Results 4,321-4,340 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White

Seanad: Tax Code: Motion. (10 Nov 2004)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Competitiveness and Consumer Protection Policy: Statements. (10 Nov 2004)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Competitiveness and Consumer Protection Policy: Statements. (10 Nov 2004)

Mary White: That is true.

Seanad: Competitiveness and Consumer Protection Policy: Statements. (10 Nov 2004)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Killeen, to the House and I wish him luck. He has a tremendous reputation in Leinster House and in County Clare. I am aware that everybody in Clare is crazy about him. Even Senator Ryan stated that it is about time he was awarded an elevated position. I may be accused of exaggeration but the Minister's speech is probably the best I have heard delivered...

Seanad: Competitiveness and Consumer Protection Policy: Statements. (10 Nov 2004)

Mary White: There is a new Minister who wishes to implement these documents.

Seanad: Competitiveness and Consumer Protection Policy: Statements. (10 Nov 2004)

Mary White: I know what I am talking about.

Seanad: Competitiveness and Consumer Protection Policy: Statements. (10 Nov 2004)

Mary White: Much of the Irish economy remains characterised by low levels of productivity, relative to advanced economies. According to the annual competitiveness report, people employed in Ireland produce an average 16% less for each hour worked than their US counterparts. This productivity gap is particularly evident in those sectors of the Irish economy less exposed to international competition such...

Seanad: Competitiveness and Consumer Protection Policy: Statements. (10 Nov 2004)

Mary White: What about the smoking ban? The Senator is being mean-minded.

Seanad: Report of National Advisory Committee on Drugs: Statements (Resumed). (3 Nov 2004)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Noel Ahern, to the House and I wish him every success in his continued work in his Department. On page 26 of the report of the National Advisory Committee on Drugs, I read of a three source study of opiate or heroin use in Dublin. This study was carried out between 2000 and 2003. Three...

Seanad: Report of National Advisory Committee on Drugs: Statements (Resumed). (3 Nov 2004)

Mary White: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Nov 2004)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Planning and Related Issues: Statements (Resumed). (28 Oct 2004)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State. He earned the honour himself with his dedication to the people of Cavan over the years. They deserve to have a Minister who can voice their opinions to Government. I wish him every happiness and continued success. I want to speak briefly on three points. The first is the planning application process. The second point is about breaches of planning regulations...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Oct 2004)

Mary White: I draw the attention of the House to the surge in calls to the Women's Aid national helpline. There were 19,000 calls to this helpline last year, which is an increase of 26%. The details of the figures are frightening. Some 44% reported emotional abuse and 33% reported physical abuse. An example of emotional abuse is a woman being threatened by her partner, husband or co-habitee that if she...

Seanad: Report of Strategic Task Force on Alcohol: Statements. (27 Oct 2004)

Mary White: I congratulate the Minister of State on his appointment. I am delighted for him. It is well deserved and a great honour for him and his constituents in north Kildare. A recent study showed that adults in Ireland had the highest reported consumption per drinker and the highest level of binge drinking in comparison to adults in other European countries. One of the consequences of this, which I...

Seanad: Report of Strategic Task Force on Alcohol: Statements. (27 Oct 2004)

Mary White: That is true.

Seanad: Report of Strategic Task Force on Alcohol: Statements. (27 Oct 2004)

Mary White: Some 22%.

Seanad: Children Act 2001: Statements. (20 Oct 2004)

Mary White: It is a critical stage.

Seanad: Children Act 2001: Statements. (20 Oct 2004)

Mary White: Poor Indians.

Seanad: Children Act 2001: Statements. (20 Oct 2004)

Mary White: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive explanation of the Bill. I do not want to repeat what my colleagues have said. However, I experienced a physical reaction and pain when thinking of the children who need this law to protect them. It is disturbing and upsetting. Representatives from the national nursery association are sitting in the Gallery. Some of us were at the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Oct 2004)

Mary White: That is why I voted for them.