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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (14 Jul 2009)

Mary White: Expert.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2009)

Mary White: People should not be using their phones to send text messages either. I find it insulting and I feel like leaving every time I see someone reading or sending a text.

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Mary White: I welcome the recently appointed Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, whom I have known for many years. I know he has perseverance and he is a worker. In my book they are key personality characteristics to deliver professionalism in his work. He has a great opportunity before him. Speaking about the IMF report earlier the Minister of State, Deputy Kelleher, said: Crucially, the report...

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Mary White: Well, I am quoting Sigmund Freud today. I am sure everyone in the House will concur with Sigmund Freud or St. Benedict, whoever said it.

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Mary White: Our priority should be to be loved to give us security. When we started our business at a time of high unemployment I saw the transformation in a few months in those who had been unemployed and then got a job. Their self-confidence and self-esteem grew. As the doctor in the House will know, when a person has self-confidence and self-esteem, his or her physical health improves as well. The...

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Mary White: Yes.

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Mary White: Is the Senator referring to Mr. Haughey?

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Mary White: He was not in favour of that.

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Mary White: They are a disgrace.

Seanad: OECD and IMF Reports: Statements (10 Jul 2009)

Mary White: Senator Ross should name them.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2009)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Mary White: Some time ago, the National Economic and Social Forum produced a draft report which indicated that 10% of children nationally suffer literacy problems. Nobody can fail to be shocked at the reality that one tenth of young people cannot read and write to an adequate standard. The indications are that such children are likely to end up unemployed, living in poverty and possibly even facing...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Jul 2009)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

Mary White: I am delighted with the news that the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum will not be built adjacent to the prison in Thornton Hall. The mental health commission, the Irish mental health coalition and many members of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, including myself, were totally opposed to the building of the hospital beside a prison. One is in prison because of a custodial...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2009)

Mary White: Two compelling presentations were made at yesterday's meeting of the Joint Committee on Health and Children. The first, given by the Ombudsman for Children, has been mentioned by Senator Fitzgerald. In this regard, the Seanad should be recalled when the Minister of State with responsibility for children deals with the report of the Ryan commission. It is not good enough that the House...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2009)

Mary White: The Childline helpline received 414,000 calls from children in 2008.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2009)

Mary White: Most of those calls came after hours when no social services were available. Providing 24-hour social services for children who are being emotionally and physically abused is a national emergency.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2009)

Mary White: That is true.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Mary White: And electricity.