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Joint Standing Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Islands: Díolúine ó Staidéar na Gaeilge: Plé (22 Oct 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Tuigim.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Oct 2019)

Rónán Mullen: To pick up briefly on what Senator McDowell said and the response of Senator Humphreys, it is clear that politicians on all sides have failed to help ordinary people to access the basic requirement of adequate and decent housing. The answer is not to drive down standards but to look creatively at what the State and public agencies can do to solve this problem. Such creative thinking is long...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Oct 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I would like the House to continue debating this. I thank the Leas-Cathaoirleach for allowing me to continue.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (23 Oct 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Queen Victoria is supposed to have said that whenever she met William Gladstone, she was always left with the impression that he was a very clever man but that, after a meeting with Benjamin Disraeli, she was left with the impression that she was a very clever woman. There are no prizes for guessing which of the two Prime Ministers of Great Britain she favoured. Feargal had a way of putting...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Ba bhreá liom freisin fáilte a chur roimh an Seanadóir Hackett. Tá súil agam go mbainfidh sí taitneamh agus tairbhe as a tréimhse anseo, cibé fhad a bhéas aici. Cuirim fáilte roimh a fhear chéile agus a chuid páistí dar nóigh. Táimid ag súil le oibriú léi chun leas na tíre. I welcome the debate...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: He is heading it off in advance.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I wish to join in the tributes to Fr. Des Wilson. When one considers the amazing contribution made by so many clergy on all sides of the denominational divide to try to bring peace to Northern Ireland - one thinks of people like Harold Good, John Dunlop, the late Monsignor Denis Faul, Fr. Alec Reid and the Redemptorists in Clonard - a great debt of gratitude is owed to them. When speaking...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I am not claiming to be any better than everybody else.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: We all need to be consistent, and I point that finger at myself as well.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: It is interesting how sensitive the Leader is, even when he is not being addressed himself on this issue.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: It makes me wonder what his private thoughts on some of these matters actually are.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I want to pay tribute to the absolute common sense of Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell, where she mentions the proposed reforestation of Ireland on a scale not seen since ancient times. This is something I raised, not yesterday but on the previous occasion, albeit not so much in respect of forestry. In the previous climate debate we had with the Minister, I spoke about very ambitious targets...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: If we do not talk honestly about distinctions or if we accuse those who make such distinctions of in some way seeking to subvert a policy of generosity and support for people from other lands who need to come to our shores in various different situations, then what we are really doing is serving our own selfish political ends by seeking to be more virtuous than the other in this debate.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Part of what is going on here in our country is that in the absence of a perceived unifying source of moral authority, people are competing to be the most moral in the group. The danger of that is that we will not get to the solutions that we need.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I have always said that we need to have a structured policy towards immigration. That includes reaching out, not just to those who can come to our shores who have particular skills who may not be asylum seekers and obviously have the first claim, but also to people who do not necessarily have skills that we are desperately clamouring for, as part of some programme of structured migration as...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Countries that have a colonial history have greater responsibilities but Ireland should be seen to lead the way in that regard. I absolutely support Senator McDowell when he calls to account those who have tackled the Taoiseach in recent days. He was doing no more than stating facts.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: If we cannot have facts discussed, we cannot solve problems.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I will stand with him on that point, even if I end up disagreeing with him on the substantial policy.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach who has been most tolerant.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I was interrupted by-----