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Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2009)

Mary White: We were trampled for 800 years and we are not going to isolate anybody.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Committee Stage (4 Mar 2009)

Mary White: In the course of my studies on suicide and self-harm I saw the report of the Gay and Lesbian Association to the effect that people who have sexual problems have a higher propensity to die by suicide which is unforgivable. Will the Minister of State say why, if single people can adopt, one partner in a cohabiting couple cannot adopt the child of the other? We will not resolve the issue in...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Mary White: He was demoted for it.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Mary White: AIB should do it themselves.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Mary White: Yesterday morning I was coming to Leinster House via a different route and at a different hour from usual. I was coming through Dún Laoghaire at 9 a.m. and saw a queue along the main street. I asked why it was there at that hour and when I proceeded further I noticed it was a queue for the social welfare office. People in Dún Laoghaire were queuing up for the dole. This really struck...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Mary White: Prompt payment is a huge issue. There is no doubt there is an economic and financial crisis and there are many impacts locally. Behind the headlines hundreds of companies are being deprived of prompt payment by major companies and in many cases by State and semi-State companies. I have received information from ISME that suppliers are waiting on average 68 days to get payment for the goods...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Mary White: In November, at his instigation, Gordon Brown promised that state and semi-state companies in the UK would pay their invoices within ten days. I am a woman of action——

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Mary White: ——and if I were Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment I would demand that companies, including State and semi-State companies, pay their suppliers on time. According to anecdotal evidence, State companies are re-invoicing companies after approximately 30 or 40 days, which creates another delay. That is a hidden crime.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Mary White: This is what can be achieved.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2009)

Mary White: Pay their debts.

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage. (26 Feb 2009)

Mary White: It is ridiculous.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Feb 2009)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (25 Feb 2009)

Mary White: That is unfair.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: That is not the case.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: I welcome the statement by the chief executive of Bord Gáis that the company hopes to poach 500,000 consumers from the ESB and provide electricity at 12.5% cheaper rates. I have raised previously the matter of the outrageous costs charged by the ESB. I believe the ESB gets away with murder. There was reference this morning to SR Technics. Not only are the apprentices in trouble, but the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: This issue is not just about Government but also about trade unions.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: In 2000, costs in Ireland and Germany were at the same level. By 2008, Irish costs were 20% higher than those in Germany. There is no mystery as to why SR Technics cannot continue in business. Sentiment about the Government taking equity in the company is nonsense until all partners in this country, including the social partners and the Government, get our costs in line with other European...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)

Mary White: However, the Tánaiste must come to the House and outline a plan, like any self-respecting business——