Results 361-380 of 504 for speaker:Mary White
- 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...
- Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)
Mary White: Watch this space.
- Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)
Mary White: Government progress in acting on the findings of the report of the Small Business Forum is welcome, for example, the threshold for exemption from the requirement for companies to have their accounts audited has increased. The VAT registration turnover thresholds have also increased. Budget measures to help businesses are also very welcome. Deputy Stagg might be interested in this. The...
- Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)
Mary White: I want to turn to something close to my heart. This country can turn itself around when Carlow aims to be probably the first green energy town in Ireland. The environmental challenge of combating climate change is the greatest moral imperative of our time. The global green technology sector is worth â¬284 billion worldwide. We must grasp that potential to support our sectors and business...
- Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)
Mary White: We are indeed and we relish that chance. We will be able to build on that with support from the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Ryan, and the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, to ensure the environment is right to push through these competitive, green-collar jobs, which are lasting and long term and will not drift...
- Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)
Mary White: I commend the motion to the House.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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]
- 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 (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]
- 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...
- Education Cuts: Motion (Resumed) (30 Oct 2008)
Mary White: It is back.
- 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