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

Mary White: Good question.

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

Mary White: Hear, hear.

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

Mary White: It is not.

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

Mary White: No.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Mary White: I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on ageism. This is Say No To Ageism Week and a report was published yesterday by the National Council on Ageing and Older People entitled Perceptions of Ageism in Health and Social Services. The study of more than 600 elderly people and health service staff found that the health service is guilty of discrimination against older people.

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Mary White: This is an important issue. The report found direct discrimination in the upper age limit for breast cancer screening, that is, 65 years of age. Free screening is only available to women between 50 and 65 years of age in certain parts of the State and BreastCheck has stated there is mounting evidence that screening should be provided to women over 64 years of age. It is an important social...

Seanad: Order of Business. (18 May 2005)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (17 May 2005)

Mary White: Could the Minister tell me when a new application for funding under the Act could be made in view of the current applications being processed?

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (17 May 2005)

Mary White: When will the new applications go in?

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (17 May 2005)

Mary White: Is the Minister saying that a new application can be made in the autumn?

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (17 May 2005)

Mary White: That is excellent news.

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages. (17 May 2005)

Mary White: Hear hear.

Seanad: Registration of Wills. (17 May 2005)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Mary White: This is Say No to Ageism Week. I call on the Government to develop a new policy on ageing. In the middle of his second presidential term, Ronald Reagan, then aged 76, said he had cancer, two hearing aids and had been shot at yet never felt happier in his life.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 May 2005)

Mary White: Of course we will.

Seanad: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (17 May 2005)

Mary White: The assessment should be done on an annual basis. It is very easy for accidents to happen. Under pressure in business, people can overlook their obligations. Giving it a statutory basis is the thing to do.

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Mary White: Common sense is the bottom line.

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister and take the opportunity to accord him, his predecessor, Deputy Cullen, and the departmental officials due praise for publishing the sustainable rural housing guidelines. The guidelines contain a wide range of new measures for one-off rural housing. Subject to good planning practice, people with rural links will be favoured for planning, as well as any applicant seeking...

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements (Resumed). (12 May 2005)

Mary White: I know. I read the Minister's speech. There is a perception that this concerns UK planning guidelines, but it is important to clear the air. Councillors and the general public should be made aware that UCD's department of planning and environmental policy is sympathetic in this regard. They are not technical planners alone, but also have a sensitivity concerning the rural environment. The...