Results 4,441-4,460 of 7,583 for speaker:Rónán Mullen
- Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (19 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: I am keen to accept the Minister's correction on the point that the Oireachtas Member would not have to disclose, and I wish to acknowledge the bona fides of the Minister in this regard. I said already that it was not a case of my ego being offended. However, I did not hear from the Minister that the Department had examined what happened in the case of the defence Bill. I remind the...
- Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (19 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: Yes.
- Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (19 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: I had hoped to call for a walk-through vote.
- Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (19 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 2: In page 9, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:" "relevant wrongdoings" are defined exclusively as follows:(a) the commission of an offence; (b) a miscarriage of justice; (c) non-compliance with a legal obligation; (d) health and safety threats; (e) misuse of public monies; (f) mismanagement by a public official; (g) damage to the environment; (h)...
- Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (19 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: Maybe the Minister has good news for me.
- Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (19 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: In light of the Minister's response, I am happy to press the amendment.I would like to facilitate Senator Byrne, if that is possible.
- Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (19 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: I want to respond.
- Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (19 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: The Minister said something very positive. Did I hear him say he has now withdrawn everything?
- Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (19 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: I am grateful to the Minister.
- Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (19 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: I very much welcome what the Minister has offered. I presume the offer stands regardless of whether Senator Byrne says what he says or I press the amendment.
- Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (19 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: I am pressing the amendment.
- Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (18 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: I welcome the Bill and congratulate Senator Craughwell for the amendment he brought forward seeking a Government health warning and Senator Darragh O'Brien for the amendment brought forward by the Fianna Fáil Senators today. I wish both those amendments had been accepted because they were excellent amendments dealing with the issues of a Government health warning and Government...
- Seanad: Betting (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (18 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: We have important issues to wrestle with. I congratulate those who put forward amendments. I welcome the Government's legislation but hope the gambling control legislation will come soon.
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (17 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht teacht isteach anseo chun déileáil leis an gceist atá ardaithe agam. The last time I raised a Commencement matter, I asked the Minister to explain the expenditure by the Saolta hospital group on public relations consultants. The Minister kindly responded by sending me a letter dated 12 February. I think he was attending the European...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (17 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: That is understood. However, the Minister told me the report would be available-----
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (17 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: -----by the end of last year, but it still has not happened. Can the Minister enlighten me as to what has taken place? Does the Government have a particular view of it?
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (17 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister for his response. While I understand his explanation and justification for spending six figure sums on PR companies, I do not think that spending this amount of money simply to deal with press queries is essential to public welfare. It could be inferred from his statement that none of this money was used for training people on how to conduct interviews and so on. For...
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (17 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: So much money?
- Seanad: Commencement Matters: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (17 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: I am not sure that justifies all that expenditure on the dark black arts of PR.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)
Rónán Mullen: I have been raising the issue of expenditure and contract procurement by the Saolta Healthcare Group in recent weeks and in that context, it would be appropriate to have a debate in this House on HSE spending on PR consultants. We should hear from the Minister for Health on this issue because between 2005 and 2009, the HSE spent approximately €10 million per year on spin doctors and...