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Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I intend to move amendment No. 25, God willing. For now I will speak to amendments Nos. 25 and 26. Amendment No. 25 is similar to that of Senator Ruane. The issue here is that we all want to support the Garda in the pursuit of its duties but in a democracy one always has to have regard to checks and balances and the need to ensure the work we entrust to the Garda is always done in a way...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 25: In page 15, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: “(6) The total duration of an approval granted under this section, howsoever extended or varied, shall not exceed the duration of three months.”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 26: In page 15, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “(2) In making an application under subsection (1), the member shall have regard to the necessity and proportionality of the measure pursuant to an order under this section, taking into account the impact of such on the fundamental rights of individuals.”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 28: In page 16, line 34, to delete “sergeant” and substitute “superintendent”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: No.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 29: In page 17, line 2, after “data”)” to insert “following applications under section 17 and/or section 18 of this Act.”.

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 44: In page 21, line 19, after "the" where it firstly occurs to insert "technological specifications,". Here goes. Everyone should fasten their seatbelts. The Bill provides that the Garda and local authorities can apply to the Garda Commissioner for approval for CCTV in public places. This amendment seeks to insert a safeguard in the Bill that would make it...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages [Resumed] (15 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I second the amendment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I extend my congratulations to all involved with Project Search. I would like the Minister for Education to come into this House to explain what is going on at the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA, and the very strange approach it is taking to its draft curriculum for social, personal and health education, SPHE, cycle in secondary schools.Many are concerned that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: We heard yesterday about the proposed scrapping of outdated censorship laws. There can be no argument that where laws fall into destitution, they should be disposed of. However, I hope people realise that there are still ways in which literature, and not only literature, can harm people whether it is called evil literature or not. I only have to think of the concern among many parents...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I echo colleagues in thanking all of the witnesses for coming in to share their expertise. I will start with Ms Maguire. We heard from her and from the late Brendan Clarke. Both testimonies were moving from different perspectives. In the context of asking Ms Maguire about her experience, there is no need to name any people. She is talking about her family's experience of being completely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I am not putting words in Ms Maguire's mouth when I say that in all of these situations, there is not just the individual person's choice. Other people are affected as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: In other words, we must avoid naming people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I am finished with that line of questioning, but I thank the Chair. We are hearing that people may sometimes lack the autonomy or conditions necessary for autonomy. The availability of an assisted suicide option may draw those with mental health issues or depression towards decisions that are traumatising for their loved ones. I direct this to the palliative care experts among us. Is it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Is that the case even if there is a law intended to be more specific and narrow, with assisted suicide rather than direct euthanasia requiring some diagnosis of a terminal illness and a certain prognosis of life?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I will turn to Dr. Linane for a moment. Many people will be surprised to hear it being clearly said that there is no evidence that appropriate and careful use of painkillers shortens life. It is often presented that you are shortening life anyway when you turn up the morphine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: That is maybe putting it too bluntly. Where does palliative sedation come in? That does not satisfy those who want this on grounds of autonomy and complete control. However, is it in the end possible to manage pain and suffering in most, if not all, cases if sedation is factored in where necessary towards the end?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: A loved one of mine spent some time in intensive care during the summer. They were high dependency rather than critically ill, thank God. There was a moment we were grateful for, during a couple of days when she was in complete charge of her own pain relief, with the button. She was thankful for that button and so were we.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Following on from that, is there institutional pluralism in Ireland that would ensure that if the law was changed, hospices and otherwise would be protected? In other areas, like the termination of pregnancies, while there might be individual narrow scope for conscientious objection, there is not really talk of professional objection or institutional professional objection. I see Dr....