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- Seanad: Microenterprise Loan Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (12 Jul 2012)
Mary White: The representatives from the troika also stated, "Ireland's unemployment remains very high, and generating growth and jobs on a sustainable basis remains a critical priority." The Minister of State cannot deny the findings of the ISME survey to which I refer which shows the level of dissatisfaction among over 700 SMEs and indicates that "Business costs, jobs and banking issues still evoke...
- Seanad: Microenterprise Loan Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (12 Jul 2012)
Mary White: That is fine. The Minister of State is a true gentleman. The Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton, has indicated that in the initial five year phase of the scheme some â¬10 million in Exchequer funding will be leveraged in order to achieve a total of â¬40 million in additional lending. I understand this money will come from savings made within the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and...
- Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2012)
Mary White: The legislation gives any future Minister carte blanche to terminate at will a registered employment agreement or, more seriously, an employment regulation order simply because he or she considers it appropriate to do so. This is not what was envisaged when the Duffy-Walsh review group suggested changes to the position obtaining at that time because it was conscious of legal difficulties. ...
- Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment)(No. 3) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2012)
Mary White: The Minister will remember that at the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation yesterday his own colleague from Kildare, Deputy Lawlor, spoke about having legislation in wording and language that the layperson can understand. The word "desirability" is unnecessary and dilutes the necessity for the system to maintain fair and reasonable rates. I cannot see anything wrong with...
- Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (10 Jul 2012)
Mary White: The Senator is right.
- Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (10 Jul 2012)
Mary White: I thank the Minister of State for a thorough explanation of the Bill. Much work certainly has been done by the Department's officials. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on the Bill. Under previous governments it is likely a Minister of State with responsibility for labour affairs would have steered the Bill through the House. However, such a distinctive and necessary portfolio...
- Seanad: Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (10 Jul 2012)
Mary White: The JLCs were established by Mr. Seán Lemass in 1946. His intention was to protect people who did not have access to the traditional system of collective bargaining based on trade union representation. JLCs are independent bodies for determining minimum rates of pay and conditions of work for workers in certain sectors. Each JLC includes a representative of workers or employees in the...
- Seanad: Early Childhood Education (5 Jul 2012)
Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, and compliment him on the great job he is doing as Minister of State with responsibility for horticulture and organic foods. Senator Leyden spoke to the Minister of State today and passed on compliments from Mr. Stephen Cope of Lir Chocolates for the Minister of State's understanding of the food industry. The early childhood care and education...
- Seanad: Early Childhood Education (5 Jul 2012)
Mary White: Exactly.
- Seanad: Early Childhood Education (5 Jul 2012)
Mary White: I intend to bore down deeply into this issue and have made an appointment in Navan to meet Ms Fiona Healy, the Meath County Childcare Committee co-ordinator. Thereafter, I will meet Ms Gráinne Black, the boss-woman in the Athboy child care centre. I intend to pursue this matter and go into greater depth on it to understand precisely what are the issues as what is happening is complicated....
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: I support what Senator Cullinane had to say. Yesterday, I attended the AGM of Lir Chocolates in Navan which employs 200 people at which I was told by my colleagues that there is a serious cash flow crisis in the business system. While previously suppliers allowed 60 days in respect of payment, they are now seeking payment within 30 days. As such, there is no cash movement within the...
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: Those businesses would not survive if they were not profitable.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: The Minister of State has been here on a number of occasions and he has always pointed out and emphasised the contribution made by small businesses. We know, and he has said it on numerous occasions, that 200,000 small businesses involve over 655,000 people and a significant proportion of the firms employ fewer than ten people. He also said that credit was available and he was circumspect...
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: It was John Trethowan that criticised the Government for not helping new businesses.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: They blew it.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: When the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, was in opposition, he was always keen that the performance of schemes would be measured to ensure their effectiveness. It appears, however, that any review is undertaken entirely at the discretion of a Minister. In these days of Government reform, in the interests of accountability, there should be a mandatory...
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: It will be at his discretion.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: It is provided for in the Bill.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: It will be at his discretion.
- Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)
Mary White: That is not good enough; it is not businesslike.