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Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)

Mary White: One should call it as it is.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2012)

Mary White: One should call it as it is.

Seanad: Mortgage Credit (Loans and Bonds) Bill 2012: Second Stage (17 Oct 2012)

Mary White: I commend Senator Barrett on this innovative Bill. This is the kind of proposal we need from Senators on different issues because it is worthwhile having a robust Seanad. The Minister stated: "I note that the comments of the Secretary General of the Department of Finance, Mr. John Moran, and the Director of Credit Institutions and Insurance Supervision... have generated significant...

Seanad: Mortgage Credit (Loans and Bonds) Bill 2012: Second Stage (17 Oct 2012)

Mary White: They are saying these two public servants are carrying out what the Government wants to do-----

Seanad: Mortgage Credit (Loans and Bonds) Bill 2012: Second Stage (17 Oct 2012)

Mary White: -----but I cannot see that because both Mr. John Moran and Ms Fiona Muldoon were very critical in their speeches yesterday. They were speaking to a banking audience and they criticised them. They could not have gone any further in what they said about how incompetent they are and how they are not dealing with the financial situation we are in that is dragging our country down not only in...

Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (17 Oct 2012)

Mary White: I wish the Minister of State luck in his responsibility for primary care services. It was interesting to hear about Senator Imelda Henry's personal experience of operating a licensed premises. Senator Sean D. Barrett's views were also interesting. Alcohol consumption is decreasing in Ireland according to CSO figures, but people must be responsible for themselves. I like a glass of wine,...

Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (17 Oct 2012)

Mary White: The leader of Fianna Fáil, Deputy Micheál Martin, introduced the ban on smoking in public places, about which there was a hue and cry. The former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern, introduced a code of practice for the display and sale of alcohol which now applies to nearly 2,500 supermarkets in every part of Ireland. Supermarkets no longer display or advertise...

Seanad: Alcohol Consumption: Statements (17 Oct 2012)

Mary White: A 24-hour hotline has been established for customers to register complaints about breaches. Fianna Fáil put in place a transparent and politically accountable process to check compliance with the code. A national audit of compliance is conducted every year and the independent chairperson, Mr. Padraic White, who happens to be my husband submits annual compliance reports for publication by...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Mary White: I am surprised at the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Mary White: It took a woman, Ms Fiona Muldoon, in the lions' den of the bankers' conference yesterday to spell out to the bankers how incompetent they are in dealing with the crisis in mortgage lending. She also drew an analogy between the treatment by the banks of their customers who are small and medium sized business owners and those who have mortgage difficulties, pointing out that the treatment of...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Oct 2012)

Mary White: Let us get real and relevant regulation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-US Economic Relations: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (16 Oct 2012)

Mary White: I welcome the delegation and congratulate Mr. Joseph Quinlan on his excellent report and for pointing out the two-way economic relationship between Ireland and the USA that most, perhaps 99% of, Irish people are unaware of. The 12.5% corporation tax rate is the cornerstone, as was said, but we are an English speaking country and Governments of whatever hue are in support of multinational...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-US Economic Relations: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (16 Oct 2012)

Mary White: That is a very hard issue to deal with. My personal opinion is that we should be taxing higher pay, although that may not be my party's view. The cuts are so devastating that it might be fairer to tax people on higher incomes. That is where I come from. Is that really a matter of life and death?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Mary White: Ancestral village.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Mary White: The banks did.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Mary White: As Fianna Fáil spokesperson on jobs, enterprise and innovation, it is my pleasure to announce this morning that the economic viability of the village of Moneygall is guaranteed after I put my firepower as a Senator behind the campaign for appropriate signage for that village. In June I was fascinated to meet Mr. Henry Healy, President Obama's cousin. On driving down there when I arrived at...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Mary White: I am delighted that Fáilte Ireland and the National Roads Authority have supported my initiative. This is about jobs. As my colleagues know, 99% of the time when I speak here, I talk about jobs and employment. My motive in establishing Lir Chocolates in the 1980s was to create employment. There was an issue about the requirement for 50,000 visitors in order to qualify for a sign....

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Mary White: The Seanad has great power - all we need to do is believe in ourselves that we have power to achieve things.