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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Rónán Mullen: This is simply a question of whether we respect committees of this House or not. Is committee work to be mere window dressing or choreographing, or is there to be respect for it? All I am asking is that there would be respect for a committee process. Notwithstanding his ideological opposition to me, Senator Ó Ríordáin would agree with me on the point of procedure. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2017)

Rónán Mullen: I would like to wish the Taoiseach well on the day that he steps aside. I also note that today the Attorney General, Ms Máire Whelan, has been appointed to the Court of Appeal and I wish her and her family well. Hers has not always been an easy role but she provided good public service. I welcome the announcement of the names of the Seanad Members of the Oireachtas committee that will...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2017)

Rónán Mullen: He might have to "Stepaside".

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Let us see who is getting booster seats tomorrow.

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (31 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Ba bhreá liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire, dar ndóigh. It is clear that massive work is being done on tourism. As a country we should be very grateful to all of those who put their shoulder to the wheel and who have their hands on the plough - and any other cliché one cares to use - in the hard and important work of promoting Ireland. Senator O'Mahony has said how...

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (31 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: There are other points I can make in the brief time available to me. The Minister of State knows well that the issue of skills in tourism is vital. We need some 5,000 chefs each year between now and 2020. I believe there are some 8,000 pubs and restaurant venues in the State, tourists always have to eat, but there is a big concern among restaurateurs and others about the costs of...

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (31 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Senator O'Mahony made reference to sport. Recently I was impressed to meet with groups from the Archdioceses of New York and Boston, which are sending people to Knock and taking advantage of the airport there. I would love to think the Government is on the ball there. There is not a diocese in the United States of America that does not have a strong Irish footprint and there is huge...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: I call for the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline her plans to combat increased thefts from farms. Farmers have been making the best of this weather by spreading slurry and doing all sorts of cutting and other general maintenance on their land. However, some are waking up to find that their machinery, equipment or livestock have been stolen from their yards or fields while they...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Having been raised on a farm, there are two big elements in agricultural life on which farmers are dependent. One is an adequate income and the other is the weather. The dry, sunny conditions this week have given farmers a guarantee of sorts about what they can do on their farm, but prevailing financial climates are more precarious. Question marks...

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: I apologise for that.

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: I accept that and I thank the Acting Chairman for that reminder. I raised this issue in the past and the Minister has the power and the influence, through his Department, to see if there could be some kind of mediation-----

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: -----to enable a quality farmer to get back to making a livelihood in a market that is very concentrated. Falling out with a big player puts a farmer in a very vulnerable economic situation. I would be very grateful if the Minister and his Department would continue to have an interest in that issue and examine if some fair mediation would be possible that would enable a good farmer to...

Seanad: Areas of Natural Constraint: Statements (24 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Perish the thought.

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Is that a pitch for the leadership of the House?

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Gender Pay Gap Information) Bill 2017: Second Stage (24 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: That is very much appreciated. I take this opportunity to welcome the Minister of State to the House and the opportunity to speak to this Bill. The perspective I am coming from is that I believe we should work increasingly for the introduction of family friendly work practices in our society as well as flexible working arrangements such as flexi-start and finish, which enables women in...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Roimh an Cháisc chualamar roinnt de na torthaí ó dhaonáireamh 2016. Ceann de na rudaí nach raibh mórán cainte air, agus nár chualamar ón Rialtas mar gheall air, ná an méid daoine a labhraíonn Gaeilge lasmuigh den chóras oideachais sa Ghaeltacht. Is é an figiúr a fuaireamar ná go bhfuil 20,586 duine a...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Cathaoirleach for his indulgence and conclude by asking that the Taoiseach come in and among the issues he should deal with is the need for strong leadership in the area of promoting and preserving the Irish language as a spoken language in the Gaeltacht and elsewhere -----

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: -----and to set out what his successors should do to succeed where perhaps the present Government has failed to date.

Seanad: Migrant Integration Strategy: Statements (16 May 2017)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome the Minister of State. In his book Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why it Matters, the American management professor Richard Rumelt says, "strategy is primarily about deciding what is truly important, and focusing resources and action on that objective". With this in mind, I welcome the Government's migration integration strategy. Ensuring that migrants receive all...