Results 141-160 of 4,931 for speaker:Mary White

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (14 Oct 2015)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. We are all aware that climate change poses a serious threat to this island nation across a broad remit of areas ranging from agricultural infrastructure to massive coastal erosion. This Bill does not confront the scale of that threat. It is time the Government got serious about climate change and started to take real action to protect Ireland's...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Postal Codes (8 Oct 2015)

Mary White: The Minister of State is very welcome. I sincerely wish her every success in the forthcoming general election. I appreciate her friendship and the warmth she has shown throughout the years since I got to know her. My question is to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. I ask him to clarify whether it is possible for constituents to appeal their Eircode when it is...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Postal Codes (8 Oct 2015)

Mary White: It sounds like November.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Postal Codes (8 Oct 2015)

Mary White: I am still unclear about the matter. I must take this opportunity to refer to a recent report compiled by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr. Seamus McCarthy. He has major concerns about how taxpayers' money has been spent on Eircode during the past five years. In 2009 it was estimated that Eircode would cost €18 million over an 18-month period. Based on a review of costs to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Postal Codes (8 Oct 2015)

Mary White: Cost is very much part of the mess.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Postal Codes (8 Oct 2015)

Mary White: Mr. McCarthy claimed that there is a lack of clarity regarding overall achievements since the implementation of Eircode. He said that there were serious concerns regarding the non-competitive basis on which consultants were engaged and that there were significant delays. This is a very serious matter. Tenders were awarded without going through the proper competitive process. I still want...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Postal Codes (8 Oct 2015)

Mary White: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Mary White: On Tuesday, 6 October, Daft.iepublished its latest house prices report, which is an analysis of recent trends in the residential sales market in the third quarter of 2015. The report states house prices in Dublin have risen by on average 41% since 2012. The average price of a house in south County Dublin is a staggering €520,000. By contrast, the average price of a house in Cork...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Mary White: -----and to extend the inheritance tax payment period by 12 months.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

Mary White: I am calling on the Minister to adopt the thresholds and rates I propose in the budget. He should, in particular, keep in mind that people living in Dublin are at a disadvantage in comparison with those living in other parts of Ireland.

Seanad: Horizon 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2015)

Mary White: It is a pleasure to welcome the Minister of State to the House and I wish him every success in the forthcoming general election. The key message is that improving research and development facilities is central to a sustainable economic recovery for Europe. Over the past 20 years, Europe has lagged behind the rest of the world in terms of economic growth. An important means of reversing...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

Mary White: I welcome the Minister here this evening. I will refer to key points in her speech which I fully support. The Minister said that the House will agree that the provisions of this Bill are a significant step forward in targeting those that abuse children as well as offering some further protection of victims of sexual offences. She said the Bill will substantially strengthen our law, to...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Mary White: Last week, the Irish Tax Institute published its pre-budget submission in which it drew attention to the fact that Ireland is not advancing up the global rankings on entrepreneurship. Many Irish business leaders have expressed concern about the unfair tax treatment of entrepreneurs. Despite the stellar work of Enterprise Ireland under the leadership of Ms Julie Sinnamon in getting people to...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Mary White: Yes, a very important question. The Oireachtas joint committee recommended that the Government, in the forthcoming budget, remove the discrimination in the tax system faced by self-employed entrepreneurs by introducing a tax credit for the self-employed which would be equivalent to the PAYE tax credit, and by introducing social welfare supports, because despite paying PRSI, entrepreneurs...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Mary White: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

Mary White: That is plagiarised from yesterday.

Seanad: European Council Decisions: Motions (1 Oct 2015)

Mary White: Everyone in Europe is overwhelmed by the migration crisis and European political leaders are trying to come together to make the correct decisions on the matter. I am afraid the European Union has been caught up again in a terrible bureaucracy and its leaders have failed to come together and solve problems. I am very proud of the role being played by the LE Niamh, LE Samuel Beckettand LE...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)

Mary White: Hear, hear.