Results 9,301-9,320 of 9,393 for speaker:Alex White
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Alex White: That is wrong. They have to send them back, and they should.
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Alex White: Have we all been demoted?
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Alex White: On a number of occasions during his contribution, the Minister of State emphasised the amount of money being set aside for this scheme. He indicated that â¬153 million will be dedicated to the scheme over three years. Global figures relating to schemes of this nature are important and are always welcome because it is good to know how much taxpayers' money is being spent in respect of them....
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Alex White: It is a very serious argument which has been madeââ
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Alex White: ââby many of the people who I dare say know a great deal more about this issue than many of us in this House such as the Planet children policy group .
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Alex White: The Planet group made the point that the difficulty is that requiring people in a community to give information across the table to people they know and with whom they have worked will cause concerns. How many of us in this House would be interested in sharing such information with people we know in our communities? It would be interesting to see.
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Alex White: It is not. Senator Mary White has not examined the proposal if she believes it is only a PPS number. The PPS number and the number of children using the service are not controversial. However, one must also state whether one is on social welfare or any other scheme and which scheme one is on. Senator Mary White should read it. The so-called "third band" has not been clarified by the...
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Alex White: On a point of order, Senator Leyden has made a serious remark which should be withdrawn.
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Alex White: It is not a funny remark. Senator Leyden has said that the Civil Service has made a proposal. He is blaming the Civil Service and he should apologise. Some of the officials are in this House now.
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Alex White: How many more people will the Senator attack rather than dealing with the issue?
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Alex White: Certainly not. What about the issues?
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Alex White: The Senator is blaming the Civil Service, the Labour Party and everybody else except his party.
- Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)
Alex White: Is that the parliament of the people?
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)
Alex White: Whose fault was that?
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)
Alex White: Senator Fitzgerald made a very strong point about school drop-out rates. I support her call for a debate with the Minister for Education and Science or perhaps, more appropriately, with the Minister of State with responsibility for children who will be in the House later today on a separate matter. Allied to that, I refer to another startling report in today's newspapers from the...
- Seanad: Government's Irish Aid Strategy: Statements (13 Nov 2007)
Alex White: This House has a high level of consensus on this issue. In his speech, the Minister of State stated Ireland has a moral obligation to address these issues and he is correct. However, it goes beyond a moral obligation. This matter has a political dimension which the Minister of State touched on in his speech and we should reflect on it in this discussion. If we are to rebalance the wealth...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2007)
Alex White: The Government has indicated it intends to publish two important employment Bills in the coming weeks or months. Will the Leader indicate to this House the likely dates of publication of the Employment Law Compliance Bill 2007 and the Employment Agencies Regulation Bill 2007. There is consensus in the wider debate on immigration that it is vital that employees who come to this country not...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2007)
Alex White: From where does Senator Leyden's party get its funding?
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2007)
Alex White: Will the Senator tell the House from where he gets funding?
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2007)
Alex White: From where does the Senator get funding?