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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: As always in politics, look behind you.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Poor old Peig Sayers gets a very bad rap.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: She had her good side.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: She knew now what she knew then-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Many of the issues I would like to have addressed have been raised already. Will Mr. Redmond jog our memories with an overview of the cost of the fair deal scheme when we factor in what is taken in through the financial contribution of persons availing of nursing home care and the money received from the 7.5% deduction over three years or longer where the cap does not apply? What is the net...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I will stop Mr. Redmond there. Forgive my lack of understanding but the net cost increases when we factor in people's contributions. I am trying to work out what is left when the amount the State gets is subtracted from the amount it costs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Is €1.3 billion the overall cost, with the contributions from people amounting to some €400 million?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: What is the size of that cohort?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: That is the total in nursing home care at this time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: What is Mr. Duff's estimate for the number on the margins, wondering what is going to happen and how soon it will happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: How much would that be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Mr. Duff said there was a base of 250 people plus another 50 or 70. Year on year, would 50 or 60 people be likely to come into the system?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019: Discussion (13 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I will not keep the delegates long. I am conscious that this has been a long session and that they have been here for longer than I have. On the question of vulnerability, we should not hesitate to acknowledge the fact that we will all become vulnerable as we grow older. People are in nursing homes precisely because they are vulnerable. That is why this is an important debate. Mr....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: He is heading it off in advance.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I wish to join in the tributes to Fr. Des Wilson. When one considers the amazing contribution made by so many clergy on all sides of the denominational divide to try to bring peace to Northern Ireland - one thinks of people like Harold Good, John Dunlop, the late Monsignor Denis Faul, Fr. Alec Reid and the Redemptorists in Clonard - a great debt of gratitude is owed to them. When speaking...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I am not claiming to be any better than everybody else.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: We all need to be consistent, and I point that finger at myself as well.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: It is interesting how sensitive the Leader is, even when he is not being addressed himself on this issue.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: It makes me wonder what his private thoughts on some of these matters actually are.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I want to pay tribute to the absolute common sense of Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell, where she mentions the proposed reforestation of Ireland on a scale not seen since ancient times. This is something I raised, not yesterday but on the previous occasion, albeit not so much in respect of forestry. In the previous climate debate we had with the Minister, I spoke about very ambitious targets...