Results 261-280 of 504 for speaker:Mary White

Public Health (Tobacco)(Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Jul 2009)

Mary White: I wish to share time with Deputy Wallace.

Public Health (Tobacco)(Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (10 Jul 2009)

Mary White: I am delighted to speak for a few minutes on this significant Bill. Following the groundbreaking legislation introduced in March 2004 to ban smoking in the workplace and elsewhere this is a welcome step forward. We have heard the main provisions of the Bill - no advertising for, and no display of, tobacco products permitted in retail premises. All tobacco products must be out of view and...

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Mary White: I wish to share my time with Deputies Dooley, Collins, Flynn, O'Connor and the Minister of State, Deputy Áine Brady.

Children's Hospital Funding: Motion (Resumed) (24 Jun 2009)

Mary White: I wish to thank Fine Gael for initiating this debate. We may and will disagree about matters, but there is no greater priority for the Government than to protect and provide for our children. Our children are our flesh and blood. They are our future. When a child is ill, this is devastating and affects family and friends. For those of us elected to represent thousands of families, we...

Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (23 Jun 2009)

Mary White: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if those aquaculture licences which were automatically renewed under section 19A of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act , 1997 as inserted by section 101 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006 have a matching foreshore licence; if so, the procedure that was followed; and if he will supply the reference and copy...

Hospital Services. (16 Jun 2009)

Mary White: I am raising the tragic case of Jamie Murphy because I want to obtain the facts. Jamie and her family are constituents of mine in lovely Graiguenamanagh in County Kilkenny. This little girl suffers from spina bifida and scoliosis, and she requires an extremely delicate operation to address the latter. The Murphy family were informed that their daughter would have the necessary operation....

Ryan Report on the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Motion (Resumed) (12 Jun 2009)

Mary White: Today's debate addresses a truly horrific chapter in our country's history and the lessons we must learn as a nation, a country and a human race. The Ryan report documents systemic abuse in industrial schools, reformatory schools and other institutions spanning a period of decades. It chronicles shocking physical and emotional abuse, a climate of fear in the institutions concerned, the...

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Mary White: Fine Gael had the largest class sizes in Europe.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Mary White: Our job in government is to take tough decisions to build a new and fairer country and we will continue to do it. For two years, the current coalition has continued to adapt to the rapidly changing circumstances in our economy and society. These changes have been defined by domestic economic circumstances, a downturn of unprecedented pace and increasing devastation caused around the world...

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Mary White: Deputy Flanagan would do well to remind his colleagues of his party's current hypocrisy. My party leader informed the House about what Deputy Gilmore thinks of the Fine Gael Party and its policies. The letter he cited continues: "Nor can change be achieved by supporting independents or other parties that lack a coherent strategy". Deputy Gilmore referred to change and coherence in the same...

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Mary White: It was once said that the true end of political action is to affect the deeper convictions of men and women. We, in the Green Party, are not shaken from our ideals and our desire to improve our country and planet.

Confidence in Government: Motion (9 Jun 2009)

Mary White: For this reason, we will stay in government.

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2009)

Mary White: The area of child care and preschooling for young children is a hugely important public policy issue. The scheme the Government now is introducing is very positive and reflects an enormous commitment to the country's children in the context of the great difficulties being experienced in respect of the public finances. The Government's announcement in April that it intends to introduce a free...

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion (Resumed) (27 May 2009)

Mary White: On the various aspects of the scheme that must be clarified for the public, the Minister of State has provided the necessary answers. In particular, Members now know the scheme's choreography as to when preschool education will begin, when education providers can apply to provide the preschool year and when information on who will be providing the scheme will be made available to parents. I...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (21 May 2009)

Mary White: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the rationale behind An Bord Altranais being included in the moratorium on recruitment and promotions in the public service in view of the fact that it is a self funding agency. [20834/09]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (21 May 2009)

Mary White: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the circumstances that prohibit persons (details supplied) in Dublin 6W from qualifying for a higher education grant. [20831/09]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (21 May 2009)

Mary White: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he proposes to continue with the rental arrangement of a number of prefabs for use at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15. [20833/09]

Fishing Industry Development. (20 May 2009)

Mary White: Deputy leader.

Fishing Industry Development. (20 May 2009)

Mary White: I am delighted to share my time with Deputy O'Rourke.

Fishing Industry Development. (20 May 2009)

Mary White: I thank the Deputy very much. I hope the Acting Chairman will allow me the extra few minutes. I have a long interest in eel fishing through family members and the Barrow catchment where I live. I know a huge number of eel fishermen who have lived for generations in small lock houses along the Barrow who catch a few eels. They catch brown eels in the summer in fyke nets and silver eels in...