Results 501-520 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2014)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2014)
Mary White: I shall come to that now.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2014)
Mary White: Sinn Féin Senators are lifted in here by their party and, with all due respects, Labour Party Senators are lifted in by their party but we have to compete. The Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil Senators have a mega job to do when seeking election. I assure Members that it is very difficult for a Fine Gael person-----
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2014)
Mary White: -----or for a Fianna Fáil person to get elected to this House. Many hundreds of people have tried to get elected to the Seanad, from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, but have not succeeded. I am trying to enlighten the Senator and wish her luck if she seeks election.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2014)
Mary White: One must be burnished by the electorate, whether that is politicians or the public, to know what it is really like. I do not want to hurt anybody's feelings because I hate my feelings being hurt and they are regularly hurt here. I have a problem with the principle behind a Taoiseach's nominee which is enshrined in the Constitution. That is my honest opinion and I always like to speak the...
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2014)
Mary White: -----Maurice Cummins will help me to get the two Bills that I initiated through the House. I think the parental leave Bill is on its way and is coming.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2014)
Mary White: I hope that before I quit here we will get the mandatory retirement Bill on the agenda of the House.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2014)
Mary White: I thank the Cathaoirleach.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2014)
Mary White: Have the Senator?
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2014)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2014)
Mary White: I admire my colleagues for the sincerity of their views that the House requires reform. However, I must defend my electorate - county councillors throughout the country. With all due respect to Senator Katherine Zappone, I suggest she run for election in the near future in a Dáil constituency or the Seanad election. She speaks in a derogatory fashion about our electorate because we...
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2014)
Mary White: It is.
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2014)
Mary White: I will not get involved in the Senator's election. A key change would be the removal of the Whip in the House. I find it very frustrating. It is not that I do not have allegiance to my party-----
- Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Committee Stage (12 Nov 2014)
Mary White: -----but one could be a proper politician if one could give one's opinion in a situation where there was no need for the Whip. We are here to represent the public and interpret what it wants. I do not agree that the people voted for reform of the Seanad. I never heard them say that. They voted to keep the Seanad, not to leave power in the hands of one Chamber. They were afraid of the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2014)
Mary White: Yesterday, I attended the funeral of Mr. Joe Walsh, a brilliant former Minister for Agriculture and Food who protected the country from foot and mouth disease. Mr. Walsh was a gentleman at all times under pressure and a personal friend. I look forward to the House being afforded an opportunity to pay proper tributes to him. On my way to Clonakilty yesterday, I received an emergency call...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2014)
Mary White: Senator Bradford's party did not object to it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2014)
Mary White: It is not a silly point.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2014)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Health Services: Statements (4 Nov 2014)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2014)
Mary White: Hear, hear.