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Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: The criticism of the Government and the Minister's reluctance to embrace the spirit of the Bill was justified and I have that in my mind as I raise this serious issue, but I know that I cannot easily get an answer today. I am worried about what Ireland has become and, especially, our attitude towards strangers and people who are potentially vulnerable. The woman in this case is perfectly...

Seanad: Mediation Bill 2017: Second Stage (18 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Ba bhreá liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire. I wish him the very best in his new brief. Mediation is not a new concept. It has been in operation across various sectors in the State, as has been said, and it is an appropriate mechanism for various parties to arrange mutually acceptable solutions in different types of rows or disputes. This Bill is very welcome. It is a long time...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: There was a debate on public broadcasting in this House some weeks ago and, because of my involvement in other business, I was unable to take part in it. A subject that has not been well covered in these Houses and which needs some attention is the question of diversity within our public broadcaster. One of the most striking aspects of Irish television news programming currently is the...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: There will not be a filibuster from the Chair, I presume.

Seanad: Equality of Access to Education: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Go raibh maith agat, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chuir roimh an Aire Stait agus, dála an scéil, fáilte a chur roimh an díospóireacht seo agus roimh cinnirí na mac léinn atá anseo linn sa Seanad inniu. I have no problem with the Labour Party jumping in ahead of the working group committee because I find it important that Members...

Seanad: Equality of Access to Education: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Under Standing Order 62(3)(b), I request that the division be taken again other than by electronic means.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: I, too, thank the witnesses for their contributions. I wish to follow up on Senator Colm Burke's remarks. It appears that there is evidence of some type of scandal, moral or otherwise, here. We have the ironic situation that drugs that are sometimes manufactured here are available to people in other EU countries, and reimbursed by their governments, but they are not available to patients...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: The State will be lucky if it builds the new maternity hospital for that cost.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Can the answer given to me also be clarified please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Can I just come in to clarify a few matters?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: I understand that and I will be very brief. Is Mr. Flanagan saying that legislation would be needed to activate the OMP assessment pathway envisaged in the 2014 national rare disease plan? If not, are there any remaining obstacles? Is there unfinished work set out in the plan that ought to have been completed by now? Were Ireland to match Germany in the provision of orphan medicines at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Some members have sought clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Is there undone work that was envisaged in the 2014-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Evaluating Orphan Drugs: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: I did ask the question very specifically. A lot of other extraneous issues have been brought up here. I am dealing with the issue of orphan medicinal products. I asked the witnesses if there is undone work in terms of the 2014 national rare disease plan and if this is the case, why? I also want to know if Ireland were to provide the drugs on the same basis as is done in Germany, so that...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: What Senator Murnane O'Connor has said is very important. I would like the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health and older people to address this Chamber soon, perhaps addressing the Senator's issue as well as the one I raise now, which is that recent reports have continued to highlight stories of vulnerable or dependent older people who are being financially abused, very...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Yes, but I believe the specific issue I am raising should be addressed in more detail by the Minister. New data from census 2016, published in mid-June, show there has been a 19% increase in the number of retired people in the country since 2011. This amounts to over 500,000 people. Retirees have spent their whole working lives investing in their families, communities and country. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: As was former Senator Fergal Quinn.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: He brought forward a Private Members' Bill.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Yes, for which great credit is due to it.

Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)

Rónán Mullen: I was not present for all of the debate, so apologies if it has been made clear to others, but the Minister of State has referred several times to a lack of the consensus that he had been seeking. Will he give us details on where that lack of consensus lies?