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Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2013)

Mary White: As I have said, the devil is in the detail.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2013)

Mary White: The devil is in the detail.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Oct 2013)

Mary White: It is important to put on record that last week I and other colleagues pleaded with the Government not to increase the VAT rate from 9% to 13.5% and I am glad it listened to us. As my colleague, Senator Byrne said, other than that, there is very little in the budget for small and medium sized businesses. Some issues covered in the publication, budget 2014, are farcical, one being the trade...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2013)

Mary White: That is spin. We need to do that tomorrow.

Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2013)

Mary White: I move amendment No. 3: In page 5, subsection (3), between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:“(d) Any arrangement under this section will be cost neutral to the local authority and will be funded by a dedicated operational budget provided by Enterprise Ireland for Local Enterprise Offices.”.In my experience of dealing with small companies that have dealings with the county...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2013)

Mary White: What did he say?

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2013)

Mary White: In a nutshell, what did he say? We cannot support the Senator if we do not know what he said.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2013)

Mary White: How dare Senator Paul Coghlan be so rude? That was a disparaging remark.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2013)

Mary White: I am seeking the assistance of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, regarding an adoption crisis affecting five Irish families. The families are in a unique situation. Having arranged to adopt a Russian child, they now find that the Russian Government has changed the rules, extending the length of time an adoptive child is to be registered on its database...

Seanad: Issues Facing Small and Medium Enterprises in Rural Towns: Motion (8 Oct 2013)

Mary White: That does not sound very convincing and 300 town councillors are effectively losing their jobs. We must repopulate the high streets, town centres and neighbourhood centres as community hubs, with more housing, education, arts, entertainment, business office space, health and leisure, and some shops. I am on the same wavelength as my two colleagues and totally support them, but I see the...

Seanad: Issues Facing Small and Medium Enterprises in Rural Towns: Motion (8 Oct 2013)

Mary White: The Acting Chairman went over time too when she contributed to the debate, and she did not listen when the Chair tried to stop her.

Seanad: Issues Facing Small and Medium Enterprises in Rural Towns: Motion (8 Oct 2013)

Mary White: We need to get people back into housing in the town centre. The Government must take strong action in that regard. Finally, there is the issue of change of use. Some things appear to be carved in stone. We should enable the change of use process to be used to convert entire sub-high streets to residential or other uses within the agreed high street plan and to relocate the successful...

Seanad: Issues Facing Small and Medium Enterprises in Rural Towns: Motion (8 Oct 2013)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State and thank her for attending. All of us here, on both sides of the Chamber, are very pleased that the people voted "No" to the abolition of the Seanad. Fianna Fáil supports the excellent motion in the names of Senators Denis Landy and John Whelan which is at the core of many of our problems. I thank them for tabling the motion. Deputy Barry Cowen...

Seanad: Issues Facing Small and Medium Enterprises in Rural Towns: Motion (8 Oct 2013)

Mary White: I feel passionately the need to maintain the town centres and bring them back to life and in the city to maintain neighbourhood centres. That there should be houses everywhere is boring. For example, in Mount Merrion, Dublin South, a lovely range of small shops is available to the people. At my conference, independent shopkeepers will be invited to speak as well as individuals from larger...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Mary White: It is in government with the DUP.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Mary White: We have had Second Stage and it was supported on all sides. This is Fianna Fáil policy and the Bill was seconded by Senator Crown. The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan, said that while he did not normally agree with Fianna Fáil policy, he was glad this one was put forward. It had the support of practically all Senators but due to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Mary White: I have spent 12 years in the Seanad. I am a full-time Senator; I am on the job seven days a week helping people around the country. I felt very diminished by what had happened in recent months, but I have been re-energised and I am moving forward. I raise a very important issue. On the front page of the Irish Independent today there is a picture of Gay Byrne with his friend, Bertie...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2013)

Mary White: Hear, hear.