Results 3,281-3,300 of 7,684 for speaker:Rónán Mullen
- Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: I am very conscious of the Minister's background. He cares very much about the developing world and has visited many of the places in receipt of overseas development aid from Ireland. Given his background expertise as a former Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, he will know that Gorta-Self Help Africa has called for a new initiative, namely, the creation of an African...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: I also add my voice of congratulations to everybody in the Government, the agencies and civil servants involved over the past several days in preventing what was a bad situation for many people from becoming a nightmare. Much credit is due for this. I second what Senator Craughwell and others have said about car insurance premia and how these affect young people.This is an issue I have...
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: Saying it on the floor of the Seanad is much cheaper than buying newspaper space.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: The Government has the free platform of the Houses.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: Just give us a debate on it. That is all I ask.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: I believe that is what is called "a false dichotomy".
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: There is a happy medium between overload and nothing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: No, that is not true.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: Let the good news tell itself.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: I agree.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: Please.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: I think a lot of people would make a lot of interesting contributions.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: Yes, which is a hell of a lot of public money to begin with-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: -----before we start counting the price of putting ads in newspapers.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: I not having a go at press officers. I am just saying-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: I did not criticise the unit.
- Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2018)
Rónán Mullen: The spending is my beef.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)
Rónán Mullen: Arrah, sit down here beside me, David, why don't you?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2018)
Rónán Mullen: Two weeks ago I referred to the emerging concern about the over-prescribing of certain drugs. I indicated that the prescription rates for some opioid painkillers had increased by over 200% between 2006 and 2016. I am talking about drugs use to provide pain relief, anti-depressants and sleep-related drugs, some of which are habit forming. Questions about finance and for the Exchequer also...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2018)
Rónán Mullen: I have listened to several colleagues speak about the sale of loans by Permanent TSB to an investor, a so-called vulture fund. I was particularly taken with what my colleague, Senator McDowell, had to say as he got to the heart of the matter when reflecting on his professional experience of cases of people losing their homes. He spoke to the heart of the moral problem in this area. We know...