Results 3,641-3,660 of 7,643 for speaker:Rónán Mullen
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I am coming to my request to the Minister-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I accept that, but so far I have only named individuals whose affairs are already public. I totally support what has been said and want to know what exactly is happening. Are we talking about an abuse of power? If the man in question and his farm family in County Cavan have done nothing wrong, why do they not have an outlet for their produce? Are they being blackballed by their previous...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: Where is the competition in the market for the produce of the man in question?
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I have not made an allegation. I am raising a matter of serious public concern and want to know what is going on. There is a smell and it is more than the smell of rotting chicken.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: We have heard from the Minister for Finance, but now we need to hear from the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. There is something going on and I ask the Leader to ensure the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and his Department will look into it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: We may need to take steps to protect the livelihood of an honest broker and prevent or punish any possible abuse of power that may be ongoing or may have occurred in the past. Are the big corporate interests bullying the common man in County Cavan in the same way as they seem to be doing elsewhere in the world?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I cannot remember whether it is scheduled to bring the Minister for Education and Skills before the House during the coming weeks. A serious problem is arising in schools with the vetting of occasional visitors to schools who come to carry out sports coaching or act as guest speakers and so on. I am the chairperson of a primary school board of management and I am in touch with managers and...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Poultry Industry (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for his confidence. I will certainly try to do that. I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for taking this matter. Last week in the Seanad, I drew attention to reports that a Cavan-based poultry farmer, Alo Mohan, a man who had declined to take part in certain-----
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Poultry Industry (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I am only repeating what is already on the record of the House-----
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Poultry Industry (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: -----and I am not making any imputation as to any individual nor will I be doing so.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Poultry Industry (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I apologise. The farmer in question declined to take part in certain VAT avoidance arrangements and, as I put it, was forced out of business because he was no longer in a position to deal with local processors. The man in question is a respected farmer in County Cavan. He is a former chairperson of the Irish Farmers Association poultry committee and an FBD Nuffield scholar who completed a...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Poultry Industry (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: This is all complimentary.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Poultry Industry (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: The gentleman is married with four children and he was producing more than 1 million chickens a year on a family farm as well as cattle and sheep. The issue is that because he declined to take part in certain VAT avoidance arrangements, he is no longer trading, according to the Irish Independent. He is no longer in a position to earn a livelihood from what is a very well-kept and high...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Poultry Industry (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister for his response which certainly increased my store of knowledge on many different issues. When he says that it would be a matter of some concern if any supplier suffered adverse consequences solely as a result of drawing attention to alleged wrongdoing, I presume he does not mean that it would not be a matter of some concern if, for example, he were to suffer...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I believe we need to invite the Minister for Health to come before the Seanad to debate the regulation of crisis pregnancy services. The Second Stage of the Labour Party's Private Members' Bill on this issue, which enjoys Government backing, was debated in the Dáil last week. In principle, I wholeheartedly support the idea of regulating counselling services in this area. However, in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: That is not true.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: Senator Buttimer has no evidence for that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: Do not misuse-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: On a point of order-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I noticed-----