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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jul 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I spoke yesterday about my concern about the religious orders' interactions with the State and the need for them to be very careful about being bullied by the State in the context of future redress arrangements concerning not abuse in schools, which is a very separate thing, but what happened in mother and baby homes. I do not suggest that there is not a case in some cases for redress but I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jul 2025)

Rónán Mullen: They must not be planning on travelling in the coming days.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jul 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Think of all the money you are saving on hotels in Dublin.

Seanad: Draft Commission of Investigation (Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools) Order 2025: Motion (16 Jul 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome the Minister. I welcome the inquiry and wish the judge well. I hope the process will contribute to the processing of pain from past injustices by survivors and to their getting the justice they deserve. I am glad this commission has a broad remit to include all schools. I understand the scoping inquiry grew out of the brave testimony by the Ryan brothers and so on, but it...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Jul 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Last week, I spoke about the ridiculous report of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW, and how it wants us to rerun our care referendum on mothers in the home. That committee was not satisfied with the overwhelming rejection by the Irish people of tired modernist thinking and thinks we should try again.I now draw attention to that same...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2025)

Rónán Mullen: We learned in recent days that the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW, has recommended that we rerun the referendum on Article 41.2 of the Constitution that relates to women in the home. In our Constitution, the State recognises that woman, by her life within the home, gives the State a support without which the common good cannot be achieved and the State...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome the announcement by the Government about the establishment of a commission of inquiry into allegations of historical sexual abuse in Irish schools. In particular, I welcome that this is going to focus on all day and boarding schools. I was particularly concerned about the narrowness of the remit given to the previous scoping inquiry. In focusing on all day and boarding schools...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I support what Senator O'Reilly just said. The Government has said it is required to implement the European framework decision on combating racism and xenophobia. If it had implemented that alone – no more and no less – we would not have had the controversies we had over the legislation last year. We will test the Government on the extent to which it simply implements the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and the officials for being here. I will focus, if I may, on the brief of the Minister. I have several questions I want to ask today. The committee is conducting pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the broadcasting (amendment) Bill. This Bill sets out, as the Minister has put it, to improve transparency, accountability and value...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister for this. I was hoping it would not be a case of poacher turned gamekeeper when was giving his response. An audience council might not go far enough. Perhaps the likes of the BBC could be looked at. There are models for a more searching audit. I do not think it necessarily entails interference with editorial independence to require there would be a strict measurement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I join the expressions of sympathy to the family of the late Carmencita Hederman. Like Senator O'Loughlin I remember her well. She was ubiquitous during the Dublin millennium year of 1988 and was a colourful, articulate presence on the media scene. People noticed her, heard her and talked about her. We recall her distinctive contribution to Irish political life and send our sincere...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)

Rónán Mullen: You will be judged by your actions.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)

Rónán Mullen: It is my job to call out bad policy. If I am right or wrong, let me be judged.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Their viewpoint was well represented.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)

Rónán Mullen: What else is it?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)

Rónán Mullen: You are not allowed have certain opinions these days. This is woke culture in action now-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)

Rónán Mullen: -----closing down the opposing point of view.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I will come before the committee if you invite me.