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- Seanad: Business of Seanad (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: Could the Leas-Chathaoirleach repeat that, please?
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: I am sorry, but I cannot hear the Leas-Chathaoirleach. Say it again.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: Last week, I raised the serious issue of Ms Carol Brill, who has Usher syndrome. I am sorry, Senator Bacik, but can you-----
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: Do not try to stop me. I rang the Taoiseach to let him know what was happening here today.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: I am making my point. It is a democracy.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: That sounds good, but I was informed-----
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: Excuse me, but can I-----
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: Would the Leas-Chathaoirleach please listen to me?
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: I got a call from Mr. Adrian McLaughlin in the Minister of State's office. He told me that the Minister of State, Deputy English, would not be able to take my Commencement Matter and had two of his own. I am putting exactly what happened on the record. The Government cannot muster up a Minister in its last days to discuss the matter of a lady who has Usher syndrome and has fallen between...
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: I was informed at approximately 2.20 p.m.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: I thank the Leader.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Disability Definitions (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: The Minister of State is very welcome. Last week, on the Order of Business, I raised the case of Carol Brill who has Usher syndrome. She has a devastating rare genetic disease that causes the gradual deterioration of hearing and sight for which there is no cure or treatment at present. The Leader proposed and suggested that it would be more appropriate for me to raise the matter as a...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Disability Definitions (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: I am afraid the Minister of State and I misunderstand one another. Fewer than 50 people benefitted from the services of the Anne Sullivan Centre, which is a primary residential care centre. I am referring to people who are living in society. The 2011 census gave us a figure of 10,365 for people who indicated that they have a combination of the disabilities. The key is the combination of...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Disability Definitions (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: It is.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Disability Definitions (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: That is the point I am making.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Disability Definitions (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: I am repeating what this young lady said and nothing has happened since she spoke to the joint Oireachtas committee in May last year. There is an urgent need to recognise deaf-blindness as a unique disability.
- Seanad: Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Statements (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: I support the Minister of State's comments. The members of the inquiry were exhausted by the sheer volume of work. There was a tremendous effort on the part of the committee and the significance of this undertaking cannot be underestimated. The hard work and commitment of the Deputies and Senators involved must be properly recognised. Tom Lyons wrote in The Sunday Business Postabout the...
- Seanad: Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Statements (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: They made the decisions.
- Seanad: Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Statements (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: The point I am making-----
- Seanad: Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Statements (2 Feb 2016)
Mary White: -----is that we have to change the law, and people have to be answerable for their-----