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Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jan 2008)

Rónán Mullen: I am glad to hear it.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: I am conscious of the time constraints but I wish, particularly in light of the season that is in it, to make a few brief comments. As a fresher Senator, I wish to thank my colleagues for their great courtesy during the year. I am sure I speak for the other new Senators when I say we have all been made to feel very welcome. There is a great spirit of camaraderie around the House which we...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: While it is important to have rules and regulations in respect of the entry of people to our country, we should never forget the human dignity of those with whom we are dealing. A failure to recognise the latter sometimes marks our immigration procedures. Figures provided by the Central Statistics Office indicate that the number of female lone parents with children under 20 years of age...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: I am seeking a debate on this matter because we must find a way to discuss how we cherish all the children of the nation equally while simultaneously promoting the culture — that based on marriage — which best favours their happy upbringing. We must be able to consider this issue in a consistent and generous way. Concerns have arisen regarding an increase in the number of people dying...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: We should not overdose on political correctness either.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: I will conclude by thanking people for the many Christmas cards I have received this year.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: I hope people will not take it badly when I say——

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: ——that I would have appreciated it if the stable at Bethlehem, and not that at Leinster House, had been depicted on a few more of them.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: Dexterity and agility alone would not be called into question.

Seanad: Substance Abuse: Motion (19 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: Tá céad míle fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Chomh maith le daoine eile anseo, ba bhreá liom tréaslú leis an méid atá le rá aige faoi chúrsaí drugaí agus alcólachas. Molaim a chur chuige agus a mhodh múinte freisin. While I welcome this debate there are aspects of it I do not welcome. I worry about our tendency to discuss these matters in a frenzied moment when events occur in...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: The sins of the fathers will be visited.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: We do.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: I never cease to be impressed by the quality of Senator O'Toole's CV. It is fine, however, for Independent Senators to disagree with each other from time to time. On this occasion, I disagree with both my highly esteemed colleagues. I am sure that does not surprise them.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: I am strongly convinced of the importance of this section. I suggest to Senator Norris and others that it is not simply a question of feelings nor is it merely a matter of reputational damage, as my colleague, Senator O'Toole, described it. Incorporated bodies have been protected in our laws for a long time. The notion of the veil of incorporation in company law exists for a reason — to...

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: If it was true, it cannot have been defamatory.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: He is undead.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: I thought the sun shone from there.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: One can say anything about all of them.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: On a sheet of paper distributed in the House, certain sections have been very helpfully grouped together for our consideration. I see that section 12 is linked with section 31. I wonder if it should not in fact——

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2007)

Rónán Mullen: I apologise. I was going to say that section 29 is very much connected with section 12. In considering the issue of the Supreme Court having the power to adjust the award of damages, what consideration has been given to the question of whether it should be a jury that awards damages at the level of the High Court, as is provided for in section 29? If one considers the analogy with the...