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Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: -----but it is something I have been meaning to get off my chest for some time. I will take the opportunity to expand on it at some future date.

Seanad: Parole Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I was not endorsing an eye for an eye.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: The rat was hiding in plain sight.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: "I think she would like to have the baby in the same way she would like to have a nice doll." Those were the chilling words used by Ms Justice Nathalie Lieven in a British court recently justifying her decision to force a mentally disabled woman to abort her late-term child of 22 weeks in the womb in violation of her wishes and indeed the wishes of her mother, her legal advisers and a social...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I am sorry about that. I raised the case of the Hyde family recently. They moved to Australia and their application for permanent residency was denied because their child had been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. That incredible decision was thankfully reversed as a result of a last minute intervention by the immigration Minister in Australia and the family will be allowed to remain after...

Seanad: Genetic Testing: Motion (10 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Tréaslaím le mo chara, an Seanadóir Norris, as an rún seo a chur faoinár mbráid. I commend Senator Norris. He and I often disagree deeply on important and sensitive issues. This is an important area of human dignity on which we certainly agree. I have some questions but I would not like to be seen as being in the...

Seanad: Genetic Testing: Motion (10 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: -----that would not stop me supporting the necessary DNA testing because I believe that knowledge is good if it can do good and be used for a good purpose. It is also legitimate to be concerned about what people in power do with knowledge. If medical science can identify a newborn baby's predisposition to cancer, cystic fibrosis or some other serious condition, is it only a matter of time...

Seanad: Genetic Testing: Motion (10 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Senator Norris raised it too.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Autism Support Services (4 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Is mór dom sin. Táim go mór faoi chomaoin ag an gCathaoirleach agus cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this important Commencement matter which deals with school supports for children with autism. I thank the Minister of State for attending to take it. As the Minister of State may be aware, in the past few years...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Autism Support Services (4 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister of State for her response. There will always be a gap in all human affairs between rhetoric and reality; it is inevitable. What we have to work to is narrowing that gap as much as possible. I will be somewhat parochial for a moment. In December 2018, the Galway Autism Partnership, which provides a service to 200 families, appealed to all Oireachtas Members to make...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I understand that the faltering structured dialogue between the Government and representatives of faith and non-confessional bodies is resuming temporarily today. One item likely to be discussed is the new covenant between church and State, for which the Taoiseach called when he met Pope Francis last August. Perhaps another issue that could be discussed is that of basic respect in public...

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: The Acting Chairman is only following orders.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I am surprised the Senator did not call a quorum.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: We were talking about Bolsonaro.

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: A wise person whom I know is fond of saying that we should live simply so that others may simply live. This sums up the view many of us aspire to have in respect of environmental matters. We have a duty to act responsibly towards the environment out of respect both for the world around us and the well-being and survival of our fellow human beings now and into the future. We should show...

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: That deal is the first policy proposal in history to unite farmers and environmentalists. It is quite an achievement if one thinks about it that way. Having said all of that, I simply do not buy into some of the more extreme rhetoric surrounding the issue of climate change. For example, during the recent children's climate change protests I was struck by the comments made by many of the...

Seanad: Climate Action Plan: Statements (4 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Senator Reilly could do a Norris.

Seanad: Citizens’ Assemblies Bill 2019: Second Stage (4 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I am afraid I oppose the Bill as I oppose the concept of citizens' assemblies. At best, they represent an extraordinary abdication of responsibility by the Government, the Oireachtas, political parties and other political groups and, at worst, they have been a cynical device used by cultural elites to manipulate and condition public opinion without opening to full and searching public debate...

Seanad: Citizens’ Assemblies Bill 2019: Second Stage (4 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I took part in them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Chairman (3 Jul 2019)

Rónán Mullen: The witnesses are welcome. I wish to ask about three issues. Mr. Devane is Sir Ciarán Devane in another jurisdiction.