Results 4,441-4,460 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 May 2004)

Mary White: They want to vote.

Seanad: Family Law: Motion. (5 May 2004)

Mary White: They do have fathers.

Seanad: Family Law: Motion. (5 May 2004)

Mary White: I compliment Senator Henry, Senator Norris and the other Senators who raised this matter. We are here as legislators to respond and to take regard of evolution in society. In our lifetimes a spontaneous evolution of family and relationships has taken place. It is difficult to believe the change in the perception of marriage and homosexuality from that held only 20 years ago to the view that...

Seanad: Family Law: Motion. (5 May 2004)

Mary White: I do not dispute that fact. However, I am concerned with the issue of family as raised by Senator Henry. She knows what I mean.

Seanad: Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (5 May 2004)

Mary White: Any amendment to the Order of Business should have been suggested at 4.55 p.m.

Seanad: Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (5 May 2004)

Mary White: My sister has lived in the United States for 30 years. Last November, while presenting a paper in Milan, she became seriously ill and was rushed to hospital. She had retained her Irish passport and was welcomed into the hospital with open arms because she is an Irish citizen. At present, if a non-national has a baby here he or she are entitled to obtain all the benefits offered by the EU....

Seanad: Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Apr 2004)

Mary White: Is the Senator surprised?

Seanad: Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (30 Apr 2004)

Mary White: It seems that the Senator on the benches opposite thinks his colleagues are superior.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2004)

Mary White: And Paul O'Neill.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2004)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2004)

Mary White: I support Senator Norris's request for a debate on terrorism. We need to question why there is such terrorism.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2004)

Mary White: We should examine that aspect.

Seanad: Agency for the Irish Abroad: Motion. (24 Mar 2004)

Mary White: He never envisaged the Celtic tiger.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2004 [[i]Certified Money Bill[/i]]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Mary White: I support Senator McDowell though I will, of course, vote with the Government. The Minister should examine this issue. I find it obnoxious to see these people who make fortunes here. When their children are due to be born, they have them born outside the country. As Senator McDowell said, the average person in the street is conscious of the need to examine the issue. These people must be very...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2004 [[i]Certified Money Bill[/i]]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Mary White: Am I correct in interpreting the Minister as saying he will not look at this in the future?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2004 [[i]Certified Money Bill[/i]]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Mary White: Everyone changes one's mind and no matter how clever one is, there is nothing wrong with doing so. When I read about these people I wonder what is wrong with the country that, having made such riches, they want to leave. Why cannot they live here? Why are they so greedy that they are not prepared to pay taxes? I would hate to leave my country to live in Spain or elsewhere. I cannot understand...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2004 [[i]Certified Money Bill[/i]]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Mary White: He lives here.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2004 [[i]Certified Money Bill[/i]]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Mary White: Yes.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2004 [[i]Certified Money Bill[/i]]: Committee and Remaining Stages. (24 Mar 2004)

Mary White: That is the way she is; that is her personality.

Seanad: Finance Bill (Certified Money Bill) 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister and his officials. It is right for us to throw bouquets at the Minister and at the officials who have so robustly supported him in his seven years as Minister for Finance. I am proud of what has been achieved in our economy over the last seven years.