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Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Rónán Mullen: Indeed. Our country, as we are all aware, faces tremendous challenges, particularly in public health and our public finances. We all want to do our best to serve our country. We always seek to anyway, but at this time particularly it is important that we all bring our "A" game to our job as public representatives. I wish all fellow Senators well and congratulate those who are taking their...

Seanad: An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19) 2020: An Dara Céim - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (27 Mar 2020)

Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Go n-éirí leis an Aire agus leis an Rialtas agus iad i mbun a ndualgais sna seachtaine agus míonna atá romhainn. This is a time when every dimension of our civic, civil and economic life is being subjected to a sustained, unprecedented and profound series of shocks. Our language and discourse, both public and private, is now dominated...

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Motion (21 Jan 2020)

Rónán Mullen: A helicopter will be available.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: A number of people are talking about their hopes for the British general election this morning, and when one considers how little control we have over events in Britain, I am tempted to think it is a futile exercise to be offering opinions on what we hope might happen. I will say this. It is a good time for us to reflect on the unsatisfactory nature of the often binary choices before...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I suppose they were migrants when they went to Egypt.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I think Senator Bacik pointed that out.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: The word "bedlam" comes from Bethlehem. It is easy to understand that when one is in this House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I was reflecting more on the international aspect.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Either that or he is the bad shepherd whose sheep know him.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I, too, was aggrieved to hear the news of the passing of Paul Anthony McDermott. While I had not met him often, I could say he was a friend. He was a wonderful lecturer when I attended the King's Inns and lectured us in contract law in the late 1990s. He had a full command of his subject and explained case law so brilliantly. He always saw the humorous side of a case and always brought it...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: It could be worse.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: The view might be idiotic, though.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Schools) Bill 2019: First Stage (11 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the law related to civil liability for schools.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Schools) Bill 2019: First Stage (11 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (11 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Do not put the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I thank Ms Forbes and the other witnesses for coming before the committee. Does Ms Forbes accept that the idea of a ringfenced tax to fund public service broadcasting in general, and RTÉ in particular, may be an idea that has run its course when we do not have, for example, a housing levy to deal with the crisis of homelessness that we face or other more acute problems we face as a society?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I am a mere Senator, by the way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Part of the difficulty here is that people have a difficulty in their minds deciding what is public servicing broadcasting and what is not. I refer to a block grant approach. This commission will help us, as a society, to have a more serious think about what elements are indispensable. Objective news and current affairs would seem to be indispensable. The public, however much it might...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Perhaps we do not have time at this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting: Discussion (10 Dec 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Currently, I am working with the Office of the Parliamentary Legal Advisers on possible Private Members' legislation that would regulate the issue of higher pay, such that it would be linked to public service pay scales. I have been surprised at the positivity that I have received to that proposal, not from the public where one might expect that there would be a lot of people who would agree...