Results 3,881-3,900 of 7,583 for speaker:Rónán Mullen
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: There may be the odd widow or orphan with an Irish passport who does his or her bit from time to time, but there is nothing comparative with the massive influx of resources from foundations to organisations that are pushing for a change in the law. There are real questions to be asked about whether it is good that big foundations can pump massive amounts of money into a small country in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: We should be able to get to the point where we can actually clarify issues on their own merits without getting partisan about it. The Leader is capable of that and I will try to be capable of it also. I need to say that. It has not been the case that there has been any kind of influx of money to roll out a campaign. Would that there had been, particularly in terms of the very good...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: These people used to defend freedom of conscience and now they want to destroy innocent, unborn lives. Consider the Abortion Rights Campaign Ireland or the likes of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties - supposedly a charity - which is getting money to change the law and-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: There is a debate that needs to be had-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: The debate. I want to ask the Leader-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I want the Leader to organise-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I will conclude by asking the Leader to organise a debate, in which we will not have a go at each other-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: -----to discuss the precise circumstances in which it is appropriate for money to come in from abroad for the purposes of influencing the political affairs of this country. There will be different views-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: -----but let us start by ensuring that-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: -----organisations are obeying the law.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Poultry Industry (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for his confidence. I will certainly try to do that. I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for taking this matter. Last week in the Seanad, I drew attention to reports that a Cavan-based poultry farmer, Alo Mohan, a man who had declined to take part in certain-----
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Poultry Industry (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I am only repeating what is already on the record of the House-----
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Poultry Industry (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: -----and I am not making any imputation as to any individual nor will I be doing so.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Poultry Industry (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I apologise. The farmer in question declined to take part in certain VAT avoidance arrangements and, as I put it, was forced out of business because he was no longer in a position to deal with local processors. The man in question is a respected farmer in County Cavan. He is a former chairperson of the Irish Farmers Association poultry committee and an FBD Nuffield scholar who completed a...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Poultry Industry (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: This is all complimentary.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Poultry Industry (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: The gentleman is married with four children and he was producing more than 1 million chickens a year on a family farm as well as cattle and sheep. The issue is that because he declined to take part in certain VAT avoidance arrangements, he is no longer trading, according to the Irish Independent. He is no longer in a position to earn a livelihood from what is a very well-kept and high...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Poultry Industry (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister for his response which certainly increased my store of knowledge on many different issues. When he says that it would be a matter of some concern if any supplier suffered adverse consequences solely as a result of drawing attention to alleged wrongdoing, I presume he does not mean that it would not be a matter of some concern if, for example, he were to suffer...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: I believe we need to invite the Minister for Health to come before the Seanad to debate the regulation of crisis pregnancy services. The Second Stage of the Labour Party's Private Members' Bill on this issue, which enjoys Government backing, was debated in the Dáil last week. In principle, I wholeheartedly support the idea of regulating counselling services in this area. However, in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)
Rónán Mullen: That is not true.