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Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2015)

Rónán Mullen: We would like to hear the Leader's views on those matters.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2015)

Rónán Mullen: Before the Christmas break I raised on the Adjournment the issue of procurement anomalies in the West/North West Hospitals Group, now known as Saolta. Various issues arose in regard to the group and the awarding of particular contracts. Connections subsequently emerged between the recipients of those contracts and management at the highest level of Saolta. The Leader will remember that an...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2015)

Rónán Mullen: The matter is already on the record in this House in the context of the matter I raised at the time. I do not ask the Leader to address the issue formally but ask that he kindly inquire of the Minister. The Minister for Health, Deputy Varadkar, assured me that an investigation that is under way by the HSE into the events would be completed by the end of December. That date was relevant...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2015)

Rónán Mullen: I would be grateful if the Leader would find out what has happened to the HSE report which we were told would be completed by the end of December. What are the results and findings of the report and what are the implications for the personnel involved? This is a serious matter because it relates to the spending of public money. Very briefly and finally, I support every word of what...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2015)

Rónán Mullen: -----before an election and then break them. With the forthcoming referendums, there is a real chance in the coming weeks and months for the Government to say it will put the legislation to the House so that when it comes to a referendum each Member will be free to give whatever direction he or she sees fit to the electorate without fear of reprisal from the party leadership.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Report on Crime Investigation 2014: Garda Inspectorate (14 Jan 2015)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome the witnesses. I am sorry I was not able to be here for the beginning of the presentation. Their report deals with the inconsistent approach to updating victims of crime, and many of the recommendations in the report relate to technology, restructuring and improved decision-making and supervision. An issue I raised with the Minister for Justice and Equality in the Seanad recently...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I am not a supporter of the banking inquiry. I set out my reasons for this on previous occasions. I do not think that engaging in such an inquiry is a job for politicians. I also do not believe that there will be public satisfaction with regard to its outcome. That said, I do not approve of the complete disregard the European Central Bank and others have displayed towards the Irish...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2014)

Rónán Mullen: First, I thank colleagues present, starting with the Cathaoirleach, who attended the awarding of the inaugural Human Life, Human Rights, Human Dignity award by the Ceann Comhairle this morning. Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow and Mary's Meals were worthy recipients of that award and Members nominated them because of the fantastic work they are doing in 13 countries in the developing world. They...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2014)

Rónán Mullen: ----- and it must be provided in a consistent way nationwide.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2014)

Rónán Mullen: The time when one could lump people into a hotel in the middle of nowhere and subject them to sub-standard conditions should be long past.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2014)

Rónán Mullen: Is that funny ha-ha or funny strange?

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Public Service Contracts (10 Dec 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister and understand his frustration, which we all feel, but let it be said it goes on in the other House also. He cannot have spent very much time preparing this answer. I know that he is busy and effective, but this is simply a stonewalling exercise, if not by him, by the officials. He assumes we understand why it is inappropriate for him to comment further, but I do not...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Public Service Contracts (10 Dec 2014)

Rónán Mullen: There is a clear public interest issue. I do not see how any investigation would have been compromised in any way by giving factual information in answering questions.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Public Service Contracts (10 Dec 2014)

Rónán Mullen: The HSE has access to certain facts.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Public Service Contracts (10 Dec 2014)

Rónán Mullen: All I can say is that it is a good thing I did not go for what George W. Bush would call a bathroom break. The Minister knows what this motion is about. Serious concerns have been raised in the media and by others about the award of contracts for the provision of information technology services to the group of hospitals in the HSE north-west region recently. The group has been rebranded...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Public Service Contracts (10 Dec 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I understand. He is due to go on to the north-eastern region. If there has been any issue about tendering either before the then Minister, Deputy Reilly, came to the House last May or since, it raises questions about his ability to transfer to the role in the north-east region. At the least-----

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Public Service Contracts (10 Dec 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I am no longer referring to him. This is in the public domain.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Public Service Contracts (10 Dec 2014)

Rónán Mullen: At the very least, it seems that there should be a suspension of any such appointment until we have full clarity and assurance that nothing inappropriate has taken place. I am in the unusual position of having a fair idea of what the Minister is going to say because of what happened yesterday when this matter was due to be taken, unless the script has changed since then. I look forward to...

Seanad: Standards of Care in Residential Care Homes: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I thank my cousin and esteemed colleague for sharing time with me. The Minister of State is welcome. It is difficult to imagine how one can take something positive out of the dire and disturbing set of revelations that has emerged. During a brief period of my life I taught social care on a social care programme in the Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown, and one of the buzz phrases...

Seanad: Sustainable Agriculture and Dairy Price Outlook: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Rónán Mullen: Please.