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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: If I have a problem with the actual business that is ordered, it is open to me during that business to raise a point of order about that business.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: The only possible logical reason for having an Order of Business debate prior to the taking of the proposed business of that day is to allow for the possibility that there might be disagreement about what business is being taken on that day or how.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: The Cathaoirleach is telling us, without citing any particular authority, that the Order of Business on this particular occasion, namely, arising on foot of a special sitting, precludes us from discussing whether this is the business to be taken today or whether any other business ought to be considered today.To my mind, this is an absurdity. You must do more than merely speak about the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: By proposing to preclude, for example, what Senator Norris and others raised about developments in the British Parliament and with the British Government, you are making a mockery of the notion of an Order of Business. You would therefore be preventing us, where there is something of tremendous and urgent public importance arising, from adverting to it with the very flimsy excuse that this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: That does not fetter us.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: Will the Cathaoirleach read the rules for us so we can discover together-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: You are referring to this in round terms but have not exercised your right - at this point I would say your duty - to point out to us why the rules specifically preclude us from raising important other matters on the Order of Business.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: What is the basis for the distinction? It is like saying, as my mother said to me many times over the years, "That is the why". You are not outlining a basis.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: Have you the reference?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: That is an authoritarian perspective.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: It is because it is self-evident that it is a convention. It is self-evident to the elected Members of this House that it can decide to debate-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: Am I right in stating that there are no provisions relating to the Order of Business in the Standing Orders?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: Does Standing Order 16 state that on certain occasions only certain issues may be discussed?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: The Cathaoirleach drew my attention, very helpfully, to Standing Order 16 when I asked. It refers to the Leader of the House as opposed to the Order of Business. It refers to normal circumstance but it is clear from that that the Leader shall propose the purpose of the business of the day and it is silent on anything else. Quite clearly, when something is proposed it is obvious that it may...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: Where does it follow from that that the Order of Business has a different scope?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: The Cathaoirleach is here to propose an Order of Business that is confined, but by definition we must be allowed to comment on that.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (10 Sep 2020)

Rónán Mullen: I want to support Senator Higgins's amendment. Like others, I am not opposing the passage of this Bill. I certainly hope that one effect of the Bill is to help make it virtually impossible for the Government to defer the opening of pubs beyond 21 September, if it is to retain credibility, that is. Senator Higgins rightly pointed out the context in which all of this is taking place. We...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jul 2020)

Rónán Mullen: Last week, I raised the issue of nursing homes in the context of the troubling contents of the recent report by the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA, into the handling of the Covid outbreak. I spoke on that occasion about the need for a formal inquiry into what has happened. In the United Kingdom, the authorities have started their inquiries into similar problems in that...

Seanad: Skellig Star Direct Provision Centre and the Future of Direct Provision: Statements (30 Jul 2020)

Rónán Mullen: I thank Senator Craughwell and the House. I have just two points to make. I will start, of course, by welcoming the Minister. Senator Byrne spoke of the disconnect between the public health response to an outbreak in a meat factory and the response to an outbreak in a direct provision centre, which was a complete failure by comparison. It must be made clear that, once people are in our...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (29 Jul 2020)

Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Go n-éirí go geal léi ina dualgas nua. During the interregnum I saw the Minister on a number of occasions. She has had a busy time and I wish her well in her brief. I will start by quoting a letter I received from a supporter of mine which expresses the confusion and fear caused to people where there are governance and administrative...