Results 4,281-4,300 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White

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

Mary White: I refer to the Minister's speech in the Dáil on 8 December when he stated: The Department of Social and Family Affairs while representing a valuable source of payments, entitlements and supports, must be viewed in a broader context....[The Department] must constantly monitor the pulse of our changing society and broaden and evolve to respond to changes. As I said before in this House, the...

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

Mary White: I wish to draw the Minister's attention to the issue of child benefit and child care. I and some colleagues drew up a document on child care for the Minister for Finance. The main instrument of support for child care to date has been child benefit. Child benefit has been increased from €33 per week to approximately €35 per week. However, the cheapest community-based crèche costs €88...

Seanad: Services for People with Disabilities (10 Dec 2004)

Mary White: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to deal with this matter. In 2001 the Department of Health and Children, in conjunction with the Disability Federation of Ireland, provided funding known as the Harmon fund for six disability organisations in the physical and sensory section for the resourcing of voluntary sector service provides. The six disability organisations involved...

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Second Stage. (10 Dec 2004)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Health Bill 2004: Second Stage. (10 Dec 2004)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Dec 2004)

Mary White: Yes, they drive at 100 mph.

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Dec 2004)

Mary White: That is a good point.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Dec 2004)

Mary White: I support the call for a debate on Northern Ireland. Every Tuesday at 5.30 p.m. Government Members are updated by the Taoiseach on what is happening in the North.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Dec 2004)

Mary White: It is a no-brainer when, unfortunately, Dr. Paisley used emotive language when he referred to people going around in sackcloth and ashes. My uncle is a founder of the SDLP and when I spoke to him earlier, he said Dr. Paisley should withdraw that statement. It was not an outburst and it caused difficulty. It is important to remember that people on both sides of the divide in Northern Ireland...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Dec 2004)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Dec 2004)

Mary White: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Dec 2004)

Mary White: I agree with the Senator.

Seanad: Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments Bill 2004: Second Stage. (7 Dec 2004)

Mary White: The Senator does what he likes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Dec 2004)

Mary White: That is ridiculous.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Dec 2004)

Mary White: The winners in last night's budget were people with disabilities who have been allocated €2.5 billion——

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Dec 2004)

Mary White: I would like to air my views again. I made a presentation on child care last week to the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party. Everyone in the room supported what I said.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Dec 2004)

Mary White: The Minister said yesterday——

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Dec 2004)

Mary White: ——that we must make choices. I am confident that in next year's budget the cost of child care and the child care issue will be addressed as dramatically as the needs of people with disabilities. Senator O'Meara might not like to hear that.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

Mary White: That is pathetic.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

Mary White: Hear, hear.