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Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (14 Jul 2004)

Mary White: We should not go to that place — they get the story wrong.

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Jul 2004)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister and his executives who have put a huge effort into delivering this Bill. My opinion of this Bill is different to most of those expressed today. I see this as a simple Bill which will bring about a dramatic change in Aer Rianta as we know it. After the legislation is passed Aer Rianta will be divided and Dublin Airport will become the Dublin Airport authority and Cork...

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Jul 2004)

Mary White: The business plans cannot be completed until the new chairmen and boards are in place. The plans will then be presented for approval to the Ministers for Finance and Transport. The airports will not be allowed to become fully-fledged independent legal entities until both Ministers agree that the plans will work. I know Aer Rianta upside down and inside out. When I married in 1969, I had to...

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Jul 2004)

Mary White: The chairman designate has said he will double Shannon Airport's passenger numbers to 4 million. In the days of the Iron Curtain when Russia was the bête noire of the world, Shannon Airport, under Mr. Skelly, allowed Aeroflot to land there en route to Cuba. Shannon Airport came to an imaginative arrangement with Aeroflot to establish Aerofirst, providing the first duty free shops in Moscow,...

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Jul 2004)

Mary White: I am sorry, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Jul 2004)

Mary White: Some 95% of business is about the human beings involved. Growing a business is all about human contact with employees and their ability to sell the business. It is important for the new boards and chairmen to manage and look after the employees of the three different airports and allow them to reach their full potential in developing their skills. I concur with the Minister's remarks about...

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Jul 2004)

Mary White: It took me two years to get Lir Chocolates into Aer Rianta.

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Jul 2004)

Mary White: When I did I made the most of it. I had very little space at the outset but I went there at 6 a.m. to do business and get more space. The airports are windows from which Irish companies can sell their products to tourists from abroad. Aer Rianta is a mega-successful company. Senator Ross's derogatory comments about Aer Rianta were utterly wrong. It is a superb State company. The public sector...

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Jul 2004)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Jul 2004)

Mary White: Aer Rianta.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2004)

Mary White: Yesterday I attended the launch of the annual report of the Central Bank for 2003. The Governor of the Central Bank, Mr. Hurley, said he was worried about our increasing growth. Our credit debt is 25% higher than any other country in the euro zone. In the autumn we should call in the Minister for Finance to find out what can be done about this. The governor warned that if the rate of increase...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2004)

Mary White: I invited him to attend a meeting of the Joint Committee on Finance and the Public Service.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Jul 2004)

Mary White: No.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Jul 2004)

Mary White: That is ignorant. Senator Hayes should withdraw that remark.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies Bill 2003: Second Stage. (2 Jul 2004)

Mary White: What if a landlord wanted to sell a house?

Seanad: Residential Tenancies Bill 2003: Second Stage. (2 Jul 2004)

Mary White: What if the person is there for 20 years?

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2004)

Mary White: I support Senator Ó Murchú's call for a debate on the Traveller community before the summer recess. I am afraid that racism might arise. Two very good Traveller friends of mine live a very difficult life, one which I could not endure. An editorial in The Irish Times today said that if local authorities have not addressed the housing issue of Travellers who want to be settled, it should be...

Seanad: Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Bill 2003: Second Stage. (23 Jun 2004)

Mary White: I thank Senator Tuffy for sharing time and welcome the Minister of State and his officials. Ireland has come a long way in the past few years following the introduction of anti-discriminatory and employment equality legislation and the publication of this special educational needs Bill. The purpose of this comprehensive legislation is to strengthen and improve special education. Hopefully, if...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jun 2004)

Mary White: Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jun 2004)

Mary White: I am disappointed Senator Brian Hayes has not informed himself properly and in detail about the Taoiseach's meeting on Friday night in Colombia. As President of the EU, the Taoiseach was hosting a meeting with Latin American leaders. He spoke to President Uriba of Colombia and put a very significant proposal to him for the safe return of the men.