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- Seanad: Establishment of Electoral Commission: Motion (4 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch. I welcome also the recent consultation paper published by the Minister, Deputy Kelly, on the establishment of the electoral commission. I watched some of the debate from my office and I was pleased to see many colleagues on the Fianna Fáil benches distancing themselves somewhat from the contribution made earlier by Senator MacSharry, who...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: I welcome very much the fact that the Minister, Deputy Charles Flanagan, had discussions yesterday with the assistant Egyptian Foreign Minister on the ongoing detention of an Irish citizen, Ibrahim Halawa. This young man, as we know, was only 17 years of age when he was detained during a peaceful protest in Egypt and he has been detained for over a year. As we know from correspondence many...
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: I thank Senator Walsh.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: I call Senator Martin Conway.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: The Senator has exceeded his time. Senator Walsh, please.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: I call Senator Martin Conway.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: Senator Conway, please.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: I was about to interrupt the Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: Senator Healy Eames's time is up. Is the Senator calling for a debate?
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: Senator Healy Eames, please, without interruption.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: I understand there is precedent that an absent Member's name is not mentioned.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: This is not a matter for the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: Does the Senator have a question?
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: I cannot allow constituency rivalries to take over business this morning.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: That is not a point of order.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: I will make a ruling.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: We are dealing with today's Order of Business. I ask the Senator to stick to the Order of Business, please.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: I ask all Senators to resume their seats.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: I shall not allow this matter to be an issue on the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2015)
Michael Mullins: The ruling is quite clear that it is not in order to refer to the absence of a Senator.