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Seanad: Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I am raising the issue because it is relevant to the issue of giving false and misleading claims in the context of disputes that could end up before the courts, but in this case do not end up there. It seems to me that the public good is not being served------

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Bill 2018: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: -----and I want to give the Minister of State another chance to consider the matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome all our guests and thank them for their very interesting input. My first question is for Professor Hymel. I was very struck by what she said about moral disengagement and the challenge in that regard. She made the point that it may be difficult to talk about this with children, given that they are not, as it were, fully formed morally at the point at which they appear to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: That is interesting. I was also struck by what Professor Hymel said about the evidence showing that we are reducing bullying by only some 20%, with little evidence of effectiveness at secondary level. That suggests to me that early intervention is required. Thinking about what Dr. Downes said, it seems clear that parent training is a key issue here. There may be negative experiences...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: My final question is to Professor Hymel, although it may be relevant to all the witnesses because it is a general question in a way. The more I have learned in recent weeks about the diversity of pretexts, means and contexts for bullying and the diversity of approaches to dealing with it, I am struck by a particular point. We live in a time when there is very much a focus on identity,...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I, too, welcome Dutch "The Giver" O'Brien to the House. This Bill is technical as it allows for various amendments to the Planning and Development Act 2000, and extends time limits for the formulation of development plans among other things. All of this is very relevant and necessary, given how important it is that there is leeway and grieving space in view of the Covid-19 situation and the...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: Can I make a quick contribution?

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: The Minister is absolutely right; it is not always possible to go through the full pre-legislative scrutiny process.That is exactly why we need a full deliberation when it went through the various Stages of legislation.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: Seconded.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: Seconded.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 33: In page 44, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following: "Amendment to Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 45.The Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015 is amended— (a) in section 5(1), by the insertion of the following paragraph: "(a) the site has, under its present ownership, been the subject of a grant of permission by the planning...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: As the son of a recently deceased builder, I feel the need to speak up for builders from time to time although I recall that it is not just in this House that there can be suspicion about builders. In "The Naked Gun", Jane asks a guy called Vincent Ludwig how he could have done something so vicious. Ludwig says: "It was easy, my dear. You forget I spent two years as a building contractor."...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (18 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. Nobody could have any objection to his taking this matter into wider consideration in the context of looking more comprehensively at the vacant site levy how it is working or perhaps not working. That said, tempus fugitand people are waiting. My concern is that when things are being looked at, it can take a long time to look at them. People...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Official Engagements (22 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. On Sunday, 30 May, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, visited China for a bilateral meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister, Mr. Wang Yi. It did not surprise me that the Minister, Deputy Coveney, did not exactly bang the tables or lay down the law with the Chinese about human rights, the Uyghurs and so forth. Given the nature of...