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Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I live in the hope of mutual understanding.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: That is all right. It is not the first time.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I am just looking for an evidential basis for policy and legislation. That is all I am saying.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Let us agree then that evidence must be the driver for all our discussions in this and other areas.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: If the Senator is speaking on the basis of evidence, I will always agree with her.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I ask the Senator to think about it.

Seanad: Civil Liability (Capping of General Damages Bill) 2019: Second Stage (28 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I would love if we could have a political all-star awards for sledging around here. I welcome the Minister. I thank Senator Lawlor for bringing this Bill forward, although I have concerns about it.We all agree that insurance premiums are far too high but I am not convinced that this Bill will address the problem. While its aims are laudable, I have a number of issues with it. I note this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Colleagues will agree that the number of suicides about which we hear, in both our communities and nationally, is frightening. I am conscious that many of us wonder whether to talk about this and how to do so. I am mindful of the many people who are suffering as a result of a family member taking his or her own life. This is a serious problem and we must talk about it and keep it on the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: I think the two candidates are trying to incinerate each other's-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Beidh turas go dtí an Chistin freisin.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Tigh Sé.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: The Taoiseach did not tweet that himself.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: People in the House earn less than people like Bobby Ewing.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: Go raibh míle maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. We have every reason to be thinking these days, with the events of Brexit, about our vulnerabilities as a nation but also about our strengths. I agree with what my colleague, Senator McDowell, has said about the importance of Ministers travelling abroad in these days, representing Ireland and our interests and keeping them to the forefront....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: It invites the possibility of discussing the historical dimensions and the question as to whether it is militaristic in its language, whether that then subtracts from its wider important symbolism and whether it is possible to accommodate both.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: This is a language lesson as well. This is a very serious point. We have been talking about God save the Queen. What would we think of a French person who did not know the words of La Marseillaise? We should cherish our national anthem more and encourage its teaching as part of the curriculum. One does not have to admire every aspect of the lyrics to take a deeper and broader view of its...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: It is about seeing how language, music and song have the capacity to bring people together. Ceapaim féin gur chóir go mbeadh sé mar chuid den churaclam agus gur chóir don Rialtas gníomhú dá réir. Tá súil agam go mbeidh suirbhéanna amach anseo a léireoidh go mbeidh cur amach ar na focail ag i bhfad níos mó páistí...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Mar 2019)

Rónán Mullen: The Béarla does not work so well. It is a bad translation.