Results 121-140 of 504 for speaker:Mary White

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Mary White: ——getting a medical card when Johnny is on two inhalers and his dad is on 15 grand a year and does not have it." Talk about political cant and hypocrisy.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Mary White: Let us turn to the Labour Party if we really want to be strong tonight. The last Labour Party Minister for Health said the same thing in 1984 and Deputy Liz McManus in 2004 described universal access as an obscenity.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Mary White: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. This scheme will support 95% of people with a medical card and that is good.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Mary White: I thank the Leas Cheann Comhairle. This scheme will support 95% of people with a medical card.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Mary White: I said from the start that I would not stand over the savage cuts to people who needed medical cards for their medical needs. This new scheme——

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Mary White: ——will target finance to those who need it. I have one sentence to say and I should like to be heard.

Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2008)

Mary White: Looking at figures is not enough. Compassion has to be factored into accounting. Last week accounting took over. It must never happen again.

Education Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (30 Oct 2008)

Mary White: It is back.

Training Programmes: Motion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2008)

Mary White: The Government is firmly focused on the challenges facing the economy and society in terms of finding new opportunities for those unfortunate people who have lost their jobs recently and those who may look into the abyss in the next few months. There is no sharper reminder of how the recession is biting than the appalling live register figures published today which show that 11,700 people...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (5 Nov 2008)

Mary White: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the State recognises the self-chosen gender of transgendered people; and if not, his plans to change this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38592/08]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (5 Nov 2008)

Mary White: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has received recommendations from the Equality Authority regarding recommended measures to enhance equality for transgendered people; and if so, his plans to act upon such recommendations. [38594/08]

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (5 Nov 2008)

Mary White: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on whether an absence of an obligation to update the records of transgendered people is in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998, which states that the data shall be accurate, and, when necessary, kept up to date; and, if so, his plans to address the situation. [38595/08]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (5 Nov 2008)

Mary White: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has plans to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004, to make it compatible with the Human Rights Commission Act 2000, with particular regard to trans-gendered people. [38593/08]

Employment Rights. (13 Nov 2008)

Mary White: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this matter of importance, namely, the need for the Government to ensure the amendment to the working time directive does not impact negatively on opportunities for women in the labour market. It is very important we have a say in the scrutiny of EU legislation. The working time directive has served as very important legislation in recent years....

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (18 Nov 2008)

Mary White: Question 405: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the State recognises the self chosen gender of transgendered people; if not, her plans to change this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40624/08]

Gangland Crime: Motion: (Resumed) (19 Nov 2008)

Mary White: I thank Deputy Cuffe for sharing time. We all have been really traumatised by the recent events in Limerick and by those in other areas over recent years. I refer in particular to the recent death of Shane Geoghegan. I wish to remind the House of the problem surfacing in many small towns and rural areas in south Leinster because of the ravages of drug abuse. The drug barons are speeding...

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)

Mary White: They save money.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)

Mary White: In light of the domestic and global economic downturn, the Government was right to bring forward the budget to impinge on the public the dire state of our public finances and the adjustments required in the short term. These are necessary to maintain money in the economy but they are also balanced as the need for extra revenue cannot be achieved only through borrowing. Revenue-raising...

Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)

Mary White: I welcome the opportunity to take part in this Government debate on economic issues, particularly focusing on small and medium-sized enterprises. In such a debate we need to focus on and recognise the positives still there in our economy and the large array of supports and schemes available for small and medium-sized enterprises. We have a dynamic and well-educated labour force. We have...

Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)

Mary White: Enterprise Ireland gives financial and non-financial support, for example access to Enterprise Ireland's overseas office network, marketing, research, technical, technology and training advice and specific programmes aimed at entrepreneurs such as the enterprise start and enterprise platform. Enterprise Ireland's high potential start-ups division works with the regional teams to encourage...