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Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)

Mary White: The Taoiseach has never come to the House.

Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)

Mary White: The Minister of State spoke about confidence and said there were many super companies. I completely agree with him, but the Government is not helping to give confidence to the people who are afraid to spend whatever money they have because they have no confidence. There are many leaks from the Government. Among the Government parties there are PR events taking place, to which there is no...

Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)

Mary White: The Minister of State spoke about confidence and I agree with him, but the Government is frightening the people about what cuts are to be made. That is completely wrong. I know the Minister of State's heart is in the right place, but this is the Government's responsibility.

Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)

Mary White: Why then is there a 14.5% unemployment rate?

Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2012)

Mary White: Fine Gael did not any objections. They went along with it.

Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Jun 2012)

Mary White: The Minister of State is very gallant.

Seanad: Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Jun 2012)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State and compliment him on the tremendous work he is putting into increasing the availability of finance for small and medium-sized companies. I know his heart and soul is in this job. Any Bill or initiative that seeks to help viable businesses to survive and weather the great economic storm is to be welcomed. Specifically, the Government has targeted the SME...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Mary White: There should be democracy. This is an appalling decision.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Mary White: On 10 June the Kernel Capital group, which manages seed capital and venture capital funds for investment in emerging Irish companies, published an open letter in The Sunday Business Post to the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Richard Bruton, and the presidents of all the Irish universities and institutes of technology. The open letter has brought much-needed national...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mary White: Yesterday morning, I attended the publication of the Women's Aid 2011 annual statistics report. As many Senators know, Women's Aid is the national organisation providing support and information to women experiencing domestic violence. It has the only free national domestic violence helpline, with specialised and trained staff and an interpretation service covering 170 languages. I was...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mary White: I am seeking a debate with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. Weekly and sometimes daily, the tabloid media present us with stories of celebrity marriages and fairytale "bling" situations. CNN has a visionary project that aims to eliminate slavery around the world. It advertises this project every night. Would it not be good if our tabloid, sensationalist media took on the issue...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mary White: ----one in five women in this country-----

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mary White: Daily, the national tabloids present us with sometimes obscene, borderline pornographic pictures. Why would they not do something to help society-----

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mary White: -----instead of coming up with titillating headlines to get sales?

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2012)

Mary White: It is about jobs.

Seanad: Seanad Report on the Rights of Older People: Statements (13 Jun 2012)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State and compliment her on her tremendous work. One regularly reads newspaper stories about her activities. I congratulate her on meeting my expectations. I will discuss the Fianna Fáil policy document, entitled "Acting Ageing and Quality Caring". Its publication two months ago coincided with the EU's selection of 2012 as the European year of active ageing and...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Mary White: I read this morning's edition of the Irish Examiner and The Irish Times with great pleasure, as they told of a serious strategic decision, namely, Intel's choice to use Ireland as one of the three locations where it will manufacture its next generation of computer chips. This is the most significant-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Mary White: -----decision in a number of years that a computer company has made regarding Ireland. The chips will be made at Intel's site in Leixlip. Some 4,000 Irish people work in Intel. The building of the new fab unit will create many construction jobs and the development will create many high-tech opportunities. However, Ireland has a shortage of skills. I call on the Deputy Leader to invite...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2012)

Mary White: -----and involve unemployed young people in skill and language saturation. A person can learn a language in three months if he or she is immersed in it. The number of young people who are unemployed and the lack of skills suitable for new jobs are the most serious issues facing us. I congratulate Mr. Eamonn Sinnott of Intel and Mr. Barry O'Leary of the IDA on their achievement. Intel's...