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- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Mary White: I did not say the Leader was taking the soup.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Mary White: The men of this country should stay at home.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Mary White: I second that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Mary White: The tennis court, like the French Revolution, out on the lawn.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Mary White: I am shocked to hear about the press release from the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton. Did he read the press release before it was issued? It is like propaganda from Hitler.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Mary White: Sixty people have put their heart and soul into participating over the last two and a half years in this Chamber. How dare the Minister, and the deputy director of elections, Deputy Regina Doherty, criticise us as ineffective? How dare they do that to us?
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Mary White: I have a question for the Leader. I demand that the Minister, Deputy Bruton, come in here and tell the truth - that this Seanad does not cost €20 million a year. If Members of the Opposition had any guts we would all work together to contradict this propaganda.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Mary White: According to the Secretary General of the Oireachtas commission, the figure is less than €10 million. I do not have the precise figure.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Mary White: The Minister, Deputy Bruton, has a huge responsibility not to tell lies to the Irish people about the costs. In the press release, Deputy Doherty stated: At a time when families are making considerable sacrifices, I believe it is only right that the political system does the same. The Seanad is shockingly undemocratic; in fact, just 1% of the population voted to elect the current Seanad,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Mary White: I have a question for the Leader. These people are ignorant about how we get elected to Seanad Éireann.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Mary White: What are you asking me to withdraw?
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Mary White: What did I say? I want to know exactly what the Cathaoirleach is asking me to withdraw. They are ignorant concerning their information on this Seanad. It does not cost €20 million a year. That young TD has only been there for two years. How dare she call us ineffective?
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Mary White: Hear hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 Jul 2013)
Mary White: We badly need his brains, Senator Conway.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)
Mary White: I wish to acknowledge the wonderful cross-party support we had in the Chamber last night. On behalf of Fianna Fáil I formally thank the Government for supporting the Parental Leave Bill 2013. Senators Bacik and van Turnhout lead from the front. I said on "Morning Ireland" this morning that Senator Conway was brilliant leading from the front.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)
Mary White: The same applies to Senator Cullinane from Sinn Féin. More of that is needed. I spent the past eight or nine months preparing the Bill. Senator Walsh spoke about getting in people to help the economy. The quickest way to help the economy is to get businesses to grow and to start more businesses. The Bill proposed by Fianna Fáil and developed by me is about sharing the 26 weeks...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)
Mary White: While I know we have had a very contentious morning here, I formally thank Senator Bacik for her support and Senator Hayden. We had a meeting on the margins last week to discuss the Bill - that is how women work together and pull it off.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)
Mary White: We need more women here.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)
Mary White: Hear, hear. It is stupid.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2013)
Mary White: Hear, hear.