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Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I am sure my colleague, Senator Quinn, was not advocating forced labour for the children involved. He did make an interesting point, nonetheless. Tacaím go mór leis an méid adúirt mo chomhghleacaí, an Seanadóir MacSharry, maidir leis an Aire Cumarsáide, Fuinnimh agus Acmhainní Nádúrtha, an Teachta Rabbitte. We have seen the Minister's...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: -----of Government candidates in the local and European elections. For once, the Government is being transparent because this is clearly a pre-election stunt.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: We have learned as well that wind energy companies are planning to lay more than 200 km of high-voltage electricity cables underground across five midland counties. Does that not undermine the Government's previous insistence that burying power lines is not feasible? Would it not be ironic if lines were to be put underground to satisfy the requirements of other metal structures, namely...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: -----and the 50:50 investment outside Dublin in terms of investor visits. Meath, with a population of 180,000, got only one investor visit last year compared to Dublin, with a population of over 1 million, which got approximately 180 visits.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I certainly am, because again we are seeing counties outside of Dublin being deprioritised when it comes to investment-related decisions.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: Colleagues have raised the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in the O'Keeffe case. It certainly looks like a very good decision but when one thinks about it, it is remarkable that the State would even have tried to defend itself from liability in such a case. It was truly bizarre to suggest that the State, if it is not in complete control of things, could then seek to absolve...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I wish to share time with Senator Sean D. Barrett.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I am not opposing the Bill. As the Minister will probably know I can declare an interest in that I will be one of those candidates, as an Independent-----

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: -----in the constituency of Midlands-North West. I was declaring it at 7 a.m. today to the public.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: The EU is of increasing importance in all our lives and more and more decisions affecting Ireland are being made at EU level. What we can see is a two-fold development in respect of the European Parliament which is that more and more legislation is before it affecting our lives and impacting on our country in ways that are generally positive and, as Senator Terry Leyden and others have said,...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: ----I find there is a cynicism of the EU as well.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: There is a feeling that on the one hand, the EU has been a very positive force in our lives - we can think of equal pay for men and women. As a son of a small farmer I am very conscious of the EU solidarity dimension. We had a debate yesterday on the successful negotiation of Pillar 2 of the CAP. On the other hand, the downside of the EU is that it sometimes goes beyond its remit and...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: He may do so again as Commissioner.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: Definitely not UKIP.

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: My own man, which cannot be said of everybody around here.

Seanad: Common Agricultural Policy and Rural Development Programme: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I also welcome the Minister to the House and congratulate him on his hard work and negotiations on Pillar 2 and the rural development programme. There is much to be welcomed. I note the provision of €80 per suckler cow and many other things that will make a difference in particular to small farmers. The last time the Minister addressed this House he pointed out that the CAP was not...

Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: That is where all the money went.

Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I want to ask him about the €4 million spent on branding and corporate identity.

Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: We know about the problems; it is the solutions we are worried about.

Seanad: Irish Water: Statements (22 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: I would like to hear the Minister of State's view on the €4 million paid to Ernst & Young.