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Seanad: Order of Business. (19 May 2005)

Mary White: That is a great idea.

Seanad: Order of Business. (19 May 2005)

Mary White: At the front.

Seanad: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (19 May 2005)

Mary White: Now.

Seanad: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005: Motion for Earlier Signature. (19 May 2005)

Mary White: I move: That pursuant to subsection 2 of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to her.

Seanad: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (19 May 2005)

Mary White: I remind Senator Cummins that yesterday, Members of the European Parliament were here. I stated that it was very important for the people to vote in favour of the European constitution because one of main attractions for international investment is our membership of the EU. We need to keep up the momentum on international and indigenous investment to maintain the standards of living to which...

Seanad: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (19 May 2005)

Mary White: The Senator should put the heat on his local interest groups and the county manager to get investment. As we have said before in the presence of the Minister, despite having an economy growing at 5%, in some areas companies are going out of business because in many industries we are no longer competitive. We need to get replacement industries in such cases. I encourage the Senator to put the...

Seanad: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (19 May 2005)

Mary White: The Senator should put pressure on his county manager, etc. His suggestion about the storage of electronic voting machines seems alien to me. While there is no harm in saving money on the storage of such equipment, it would be better if we got new industry. While I do not criticise any current employees of IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, they need to become missionaries and zealots....

Seanad: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (19 May 2005)

Mary White: Yes, Dungarvan. There is no point in moaning and groaning if the product is no longer wanted by the market. I am not saying that is the reason that——

Seanad: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (19 May 2005)

Mary White: To compete in business, one must be innovative. The younger generation is opting for more streamlined, elegant glass.

Seanad: Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents) Bill 2005: Second and Subsequent Stages. (19 May 2005)

Mary White: We are talking about investment and industrial estates. We are here to protect buildings for international and indigenous investment. The Senator must put the heat on people in his own constituency to secure replacement industries for those affected. We are privileged to be able to co-operate with and assist the Minister and his officials with this very important legislation.

Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)

Mary White: I hope to refute the negative arguments of my colleague, Ms McDonald, MEP. In seven countries, the European constitution has already been ratified by referendum or in Parliament. The suggestion today is that many countries will reject the constitution. If Ireland is to retain its standard of living and ensure international investment, it is critical that it remains at the heart of Europe....

Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)

Mary White: I am member of the Star of the Sea choir in south-east Dublin.

Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)

Mary White: Under the human rights charter, some country could take up the issue of women not being allowed to become priests.

Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)

Mary White: I am a practising Catholic but there are many Roman Catholic Nationalists who are against women becoming priests. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said he would like to introduce deacons into the church and that they would be trained up to give communion and hold funeral services but that women could not be deacons in the Catholic Church. I cannot predict when it will happen but I believe the...

Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)

Mary White: I do not want to be a priest.

Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)

Mary White: Senator Ross asked if the economic situation in some member states was as a result of the Union. In 1989 West Germany welcomed East Germany and the ostmark and, unfortunately, made the economic mistake of giving it the same value as the deutschemark. I visited East Germany twice after the Berlin Wall came down and saw the dilapidated state of East German industry. I congratulate the former...

Seanad: Constitution for Europe: Statements. (18 May 2005)

Mary White: Those who remarked are the ones with the problem.

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Motion. (18 May 2005)

Mary White: IDA Ireland never said that.

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Motion. (18 May 2005)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Motion. (18 May 2005)

Mary White: They put millions into it.