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Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (9 Feb 2005)

Mary White: I will not. I am a total Fianna Fáil person and will fully support the Minister of State. I am speaking to ensure we make progress in future. Senator O'Toole has distracted me.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (9 Feb 2005)

Mary White: As Senator Tuffy said, we have made significant progress. I have said here many times that I had to give up my job in the Civil Service when I married. I understand what discrimination is about. My boss at the Board of Works tried to keep me on but was not permitted to do so. It was an EU directive which ensured women could continue to work after they married. People in Ireland who have not...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (9 Feb 2005)

Mary White: It is wishful thinking.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (9 Feb 2005)

Mary White: I move amendment No. 5: In page 4, line 8, to delete "16 years" and substitute "18 years". Senator Kett drew this matter to my attention. The Senator has worked in the Central Remedial Clinic for 20 years dealing with handicapped children. I have visited the organisation and it does tremendous work for disabled children. I respect Senator Kett's opinion on this issue and if the Minister...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Feb 2005)

Mary White: Will the Leader arrange a debate next week on the proposed relocation of the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum to a site close to the new prison? The Minister of State, Deputy Brian Lenihan, said at a public meeting in the area that no consultation on the location of the prison had taken place before the decision was made. Yesterday, I met Mr. Michael Ringrose, chief executive of People with...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Feb 2005)

Mary White: It will have a psychological effect.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Feb 2005)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Feb 2005)

Mary White: We all agree.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Feb 2005)

Mary White: Senator Dooley.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Feb 2005)

Mary White: I support the contributions of other speakers, in particular the point made by Senator Kett that the Minister should immediately make arrangements to raise the upper age limit concerning a handicapped child to 18. The Bill as it stands is thoughtless in this regard. The Senator noted that the hormonal changes in young people aged 16 to 18 are critical. This change would be important for...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Feb 2005)

Mary White: I am going to fight it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

Mary White: I wish to make three points. The first concerns Senator Brian Hayes's point on misinformation in the newspapers. In this regard, my colleagues should note that Alison Healy states incorrectly in today's The Irish Times that I am an investor in the new newspaper Daily Ireland. I am not an investor and am not receiving any money from it. I laud Trevor Ringland, who played rugby for Ireland, on...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

Mary White: It was very important and I apologise for not remembering it.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage [Resumed]. (27 Jan 2005)

Mary White: There can be no doubt that this is a crucial Bill. The threat posed by al-Qaeda and, especially, the fundamentalist, anti-western ideology is clear for everyone to see. Attacks have been carried out in the cities of Madrid, New York, Bali, Washington and Karachi while countries which have been attacked include Kenya, Tunisia, Pakistan, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, the Lebanon, Indonesia and the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage [Resumed]. (27 Jan 2005)

Mary White: I went to Colombia on a human rights mission. I am glad I had the courage to put my head above the parapet. We need more of that here. I do not like the current frenzy here ——

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage [Resumed]. (27 Jan 2005)

Mary White: —— but matters will change in a couple of months time. The politicians in the North and South have a responsibility not to leave a vacuum. One was left by the delay in elections in the North which resulted in two extremes and cut out the SDLP, which is very sad. Britain and the United States have military bases in Saudi Arabia which is home to Islam's holiest sites. This is irritating and...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage. (26 Jan 2005)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Dec 2004)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (15 Dec 2004)

Mary White: The Minister for Finance said it was the instrument for dealing with child care.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (15 Dec 2004)

Mary White: Not any answer.