Results 1,921-1,940 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White
- Seanad: Order of Business (29 Nov 2011)
Mary White: This is the point-----
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: The Minister requested that the Senator speak in both languages.
- Seanad: Health Awareness and Physical Fitness: Motion (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: I heartily congratulate Senator Eamonn Coghlan on the introduction of this motion. I assure everyone that Fianna Fáil will be 100% behind Senator Coghlan. I am delighted the Senator's family is present to witness his contribution to a debate in the important Upper House of the Oireachtas. It was a Fianna Fáil Minister in 2007 who was the first Minister in the world to introduce a full...
- Seanad: Health Awareness and Physical Fitness: Motion (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: On a point of order, we will be supporting the motion. The Senator probably was not here at the time.
- Seanad: Health Awareness and Physical Fitness: Motion (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: Fianna Fáil is supporting the amendment.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: I was quite surprised the Minister said that 90% of the inspectors will come from the local authorities. Is that stated in the Bill? I do not believe it is.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: This is a serious issue.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: The last day the Minister was in the House I said that, in principle, I agree with what he is doing in that we need fresh clear water.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: Currently, the local authorities enforce-----
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: The greatest polluter of drinking water is the pumping of sewage. County councillors have been part-----
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: Polluting drinking water by pumping sewage into rivers, lakes and the sea-----
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: A large proportion of it receives no treatment whatsoever.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: The Minister is welcome. I stated previously that Fianna Fáil is totally opposed to this Bill being rushed through. We understand that our water must be up to the highest standards for human health and for the pharmaceutical industry here. However, let us focus on the inspector issue. Each inspector must pay a registration fee of â¬1,000 and must pay the same fee each time they...
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: The problem is the rushing through of the legislation.
- Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: The Minister does not like the truth.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: In my publication A New Approach to Ageing and Ageism I highlight that the greatest achievement of the 20th century was the increase in longevity. The contribution to that is a higher standard of living for everyone, the availability of drugs etc., an awareness of diseases and the need for people to mind their health. Today's edition of The Daily Telegraph reports on the result of a...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: On a point of order-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: I would like Senator John Crown to speak on the matter in this Chamber because it would let the public know that we are debating the issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2011)
Mary White: It should not take place in the AV room but here in this Chamber.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2011)
Mary White: Hear, hear.