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Seanad: Climate Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Oct 2007)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome the Bill, which seeks to give legal underpinning to some of the climate protection aims set out in the programme for Government and the national climate change strategy. Nobody now doubts the importance of promoting a culture of responsibility where climate change is concerned. It would be wrong, however, to see legislation as the only or even main way to promote this culture of...

Seanad: Climate Protection Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Oct 2007)

Rónán Mullen: I accept such a scenario is difficult to imagine. The provision in the equivalent British legislation to the effect that the relevant Minister should be subject to judicial review is more sensible. I compliment Senator Bacik on drafting this Bill and bringing it before the Seanad. The effort to enshrine in legislation our commitment to taking a lead is very laudable, even if our...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2007)

Rónán Mullen: I do not know if the Leader and the other Members will join me in sending our very best wishes to our Special Olympians, their families and supporters in Shanghai. Very often our culture emphasises strength and power and the vulnerable in our society are easily forgotten. The Special Olympians are witnesses to the power of love and solidarity between people and how this can triumph over...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Oct 2007)

Rónán Mullen: I hope that when such legislation comes before the House it will seek to provide protection for those women and children who are trafficked into this country and that they will not be seen as merely an immigration problem. I welcome my colleague, Senator O'Toole, questioning what happened to mutton. I thought he was going to volunteer the opinion that it was going around dressed up as lamb,...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (13 Sep 2007)

Rónán Mullen: A Chathaoirligh, ba bhreá liom mo ghuth a chur leis na guthanna siúd atá ag gabháil chomhghairdis leat ar an ocáid seo. Is lá iontach duit fhéin é, is lá iontach dod' mhuintir é agus, dar ndóigh, is lá iontach go mhuintir Uíbh Fhailí é. Offaly appears to be in the ascendancy politically. I hope it has better fortune in matters related to Gaelic games in due course. As one...