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Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2014)

Mary White: That taboo has faded away, however. Alcohol marketing campaigns are now focused on women, particularly on young women to make them look sexy. Ms Costello said that younger women tend to drink spirits rather than beer, leading to them to drink more units of alcohol on average than men of the same age. That is very serious. The other key point, and the bottom line at the meeting, was the...

Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs 2014: Statements (3 Dec 2014)

Mary White: The Minister can see in the Action Plan for Jobs where he needs to get more balance.

Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs 2014: Statements (3 Dec 2014)

Mary White: On the point where I referred to Senator Mooney, the MBNA is-----

Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs 2014: Statements (3 Dec 2014)

Mary White: He said 1%.

Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs 2014: Statements (3 Dec 2014)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Bruton, to the Seanad for this debate. I relish the opportunity to lead the Fianna Fáil contribution to the debate on the Action Plan for Jobs. The action plan and the accompanying quarterly progress reports represent an excellent initiative on the part of this Government. The reports provide transparency with regard to multiple governmental actions,...

Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs 2014: Statements (3 Dec 2014)

Mary White: I do not know what the source of that figure is.

Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs 2014: Statements (3 Dec 2014)

Mary White: Within this broadly encouraging national picture, I want to focus on what we must do better if we are to inspire hope that Ireland can provide a better future for many of our fellow citizens who do not share this belief. I referred this morning to Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy's suggestion that 800 children in Ireland were made homeless in the first ten months of this year and that 45 families were...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2014)

Mary White: Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy speaking a few days ago pierced people's hearts when she said that 800 children in Ireland were made homeless in the first ten months of the year and that in November, 45 families had lost their homes. Speaking on this issue she said that the Government, if it raised the rent supplement for people who are in danger of being evicted from their homes, would solve the...

Seanad: Flood Management: Statements (27 Nov 2014)

Mary White: I also welcome Fr. Shaughnessy. My mother was Maureen Quinn from Tuam. I am delighted to see him here today. I welcome the Minister of State. It is my first time attending here with the Minister of State in the House. I heartily congratulate him. He has had a meteoric rise, if I may so. Well done to him. On coastal flooding, there are serious fears that Fenit Island could become...

Seanad: Flood Management: Statements (27 Nov 2014)

Mary White: Yes. When will the works take place? A man died as a result of the situation. His house flooded and he took his own life about three years ago as a result. I saw the house which had been totally destroyed. The situation and the landmass is very vulnerable there. It is also appropriate to mention the recent flooding on Friday, 14 November in Nutgrove Avenue. The flooding happened on the...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2014)

Mary White: I call for a sense of reality in respect of the exuberance on the Government side on the increase in employment. Below the radar, one does not have to read into the detail too far to find that 23% of young people in the State are unemployed. Of those, 57% are long-term unemployed, meaning they have been out of work for over a year. We have a crisis, notwithstanding that the unemployment...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Nov 2014)

Mary White: He is actually.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2014)

Mary White: In light of the warm response from the Leader, Senator Maurice Cummins, and the announcement that he will raise the matter with the Minister for Justice and Equality, I will not call a vote on this occasion.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2014)

Mary White: I ask Senator Cummins to update us on the Bill I introduced, on behalf of Fianna Fáil, on parental leave, the intention of which was to allow fathers to share the maternity leave granted to women if the mothers of the children so wish. It was received in principle and I would like to know its current status. As we speak, in Buswells Hotel the Irish Migrant Rights Council is launching a...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2014)

Mary White: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2014)

Mary White: Yes.

Seanad: Water Sector Reforms: Statements (25 Nov 2014)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The recent Government announcement of the new water charges system marks yet another panicked U-turn and a massive climb down by the Government in its disastrous handling of Irish Water. This latest U-turn underlines the complete mess this coalition Government has made of our vital natural resource. Fianna Fáil believes it is now time to...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2014)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2014)

Mary White: As acting leader for Fianna Fáil today, I wish to raise the issue of water fluoridation in Ireland. The condition of Irish people's dental health in the 1950s has been summed up by Dr. Joe Mullen, principal dental surgeon at the HSE, as being dreadful and an absolute emergency that needed to be addressed. This is endorsed by Professor Denis O'Mullane, former chief dental officer at the...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2014)

Mary White: Yes. This is a very serious national issue.