Results 2,721-2,740 of 7,637 for speaker:Rónán Mullen
- Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (7 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: -----a significant financial cost but the Government has already exposed us to that anyway. I put my questions and I stand over my points. My core questions were whether the financial overrun is connected with the complexity of the site the Government chose, whether in persisting with the site it chose, it is endangering children's welfare into the future, as many medical experts claim, and...
- Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (7 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: It is not grandstanding, it is medical experts-----
- Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (7 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: I am only returning the compliment to Senator Humphreys.
- Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (7 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: The Senator does not care about the children.
- Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (7 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: The Senator has no credibility on children.
- Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (7 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: We cannot do so.
- Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (7 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: That is pie in the sky.
- Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (7 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: Professor Chris Fitzpatrick calls it pie in the sky and he knows more about it than the Minister and I do.
- Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (7 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: I agree. They are all in this together. That is why they are getting away so lightly. The parties cannot point a finger at the Minister without pointing it at themselves as well.
- Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (7 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: A benefit?
- Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (7 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: I did not slander the Minister either, by the way. He has an opinion with which I disagree, as many people do.
- Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (7 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: Does the Minister accept there is much less benefit, given the lack of-----
- Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (7 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: For him to stress that, when medical experts are pointing out how relatively-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: I support Senator Leyden's amendment to the Order of Business. I have known the Senator for a long time and the Registration of Wills Bill 2016 is something he has brought forward steadfastly. It is time we looked at this area and that we made the process of searching for wills easier. Most solicitors support a register. We need to debate whether it should be voluntary or compulsory and...
- Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: Go raibh mhaith agat. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit go dtí an Teach. I will not oppose the Bill, as it implements exactly the recommendations of the independent constituency commission. However, that does not mean that those recommendations are above criticism. I will return to that. We are here yet again rushing a Bill through all Stages over the course of a day....
- Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: The Leader has not said anything that I do not know but my criticism stands.
- Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: Where there is a will, there is a way. The fact is that the Bill before us today is to be rammed through.
- Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (6 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: Where there is a will, there is a way but it is no way for the Legislature to run its business. I do not care where that criticism falls, whether it is on the Government side or on any of the groups. I have a couple of observations on the proposed changes to the constituencies. I speak as someone who sought election in the Midlands North West constituency in 2014. It received 36,000 votes,...
- Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: That is a very backhanded comment. That is not worthy of ministerial office.
- Seanad: Registration of Wills Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2019)
Rónán Mullen: The Executive should try to lead.