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Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2006)

Mary White: Love is blind.

Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2006)

Mary White: I wish to place on the record my admiration for the leadership of Senator Leyden in introducing this Bill. He has put his heart and soul into it in the past 18 months to get it here today. I thank the Leader, Senator O'Rourke, for paving the way and making the road easier. Senator Leyden is a very experienced politician, having served as Minister of State in four Departments, Posts and...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Mary White: In my document, A New Approach to Aging and Ageism, I wrote extensively about the financing of long-stay care for older people in residential homes, both private and public. One of the points I made was that the issue of financing of residential care for older people is divisive in society. I compliment the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney, for putting her proposal on the...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Mary White: —— who had the courage to put her proposal on the table. It is derogatory.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Mary White: What it says about the Minister is, "Mary the blood sucker". That is disgusting Irish journalism on a woman who is doing her level best for older people in Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Mary White: It is 5% for one.

Seanad: Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (7 Dec 2006)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Seán Power, to the House. Yesterday, I spoke in Donegal town at the regional meeting of the active retirement group about the research conducted for my document, A New Approach to Ageing and Ageism. The people attending the meeting represented active retirement groups from Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim. At the...

Seanad: Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (7 Dec 2006)

Mary White: I agree.

Seanad: Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (7 Dec 2006)

Mary White: That was not a good idea.

Seanad: Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (7 Dec 2006)

Mary White: He said he was numerate.

Seanad: Health (Nursing Homes) (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (7 Dec 2006)

Mary White: That is very personal.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2006)

Mary White: He spoke about hospital consultants.

Seanad: Further and Adult Education: Statements (30 Nov 2006)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Further and Adult Education: Statements (30 Nov 2006)

Mary White: The Senator means women have more vision.

Seanad: Further and Adult Education: Statements (30 Nov 2006)

Mary White: Along with my colleagues, I would like to present bouquets to the Minister of State, Deputy de Valera. I thank her for her personal courtesy to me since I came to the Seanad and the empathy she showed me as a rookie in the House. I will miss her on a personal level. I congratulate the Minister of State on achieving an extra €900,000 in the recent Estimates for child care. Reference was...

Seanad: Further and Adult Education: Statements (30 Nov 2006)

Mary White: I refer to their parents. I referred in this document to the fact that people want to educate themselves further to return to work In her speech, the Minister of State announced she has secured €900,000 to help fund child care for parents involved in part-time education. This is a most innovative measure. As Senator Norris stated, women have vision and it took vision to achieve what the...

Seanad: Leas Cross Nursing Home Report: Statements (29 Nov 2006)

Mary White: The Minister of State is taking the butt of the abuse, but it is important that he does not take the blame for this issue. I am sorry for him because he is doing his best with a hot issue. In my document, A New Approach to Ageing and Ageism, a copy of which everyone has received, I designated abuse of the elderly under the heading of crime against older people. It states: "The National...

Seanad: Leas Cross Nursing Home Report: Statements (29 Nov 2006)

Mary White: I thank the Minister of State. I would be delighted to see him.

Seanad: Leas Cross Nursing Home Report: Statements (29 Nov 2006)

Mary White: A significant job must be done. Senator O'Toole referred to the inspectorate, but the matter is not simple. I reflected on what he said. I worked in the public sector of the building industry. Inspections were carried out, but people became so sociable with the other side that they closed their eyes, as it were. A distance must be kept between the inspectors and the owners. The Minister...

Seanad: Leas Cross Nursing Home Report: Statements (29 Nov 2006)

Mary White: Senator Glynn is correct.