Results 3,941-3,960 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Tax Code. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: I am au fait with the points made by the Minister in the earlier part of his reply. I am aware that qualifying individuals pay tax on dividends and income derived in Ireland and residency rules do not form part of the review of tax reliefs announced in the most recent budget. However, the Taoiseach stated recently â I believe it was in April or May â that this issue, which has also been...
- Seanad: Tax Code. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: It is a great opportunity and an honour for me that the Minister has come to the House to reply to this matter. I am a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service and members of the committee have had meetings with Department of Finance and Revenue officials. Having studied the issue I wish to raise, various aspects have come to my attention. When one studies an...
- Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. This legislation has good points and it is standard practice in good companies, which already have two-way contact procedures in place. Often one staff member represents the workforce and communicates with management on a regular basis. Senator O'Toole spoke as if there is a huge gap between management and workers but that is an outdated idea. No...
- Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: I do not know what it was. Probably disbelief. She had a visceral reaction.
- Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: I am a union person and was on the national women's committee of the Federated Workers' Union of Ireland in 1973. I was very quiet because I was young then and did not know as much as I do now. Now I am at my peak with all my experience. It simply stands to reason that no company can compete in this intensely globalised and competitive business world unless it has good management-staff...
- Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: The Oireachtas must face up to reality and operate in the 21st century like other European parliaments. I hope my contribution from my practical experience was helpful to the Minister of State. I am passionate about the role of American companies in Ireland and the development of our indigenous industry. In many ways, the development of our indigenous industry is much more difficult than...
- Seanad: Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: Employment is also a factor.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: If one wants to get elected, get a Cork accent.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2005)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Garda Investigations: Motion. (28 Sep 2005)
Mary White: I welcome the Rafferty family to the House. I have not been through what the Rafferty family have endured and one must have suffered in order to have complete empathy with the suffering of another. I sincerely hope there will be a fruitful solution to this tragedy. As an activist in the peace process in the North since 1993, I have travelled to the North frequently. I spoke out in this...
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary White: I do not want the Minister to take my remarks personally. I am a very straight and direct person. I really think we are missing an opportunity by failing to establish an independent police authority. I can give many examples of cases in which such an authority would have been of use. As someone who is completely supportive of departmental officials, I do not think the advisers and...
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary White: I would like the Minister to let me know about this aspect. If we had an independent police authority, it would be recommending that we hold on to good people aged 57. Why should a young sergeant have to retire at 57 and why should a young superintendent have to retire at 60? I just learned of this last week, and I never heard such nonsense. It is so archaic that people who are healthy and...
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary White: That is obvious. I just want to ask the Minister a couple of questions and I would like to get a straight answer. Where is the common sense in making a sergeant retire at the age of 57 if he or she is doing a great job in the community? When I was told this in Kevin Street station last week, I could not believe it, and I said I would ask the Minister.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary White: It is well paid.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary White: There is huge competition.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary White: Why not?
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary White: It is a matter of choice.
- Seanad: Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (30 Jun 2005)
Mary White: A private business could not afford that.