Results 561-580 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)
Mary White: I did not. The wife of Thomas Clarke, who was the first person executed by the British Government, said so in a recording-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)
Mary White: I was quoting Mrs. Thomas Clarke-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)
Mary White: The woman said it in a recording broadcast on the radio the other day.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)
Mary White: The Civil Service is telling the Government what to do.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)
Mary White: I wish our friends in Scotland the best of luck in their fight for independence from Britain. Even if they are defeated, things will never be the same again. Scottish independence would be wonderful for Ireland and would bring a united Ireland faster down the track. I am a passionate believer in achieving a united Ireland by peaceful means. I listened to Senator Norris speak blithely of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)
Mary White: I have a problem with the revisionists who praise Redmond. We would have got home rule my eye; there is absolutely no way we would have got it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)
Mary White: The greatest honour of my political life was to be asked to give the oration commemorating Tom Barry's final battle with the British Army in County Cork. It is fascinating to note that Tom Barry would not have led that successful ambush if he had not fought in the First World War and learned battle tactics in Mesopotamia, as Iraq was known at the time. I and my colleagues in the Fianna...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)
Mary White: For God's sake.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)
Mary White: Why is it not appropriate?
- Seanad: Situation in Gaza and Ukraine: Statements (31 Jul 2014)
Mary White: I was told it was organised by Senators Darragh O'Brien and Averil Power. I commend Senator Maurice Cummins for his leadership generally and on this issue.
- Seanad: Situation in Gaza and Ukraine: Statements (31 Jul 2014)
Mary White: I wish the Minister success in his ministry which includes the important trade portfolio. It is very important to help Irish companies to expand their businesses and to create more employment. We have all been horrified by the sheer scale and brutality of the conflict that is consuming Gaza. Shocking images of UN shelters, schools and hospitals pulverised by shells and the steady stream...
- Seanad: Situation in Gaza and Ukraine: Statements (31 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Situation in Gaza and Ukraine: Statements (31 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2014)
Mary White: On behalf of Fianna Fáil, I call on the Government to clarify immediately which Minister of State has responsibility for older people. Yesterday the Cabinet signed off on removing the older people brief from the responsibilities of the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Kathleen Lynch. In 2011 she was appointed as Minister of State with responsibility for disability,...
- Seanad: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Genetics and intermarriage are also important.
- Seanad: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (9 Jul 2014)
Mary White: Fianna Fáil broadly supports the provisions of the Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2014. The purpose of the Bill is to amend and extend the Employment Permits Acts 2003 and 2006 to provide greater flexibility to deal with the ever-changing skills needs of businesses and the overall economic development needs of the Irish economy, which often require a rapid response. The Bill also...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Mary White: That is pathetic. Why did the Government parties do so badly in the local elections?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2014)
Mary White: At the doorsteps people said the Government was far worse than Fianna Fáil.