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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2019)

Rónán Mullen: The Minister, Deputy Ross, intervenes in justice issues, as we know.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Deputy Ross intervenes in justice issues from time to time, does he not?

Seanad: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Oct 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte arís roimh an Aire. It is important to recognise that to most schools a student charter is nothing new and the substance of what is being proposed is happening in practice without any State intervention. There is certainly something to be said for codifying the practice across all schools to ensure best practice. We need to ensure that we are doing this in a way...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Senator Craughwell's point was exactly as the Cathaoirleach described. I heard the Senator too. There is a difference between admiring Greta Thunberg's commitment and concern and being concerned about those who manage her presence in the public forum and for her welfare.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: There is also a tendency not to help young people beyond a position of hysteria in relation to this issue. We are in a serious situation where young people are giving great leadership but we owe it to them always to show that there is hope for the future as well. That needs to come out more in the media. On a matter of significant public concern, there has been talk about the Government's...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I am very happy-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I would be very happy to have a debate on this issue at this point, given that we have had the clamour from the Government and supporters of abortion to have legislation. The Minister, rightly, disclosed to us the Garda Commissioner's clear advice that the proposed zones are not necessary. The Minister, nonetheless, clings to the view that he still wants to legislate. What is also...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Now Ms Dulgheriu is doing the same good Samaritan kind of work herself.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: It is really unfortunate that the Minister for Health and his staff are not interested in meeting such people. Instead, they seem to be in hock to the abortion industry and only interested in depicting opposition to abortion, publicly expressed, as something that is somehow hostile or denigratory when what is clear from the Garda Commissioner's letter is that it is very much the opposite....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: The Minister's official said it was a peaceful prayer vigil. That is how she described it.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I always do. Perhaps we could introduce the tradition of asking to give way courteously, as they do in the House of Commons. I always give way to the Leader.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: The Garda Commissioner does not believe legislation is required and we should engage with that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I am always delighted to hear the Leader's view.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I asked the Leader if he would facilitate a debate. It is Senator Buttimer's role as the Leader to tell us whether he would facilitate a debate.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: We always get the Leader's view, but will he answer the question I asked?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: No. The Leader does not have to turn every response into an attack. I asked the Leader for a debate. That is all I asked.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: And it is not even holiday time.

Seanad: Blasphemy (Abolition of Offences and Related Matters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (25 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I was listening to Senator McDowell's remarks before leaving my office and I was very impressed by everything he had to say, particularly in the way he pointed to the incoherence between the constitutional change that the Government went to great efforts to bring about and the remaining existing provisions in the Constitution. He is warning about absolutely gratuitous attacks on religion now...

Seanad: Blasphemy (Abolition of Offences and Related Matters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (25 Sep 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I was about to say that I do accept there is a certain legitimacy to what the Minister of State said in regard to other countries invoking Ireland's law. However, the logical and sensible thing to do is not to endorse their point of view by pretending that our law was ever the same as theirs, but to take every opportunity in diplomatic fora to condemn them for making such bogus...