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Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)

Rónán Mullen: Not at this point.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Jul 2014)

Rónán Mullen: Some colleagues have mentioned the free travel system, the maintenance of which is absolutely essential. There are many ways by which our treatment of older citizens in recent years has become quite shameful, including the elimination of various services and allowances and so on. It seems to me that the free travel system is probably among last remaining examples of evidence that we have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (25 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: To clarify, Mr. McHugh is saying that the system going electronic brings additional security, over and above what we currently have.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (25 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: Politicians in particular are fans of business being done electronically as we can see the benefits for the economy and so on. Nevertheless, we have a memory of one electronic project that did not take off in our country, which was electronic voting. Central to widespread public concern about that and its eventual abandonment, notwithstanding the colossal investment of money and public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (25 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: Will the witnesses tease this out in a way that fully respects the legal advice given to us and the Chairman's rulings in this regard? I ask them, please, not to make allegations about individuals or organisations. They have indicated that the proposal is receiving mixed messages, as they put it, from the banking industry. Mr. Dorgan indicated that, in some contexts, the response appeared...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (25 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome the delegates and thank them for their interesting presentations. My question follows on from a question asked earlier by Senator Bacik, which I thought was a very relevant question. I do not ask this question in any hostile sense but in order to deepen our understanding of this issue. I understand that at this point in time Teranet's client is the Law Society. If the Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (25 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: Would it not be the case that if the State was picking up the tab to any extent, procurement issues would arise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (25 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: On a point of order, surely it is legitimate for us, without criticising any individual, to speculate or inquire as to whether, notwithstanding what is said in the submissions, there is hostility among the banks. I intend to ask our guests what they feel the source of any banking reservations are.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (25 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: That is a different issue. There is no question of criticising any person. This is entirely about analysing where the banks are.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (25 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I am just responding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (25 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: Nílimid ar scoil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: The Benefits of e-Conveyancing: Discussion (25 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: The Chairman's caution is very well advised but it is not in any way connected to the questions which have been asked.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I support my colleague, Senator Bradford, on the appointment of a European Commissioner. One of the elements of politics and government in this country that have scandalised people is how often decisions about personnel seem to be taken not on the basis of what is in the public interest or who is the best person for the job but according to which narrow political interest has to be placated....

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: The Senator needs a meitheal detector.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I echo the concerns raised by colleagues about the treatment of journalists in Egypt. I welcome the release of Dr. Meriam Ibrahim by a Sudanese court. The EU mission in Sudan appears to have done good work. Her husband being an American citizen, it falls to the American authorities to ensure she and her child are safe when she leaves the country. That does not take away from the...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: ----- that suggested the babies who died had never been baptized and that Catholic Church teaching guided priests not to baptize the babies of unwed mothers or give to them Christian burials." It is good to see the media acknowledging its faults and mistakes. I hope that will be replicated by Irish media where they got it wrong.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I echo Senator Kelly’s welcome for the announcement in respect of Grid West-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: -----that consideration is being given to putting cables underground, but we need to be very cautious and to be sure we are not being led into a trap-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: -----as Senator Kelly rightly suggests.

Seanad: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014: Second Stage (18 Jun 2014)

Rónán Mullen: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire. This is the first time I have had the opportunity in the House to wish her well in her new duties. I would also like to wish the Human Rights and Equality Commission the best for its work. This is an important body and it has important and sensitive work. As the Minister has said, the commission will be Ireland's internationally recognised...