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Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Mary White: It is not a U-turn. The Senator did not read the detail when he made his original statement.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Mary White: The Senator was not here——

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Mary White: ——for the past five years.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Mary White: The Senator does not understand. It was clear from the outset.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Mary White: I want to draw attention to a report published the day before yesterday, the Varney report on the review of tax policy in Northern Ireland. Since 1921, no issue has united politicians of all shades of Unionism, Nationalism and republicanism and the business people in the North and the South as the urgent need for a 12.5% corporation tax in the North, which is the case in the South. We need...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Mary White: ——produced this report and his committee was comprised of Treasury officials who live in the United Kingdom, rarely step foot in Northern Ireland and therefore do not know the position in the North. The Northern Ireland economy is mainly dependent on public sector employment.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Mary White: We need an urgent debate to spark an all-island economy. In the past few years politicians on both sides took risks with their careers and their lives to consolidate and get a peace process in place. Sir David Varney is the spokesperson for Gordon Brown. I knew in my heart that Gordon Brown would not go for this. Tony Blair inferred he would do so. We need a passionate debate here on...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Mary White: If those on the other side would only listen to me, I will explain it to them.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2007)

Mary White: I call for an urgent debate on our return in January on the issue of future policy on child care. This issue has been mentioned a few times in the past two months. The new community child care subvention scheme proposed by the Minister of State, Deputy Smith, is intended to ensure reduced fees are charged to disadvantaged parents.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2007)

Mary White: We all know the Minister of State asked the community child care groups for their views on the proposed scheme, which is intended to help disadvantaged parents. Some 90% of the groups returned their data. I said last week to Senator Bacik — níl sí ag éisteacht liom anois — that the Minister of State would resolve the matter quickly. He has announced that he has increased the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2007)

Mary White: I am pleased I raised the matter in the Seanad and in the meeting of the parliamentary party.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2007)

Mary White: There will be a minimum grant of €20,000 per year which will be of particular benefit to small community child care providers, especially those in rural areas and the islands.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2007)

Mary White: I raised the matter with the Minister of State, Deputy Smith, and the Taoiseach. The Minister of State is a good politician. As I have said before there is no point in simply introducing policies. They need to be revised if more relevant information becomes available. He was right to adjudicate on this policy because it was initially intended to benefit disadvantaged parents. It is my...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2007)

Mary White: I am the Seanad spokesperson on children and older people.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Dec 2007)

Mary White: The day I was given that brief I said the Senators need not worry because I would look after the people where those issues are concerned.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2007)

Mary White: The Minister is on the job.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2007)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2007)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2007)

Mary White: It was sad that so few people were here to listen to him.