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Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Leaving aside the question of child protection for a moment, there are porn platforms that display and, therefore, promote violence against women - things like choking, slapping, etc. Is the commission active or does it intend to be active in taking on platforms engaged in the provision of that kind of so-called service?

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I am not necessarily talking about illegality.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I will come back to child protection again because I think most people would agree that freedom of expression really has to take second place there. I just worry, and I am wondering whether the coimisiún is making it too easy for porn companies by not existing on strict age verification. At the end of the day, if I want to open a bank account, the bank will have to know for sure that I...

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: That is the question I am asking Dr. Evans. Is he going to-----

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Yes, I am sorry. I thank the Cathaoirleach.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: What do you mean "below threshold"?

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: The very large online platforms, VLOPs.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Does the coimisiún have the power to up its level of regulation in this area? If it wanted to go for strict age verification, does it have the power to do that?

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: However, that is a discretion matter for the coimisiún.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: If Ireland is unhappy with the way an organisation that has its registered headquarters in Cyprus, for example, is doing its job, being too lax or whatever, have we the right to legislate to make a more difficult environment for porn providers if we wish in order that our people are protected as we see fit?

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I thank Dr. Evans.

Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with Coimisiún na Meán (17 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: You never ask a question to which you do not know the answer. I thought that was a golden rule.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: The one thing I do not understand is that the world and his mother, and anybody who knows and has worked in an organisation where it comes to a point where formal complaints are made, whether in relation to an historical or current thing, knows organisations in some way have to prepare for that kind of stuff and that there is therefore stuff going around. I really do not understand why the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I have heard of an abundance of caution but it seems to me the FAI is drowning in caution. We deal with an environment around here when, every now and again, the Government tells us it is acting on legal advice when it proposes to do or not do something, and we do not see what that legal advice is. The claim that legal advice prevents someone from doing something can really be the last...

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Oct 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Can we have a definition of "jinks", please?

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Oct 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I am afraid I will be one more voice contributing to the rumour of the Minister's fallibility on this. Senator McDowell offered an answer to a question I had in my mind when I read this section, this dramatic proposed change to the law, which was, "How did this section survive? How did it escape the scrutiny of the Dáil?" I felt the same about this section as I did about the ill-fated...

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Oct 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I report progress.

Seanad: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements (15 Oct 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I was thinking of Percy French because the debate got off to a rather slow start. I was wondering whether we would get there before the night. As I was listening to the Minister of State the thought occurred to me that if the review recommendations were to be implemented, the rail network would increase from 2,300 km to 3,000 km, which would...

Seanad: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements (15 Oct 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Cassady is a good Irish name. Come west.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Oct 2025)

Rónán Mullen: We could do with some nuanced thinking about the whole question of spoiling one's vote. To be clear, if one can make a clear choice between candidates and express a clear preference, it is entirely reasonable to express that. If on the other hand you are unhappy that you have been left with a bad choice and if your feeling of indignation is so strong that you choose, American style, to...