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Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Mary White: He is well able for it. He has ice in his veins.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2012)

Mary White: He has ice in his veins.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Mary White: Fianna Fáil has driven the issue of Europe for 40 years.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Mary White: As some colleagues said, today is international labour day. The biggest challenge facing this country is the 435 people who are unemployed and who are not able to participate in the labour market. I see it as 435 individual challenges with which this Government must deal. It must provide jobs for the people. We need a proper and open debate with Ministers from different Departments and...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Mary White: Last week at a meeting of Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs, Senator Kathryn Reilly said everybody did not want to work in a multinational but I made the point that there is a multiplier effect. Every manufacturing job creates 2.5 indirect jobs while every service job only creates only 0.7 indirect jobs.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Mary White: I have a question for the Taoisaech.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Mary White: Yes. It is a question for the Taoisaech via the Leader. Last week I made the point that we cannot just talk about austerity. We need a commitment from this Government for an accelerated recovery programme. We must put on the agenda, in the context of this EU treaty, the plans for jobs and for accelerating growth in the country and not just talk about austerity. I ask the Taoiseach to...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Mary White: I want the Taoiseach to come to the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2012)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (30 Apr 2012)

Mary White: I wish to address the proposed changes to the jobseeker's benefit, to which the Minister has referred. Where a jobseeker's benefit recipient works for part of a week the payment entitlement will be based on a five day week rather than a six day week. This means a number of conditions will apply. The basic premise is that if one's working week is reduced to, say, two days, up to now one...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, lines 7 to 17, to delete all words from and including "may," in line 7 down to and including "specified."," in line 17 and substitute the following: "may— (a) order one or all of the following— (i) that the undertaking shall discontinue the abuse, or (ii) that the undertaking shall adopt such measures for the purpose of securing an adjustment of that...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: I thank the Minister of State for his response. There seems to be agreement on both sides of the House that the Bill is not adequate. Disappointment on the Government side is more diplomatic and expressed in nice soft tones. Senator Kelly's way of speaking was very gentle.

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: As the Government intends to introduce legislation to amalgamate the Competition Authority with the Consumers Association of Ireland, it would have been preferable to combine this Bill with the other two. The introduction of this Bill is too speedy. Too many issues are not covered in it. All matters should have been combined and an adequate Bill drafted. The Bill is fine in principle but...

Seanad: Competition (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: The Taoiseach's nominees do what they like.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: Not half.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

Mary White: The Order of Business is critical.