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Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2012)

Mary White: We have access to the powers that be in the country.

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Mary White: I would like to raise another issue with the Minister of State. I am concerned about the proposed ¤65 million cut to disability and home help services. Senator Conway has left but he is au fait with the massive inefficiencies of the service. I will follow the matter myself and track it. I want to ensure that every person who needs help receives it and we all have a moral responsibility...

Seanad: Primary Care Centres: Motion (10 Oct 2012)

Mary White: It is my pleasure to welcome the former Senator, now Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, to the House. He will be diligent in his new position. Having sat beside me during the term of the previous Government, I know he is a dedicated politician. Owing to the Whip system I will have to vote with my colleagues. I had the privilege of serving with the Minister for Health, Deputy James...

Seanad: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Statements (9 Oct 2012)

Mary White: I thank the Minister of State for his wide-ranging presentation and wish him continued success with his portfolio on small and medium business. As we have said here many times, SMEs are major contributors to the economy in Ireland and employment. The importance of these firms cannot be underestimated. Of the 195,000 SMEs in Ireland that involve just over 850,000 people, 90% employ fewer...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Mary White: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Mary White: I have a serious problem with the Leader's response to my question.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Mary White: It is a point of order. The Leader did not respond to the matter I raised.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Mary White: He said the Minister of State, Deputy Perry, would be coming in and would address the issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Mary White: This is serious.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Mary White: My point is being treated frivolously. I want to know where the ¤3.5 billion this year went and I want transparency.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (9 Oct 2012)

Mary White: Was it just given in overdrafts? That is a very serious issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Mary White: Why is the Minister saying-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Mary White: The Senator does not know what his own Minister is saying.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Mary White: The Minister said that the banks have completely recoiled from lending to small businesses.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Mary White: The Government has imposed on two of Ireland's pillar banks, Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks, a combined lending target of ¤21 billion for small and medium sized enterprises, SMEs, over three years from 2011 to 2013. Both banks were required to sanction lending, including lending for working capital purposes. The combined target of ¤21 billion was sanctioned to provide new or...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Mary White: I have a question for the Leader which I believe is appropriate.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Mary White: That is not the point. I want to put my question to the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Oct 2012)

Mary White: On Monday, the Irish Examiner had a wide-ranging interview with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Bruton. My colleagues on both sides of the Chamber know I have raised on many occasions with the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Perry, the lack of finance available to small and medium companies. According to the Irish Examiner yesterday, the Minister stated...

Seanad: Radical Seanad Reform Through Legislative Change: Statements (3 Oct 2012)

Mary White: I thank Senator Mark Daly for sharing time with me. The proposal to abolish the Seanad has its origins in a speech made by the Taoiseach, the leader of Fine Gael, at his party?s presidential dinner on 17 October 2009. I will never forget the shock and awe of his Seanad colleagues when they were taken by surprise by this announcement. It was fascinating that not one of them knew he was going...

Seanad: Radical Seanad Reform Through Legislative Change: Statements (3 Oct 2012)

Mary White: This was agreed to by the people. I am fascinated why it did not happen. I had the pleasure of being here-----