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Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2013)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2013)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Apr 2013)

Mary White: I wish to share my time with Senator Darragh O'Brien.

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Apr 2013)

Mary White: The Minister stated that tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Ireland. Each year, more than 5,200 Irish people die prematurely from diseases caused by tobacco use. A total of 700,000 Europeans die annually from tobacco-related illnesses. The Minister reminded us that tobacco is one of the most addictive drugs. I gave up smoking cigarettes 30 years ago. Like 99% of...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Mary White: They are attacking our party.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Mary White: We can say whatever we like about people.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Mary White: We are constantly harangued on the Opposition side by Members on the Government side about the bad decisions Fianna Fáil made. I joined Fianna Fáil because the people in it, from Lemass on, were pragmatic doers. In 2001, the then Minister for Agriculture and Food, Joe Walsh, single-handedly prevented foot and mouth disease from spreading in Ireland. Every morning he held crisis...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Mary White: I have heard Senators call for meetings.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Mary White: We need the Minister to lead from the front and deal with the crisis in agriculture. On Sunday, I had the pleasure of going to Moneygall, outside which the sign I achieved in getting erected said it was the ancestral home of President Obama. It was put up last week. All the animals in the field beside the sign ran towards us because they thought they were going to be fed. They were...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

Mary White: Excuse me, madam. The former Minister, Mr. Joe Walsh, prevented foot and mouth disease from entering the country.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Mary White: Action is needed, not reports and talk.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Mary White: The Senator should get her priorities right.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Mary White: The Aviva Stadium is a work of art.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

Mary White: The previous Government was responsible for the construction of the super motorway on which the Senator travels home.

Seanad: Industrial Development (Science Foundation Ireland) (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Feb 2013)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State and wish him continued success with his most interesting portfolio. Fianna Fáil established Science Foundation Ireland in 2003. It was initially headed up by Dr. Bill Harris, a visionary dedicated to driving much-needed scientific progress and innovation in Ireland. I wish to focus on the importance of innovation in the context of indigenous companies and...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Mary White: I wish to respond, among other matters, to the recent review of the Government's Action Plan for Jobs launched last Friday by the Taoiseach; the Tánaiste, Deputy Eamon Gilmore; and the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton. What is clear from the launch is that the Government is more concerned with PR tactics than creating jobs. Last night, instead of creating...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Mary White: It is leaving the 850 State employees devastated and putting their financial future and that of their families on the line. The manner in which it was done was absolutely shocking.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Mary White: It would have caused a national uproar had it been a private company or, above all, a multidnational. According to the general secretary of the Irish Bank Officials Association, Mr. Larry Broderick, there is real fear among the former employees who were formerly employees of Anglo Irish Bank, that they will be overlooked completely or, at best, disregarded as collateral damage. The Minister...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Mary White: Yes. I ask that the Taoiseach come to the House. In 2010, 69,000 people emigrated from Ireland. In 2011, 81,000 people emigrated, while 87,000 emigrated last year.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2013)

Mary White: The former IBRC employees will add to these sad statistics. The European Central Bank is no better than many Departments. It has caused mayhem with its restrictive policies across Spain, Greece, Portugal and Cyprus, adding to the alarming unemployment rate. After a year of discussions with the ECB in Frankfurt, it appears they have fallen through as we scramble to make a deal. Last night...