Results 3,541-3,560 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2006)
Mary White: They did not bother to do it.
- Seanad: Disability Act 2005 Sectoral Plans: Statements (2 Nov 2006)
Mary White: I wish to add to the comments made by Senator O'Meara with regard to quality of life for people with disabilities by referring in particular to the issue of pre-school children with disabilities. Next Tuesday, I will make available my updated report, A New Approach to Childcare, November 2006, in which I discuss care for children and babies with special needs. When a child is known to have a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2006)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Second Stage (26 Oct 2006)
Mary White: He gives away a lot of his money.
- Seanad: Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999: Second Stage (26 Oct 2006)
Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State and his staff and congratulate him on bringing this Bill towards its conclusion. I know from my own experience as a businessperson how important innovation and creativity are. No business can grow, and never could grow, unless the drivers of the business were innovative and came up with new ideas. I know from my 16 years with our business, where we work 24...
- Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)
Mary White: He was 79 years old this year.
- Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)
Mary White: I was delighted and honoured that the Minister of State commended my document in his speech. I appreciate that very much. I wish formally to thank the Leader, Senator O'Rourke, for allowing us to have this debate on ageism and ageing. In my policy document, A New Approach to Ageing and Ageism, I make a case on behalf of the thousands of older people who suffer unnecessary discrimination in...
- Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)
Mary White: And the Pope, if the Senator likes.
- Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)
Mary White: What age are you?
- Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)
Mary White: That is nothing. The Senator does not have to retire. The Minister could drive a national plan against ageism and have inspirational role models. Role models work. People can inspire others. There is no question about that. People must retire from State boards at the age of 70. That is ridiculous. I was on the board of Bord Bia when, approximately five years ago, Mr. Hanrahan, the...
- Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)
Mary White: I was 62 last Saturday. We were never told about the advantages of getting older when we were 21. The advantages are hidden.
- Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)
Mary White: They do not appreciate things as much. They are not as wise and not as sensible. There are many benefits to getting older that are never talked about. I again thank the Minister. All the people in the Chamber at the moment, Senators Terry, Maurice Hayes, Leyden, Ryanââ
- Seanad: Ageism Policy: Statements (12 Oct 2006)
Mary White: ââare on a mission to help future generations. It would be very easy to abolish the retirement age of 65. Politicians do not have to retire. Senators and TDs are not bound by this law. That is a contradiction. It would be a dramatic move to abolish the retirement age. The bottom line is that 71% of people over the age of 50 voted in the previous general election. As a business...
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2006)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2006)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)
Mary White: He is a great man.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)
Mary White: That is correct.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)
Mary White: That does not mean it is right.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)
Mary White: You can be quick to kid-act yourself.