Results 1-20 of 504 for speaker:Mary White

Alternative Energy Projects. (5 Jul 2007)

Mary White: I wish to speak on this Adjournment debate to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, the urgent need to conduct a feasibility study into making my county town, Carlow, the first green energy town in Ireland, in order to advance the implementation of the targets set out in the national bioenergy action plan. This is especially important in light of the need for an indigenous fuel...

Written Answers — Sugar Beet Industry: Sugar Beet Industry (5 Jul 2007)

Mary White: Question 59: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if a decision has been made on the tax implications of the diversification aid to former sugar beet growers; and if due consideration has been given to the farmers request for a tax exemption on payments which they are to receive. [19606/07]

Leaders' Questions (2 Oct 2007)

Mary White: I am present.

Tackling Crime: Statements (Resumed) (3 Oct 2007)

Mary White: I wish to share time with Deputy Michael Kennedy. I congratulate the Minister on his appointment. His statement on tackling crime and the positive figures he presented to the House, including those showing an increase in detection rates and a decline in the number of headline crimes, is welcome. I also welcome his announcements on joint policing committees and the juvenile crime programme...

Control of Exports Bill 2007 [Seanad]: Second Stage (4 Oct 2007)

Mary White: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy McGuinness, on his recent appointment. He is a constituency colleague of mine in Carlow-Kilkenny and I wish him well. I welcome the bringing forward to the House of a Bill the Green Party believes is long overdue, especially in the unsettling geopolitical world in which we currently find ourselves. I think especially of Burma. There are many...

Charities Bill 2007: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Oct 2007)

Mary White: I begin by congratulating the Minister of State on his recent appointment to the Department. I congratulate him also on the presentation of this Charities Bill to the Dáil early in its lifetime. I look forward to working with the Minister of State in the months and years ahead. The is an important Bill which the Green Party broadly supports. It is long overdue and contains many features...

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Mary White: I welcome the statement made yesterday by the Minister. The programme for Government will further exploit the potential of existing animal traceability systems for the marketing and labelling of food products, extending the mandatory "country of origin" food labelling to sheep, pig and poultry meat, and increasing nutritional awareness as part of our food advertising and marketing through...

Departmental Investigations. (25 Oct 2007)

Mary White: I wish to raise the results of an European Parliament Petitions Committee on the problem of ill thrift, stunted growth and low milk yields on a farm in north County Kilkenny. The case has come to national prominence and it has repercussions for agriculture. In 1990, shortly after a local factory changed ownership, Mr. Dan Brennan, who owns a mixed-farming farm in Castlecomer, County...

Civil Unions Bill 2006: Restoration to Order Paper (Resumed) (1 Nov 2007)

Mary White: I welcome the debate on this Private Members' Bill. Like many other Deputies, I praise Deputy Howlin on the work he has done in drafting this Bill and enhancing the debate on civil partnerships for same sex couples. The Bill attempts to deal with a range of complex issues, such as one's capacity to enter a civil union, pre-nuptial agreements, breakdown, disputes and cohabitation, areas...

Cancer Services: Statements (Resumed). (7 Nov 2007)

Mary White: I speak from the heart today in the aftermath of recent tragic events. A number of women have been given false positives on foot of mammograms and it is possible that many more women may endure the dreadful experience of a recall. Having had a mammogram at Carlow hospital a few weeks ago, I cannot begin to imagine what those women are going through. When I was waiting for my X-ray, I spoke...

Cancer Services: Statements (Resumed). (7 Nov 2007)

Mary White: We need to get on with the task of ensuring——

Cancer Services: Statements (Resumed). (7 Nov 2007)

Mary White: We should get on with the task of ensuring that such scenarios do not happen again.

Child Care: Motion (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Mary White: I am pleased the House has an opportunity to debate the details of the community child care subvention scheme. I am also pleased both the Dáil and the Seanad have been addressed by the Minister of State on this matter as his Department continues its evaluation and assessment of its implications. While I welcome the focus the Minister of State and his officials are putting on the most...

Climate Change and Energy Security: Statements (22 Nov 2007)

Mary White: I welcome this debate and the opportunity to exchange views on this matter of national and global importance. I notice the deserted look on the Labour Party benches to debate this issue However, it is unsurprising, given that this time last week and again this morning Deputy Stagg told the House debates such as this were mere parliamentary fillers. Given that the Deputy served as a...

Competitiveness of the Economy: Motion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2007)

Mary White: I welcome this opportunity to debate the competitiveness of the Irish economy. There is no more opportune time for the House to debate this issue than as we prepare for the budget this afternoon. While we must not be complacent about economic competitiveness in a small island country like ours, which has suffered much from poverty and economic hardship in the past, it is important in this...

Competitiveness of the Economy: Motion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2007)

Mary White: ——when it alludes to Irish export rates falling below peer countries. I remind the Opposition that the rate of exports continues to grow. It was 7% for the first half of this year compared with an average of 5.2% between 2000 and 2006. Two weeks ago I noticed one of the Sunday newspapers had two pages in its main section with the banner "Financial Apocalypse". For all the talk of...

Competitiveness of the Economy: Motion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2007)

Mary White: Put that in your pipe and smoke it. We must not, however, be complacent about our economy's competitiveness. The housing market is slowing down, which is not helped by high interest rates that have to be endured by mortgage holders. The lure of foreign investment is being challenged by cheaper workforces to the east, in Europe and beyond. Now is the time to shift some of the emphasis and...

Competitiveness of the Economy: Motion (Resumed) (5 Dec 2007)

Mary White: The measures being taken by my Green Party colleagues in the Departments of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and Agriculture, Fisheries and Food are leading to changes in consumer and business behaviour. The promotion and increased facilitation of renewable energy generation, the total of €149 million for research and development...

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (11 Dec 2007)

Mary White: I am pleased both to be speaking this evening and to be a Member of the House at the time of the first green budget in the history of the State.

Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (11 Dec 2007)

Mary White: It is a proud moment for the Green Party. There are three areas of the budget that I would like to discuss, namely, the environment, social justice and increased provisions for women. On the issue of the environment, I would like to share the sentiments expressed by my party leader last week that this budget is the first to include significant green measures and that is due to the presence...