Results 101-120 of 504 for speaker:Mary White
- Broadcasting Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Oct 2008)
Mary White: I will be finished on time. Without our local station we felt lost. It is there where we, particularly those of us who live in the public sphere, get our local political news on relevant local issues. It is vital that this legislation safeguards and secures the future of such stations. I agree with the IBI that perhaps the timeframe in terms of licences under the fast-tracking system might...
- Written Answers — Badger Snaring: Badger Snaring (7 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Question 367: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of licenses to snare badgers that have been issued since 1997 per annum and by area. [33284/08]
- Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (7 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Question 416: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if snares for badgers are still being used. [33285/08]
- Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (7 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if snaring is being conducted during the badger lactating season; and if so, if it has a relation to a recent tuberculosis outbreak in the area in question. [33286/08]
- Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (7 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Question 418: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of badgers killed per annum, and by area, since 1997; and the number of these that tested positive for tuberculosis. [33287/08]
- Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (7 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Question 419: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the expenditure on the bovine tuberculosis eradication scheme in 2007 and to date in 2008. [33288/08]
- Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (7 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Question 443: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the report on the findings regarding the farm of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be published. [33951/08]
- Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (7 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Question 444: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason milk yield on the farm of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny increased by 50% when local industry was closed. [33952/08]
- Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (7 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Question 445: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the intermittent growth on the farm of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny with periods of normal growth followed by periods of negative growth. [33953/08]
- Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (7 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Question 446: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount spent to date on reports to try to establish the reason for low milk yields, stunted growth and ill thrift on the farm of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [33954/08]
- Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (7 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Question 447: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if autopsies have been carried out on the farm of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if so, the results they revealed regarding the animals. [33955/08]
- Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (7 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Question 448: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there were significant off-farm factors contributing to the health of animals on the farm of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny following the most recent study undertaken in January 2007; and, if so, the cause for same. [33956/08]
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)
Mary White: I wish to share time with Deputy Scanlon.
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)
Mary White: I welcome Deputy Varadkar's acknowledgement of the reforming nature of the Minister and the legislation. It is important to remember that this country has not always had fair and unbiased electoral boundary revisions, particularly during the 1960s and 1970s when constituency boundary revisions that were not without controversy over their lack of fairness were passed by many Ministers. I...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Oct 2008)
Mary White: One aspect of reform that could be explored in establishing an electoral commission is the possibility, as outlined in recent political science literature, of permanent political boundaries for constituencies, with only the number of Deputies or councillors changing with shifting demographics. We in Carlow-Kilkenny are slightly confused because some parts of County Carlow are in County...
- Farm Waste Management Scheme: Motion (16 Oct 2008)
Mary White: Hear, hear.
- Farm Waste Management Scheme: Motion (16 Oct 2008)
Mary White: I live among farmers in the Blackstairs Mountains on the Carlow-Kilkenny border. They are trying to comply with the deadline. That is a great start. The farm waste management scheme is a huge issue for the agriculture sector and for environmental protection, particularly of our rivers and lakes. Other Deputies outlined that the scheme has been a huge success. Under the National...
- Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)
Mary White: I propose to share time with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Eamon Ryan. I will not take lectures from any Deputies on the Opposition benches.
- Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)
Mary White: My party has responded to and apologised for the hurt caused by the medical card debacle. While we take our share of the blame, we worked hard to reverse the inequities of the scheme. Not so long ago, Fine Gael and the Labour Party opposed universal medical cards. Both parties have shown hypocrisy in preying on the fears of vulnerable people for selfish political gain. Shame on Deputy...
- Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)
Mary White: It is very interesting to hear what Deputy Reilly had to say a few short months ago: "What I meant was, I did not want 70 year old millionairesââ