Results 3,341-3,360 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2007)
Mary White: I was a volunteer on the ground during the peace process.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2007)
Mary White: Owing to the political failure of Mrs. Thatcher, people died on hunger strike and violence escalated.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2007)
Mary White: I was there and was involved as a volunteer.
- Seanad: Health Bill 2006: Second Stage (23 Mar 2007)
Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I have an interest in speaking in this debate because of my document on a new approach to ageing and ageism. The establishment of the Health Information and Quality Authority comes not before its time. I am in favour of its powers to establish, monitor and investigate standards of service provided by the HSE or on behalf of the HSE. I can only...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Mar 2007)
Mary White: Senator Dardis should join us.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)
Mary White: Where is Paris?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2007)
Mary White: The Senator should name the place.
- Seanad: Protection of Employment (Exceptional Collective Redundancies and Related Matters) Bill 2007: Second Stage (21 Mar 2007)
Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State and commend the Bill before us. Both the Minister of State and my colleagues have commented on the many good aspects of the legislation but I would like to focus on section 15 which provides for the amendment of section 4 of the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 to entitle employees who have attained the age of 66 years to statutory redundancy payments. The...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)
Mary White: What about garages and petrol stations?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)
Mary White: I will be brief. The worst thing one can do to an economy is talk it down and be pessimistic. One must be optimistic for success.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)
Mary White: We must talk up the country and stop talking it down. Senator Quinn has hit the nail on the head. There are politics of envy in Germany and France about Ireland because they have over-expanded social welfare states. In France there is a short working week and they are trying to increase the working week from 35 hours to get the economy back on track. I am very optimistic about the Irish...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2007)
Mary White: Anybody who studied economics knows if one is confident the show will stay on the road. Go raibh maith agat.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)
Mary White: Since I came to the Seanad, two of my driving passions have been new approaches to child care and to ageing and ageism. I am afraid my two lady colleagues on my left missed the point. Maternity leave was 22 weeks' paid leave and 12 weeks' unpaid leave. From today, it will increase from 22 weeks' paid leave to 26 weeks' paid leaveââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)
Mary White: ââand 12 weeks' unpaidââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)
Mary White: Excuse me. Will Senator O'Meara watch what is happening?
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)
Mary White: Senators O'Meara and Terry do not have their eyes on the ballââ
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)
Mary White: ââon what changes are taking place today in maternity leave. It is dramatic. An extra paid month maternity leaveââ