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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2018)

Rónán Mullen: They are entitled to go to law, just like any other constituent. Whether they are right or wrong is another matter.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Rónán Mullen: From listening to the debate so far it is clear to me that everybody wants to see the speedy passage of this legislation so that we can move on to this new era which offers so much promise to many of our students. It is not going to be compulsory, but some colleges have done a huge amount of work with a view to merging and enjoying university status as technological universities. It is also...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Rónán Mullen: People who were students in Galway in the early 1990s generally look back on the period as a golden era. Quite a bit was written about the Mullen presidency. I had a lot to learn about the media though. I remember leading 2,000 students on a demonstration against overcrowding on campus, which was pretty bad at the time. People were sitting on the floor eating their lunches beside the...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Rónán Mullen: I remember turning up at the RTÉ studios expecting to get on the news that evening.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Feb 2018)

Rónán Mullen: I was not aware that there were things like press releases which had to be sent in advance so that the media had an idea what one was about. To return to this issue, it might be the case that some change of wording here would, in an ideal world, be desirable but I am not sure that it is critical. The question of whether one would include the word "autonomous" or talk about students' unions...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)

Rónán Mullen: It is agreed.

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jan 2018)

Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus cuirim fáilte roimh an mBille seo. Táimid ag fanacht leis le tamall fada. I welcome the Minister of State. I too very much welcome this Bill. It has been a long time in the making. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome some of the key stakeholders who are listening to this debate in the Visitors Gallery: Dr. Mary...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Rónán Mullen: I heard what my colleague, Senator Burke, had to say in the context of people needing to get medical treatment abroad. However, a category of people who, by definition, cannot get medical treatment abroad are those in need of intensive care treatment, that is, patients needing critical care support in our hospitals. It is disturbing to learn that 300 people a year may be dying because of a...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Rónán Mullen: I will conclude if I may?

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Rónán Mullen: I am not here to make party political points.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Rónán Mullen: I am finishing.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Rónán Mullen: In fairness, let us say I am wrong. Let us say I am accidentally wrong.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Rónán Mullen: To get a defensive attitude from Government suggests that what it is interested in is the prestige of the party-----

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Rónán Mullen: -----and not the core of the issue. The Leader can correct me courteously if I am wrong. May I conclude on what I was asking for?

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Rónán Mullen: What I want and what I believe is imperative is that whether I am right or wrong it should not cause offence if we really care about human dignity. I would like the Minister for Health to explain to the House how if this situation has been allowed to happen in the ways that I worry about, how many members of the public have lost their lives as a result, if that is true.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Rónán Mullen: How many people are at risk of missing out on life-saving treatment because of the current crisis? I am not saying anyone is personally to blame but it is a serious crisis which should not be responded to in a party political defensive way, I would suggest.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Rónán Mullen: The Senator will be safely in the Dáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Rónán Mullen: That is our job.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Rónán Mullen: I asked the Leader about intensive care beds and he has not said one word about it.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)

Rónán Mullen: I am asking questions that need to be asked.