have had very robust debates on many different issues at Oireachtas committees in recent weeks. I feel we are...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2009)

Mary White: Tá áthas orm a fheiceáil go mbeidh an nuachtán Ghaeilge, Foinse, thar n-ais amárach. Ba chóir dúinn go léir an Ghaeilge a úsáid — beatha teanga í a labhairt. Is mór an cabhair dúinn nuachtán Gaeilge a bheith againn, chun é sin a dhéanamh. Cuirfidh mé fáilte roimh athbheochan Foinse amárach.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Mary White: Yesterday, the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs heard a presentation by the Irish Farmers Association and An Bord Bia. The Irish farmers representative, Mr. Henry Burns, who is the chairman of the sheep producers in Ireland, told us yesterday that farm incomes fell by 13% in 2008 because of low prices for milk, beef and grain, and by a further 20% this year, which is frightening. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Mary White: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Mary White: For God's sake will you cop on?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2009)

Mary White: I want to say something about that.

Seanad: National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (9 Nov 2009)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Dick Roche. I congratulate him as one of the personalities who helped galvanise the voters and bring about a successful referendum on the Lisbon treaty. We are over that hurdle and I commend him on the work he did in that regard. His unique personality helps us win such major competitions and keep us on the road...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2009)

Mary White: I welcome the publication of the Health Information and Quality Authority's national children in care inspection report 2008. As spokesperson on children for this side of the House, I have raised the issue of children in care many times. Currently, there are 5,500 children in the care of the State of whom some 4,900 are in foster care. In a survey done in the Dublin south-west region the...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Nov 2009)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Nov 2009)

Mary White: Last week the CSO revealed figures indicating that 106 people had died by suicide between January and March. This is the equivalent of one person killing himself or herself each day between January and March. These are frightening figures and it was dangerous for the CSO to release them without consulting the relevant scientific organisations dealing with the issue of suicide. Because they...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Nov 2009)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (3 Nov 2009)

Mary White: The Senator should speak for himself.

Seanad: Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (3 Nov 2009)

Mary White: The Senator says that about everybody else.

Seanad: Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (3 Nov 2009)

Mary White: The Senator is inclined to be holier-than-thou about it.