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Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I had a question concerning the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar. Perhaps the Leader addressed this but I did not hear it.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)

Rónán Mullen: We hear today that the economic management council, consisting of three Ministers - Deputies Noonan, Gilmore, Howlin - and the Taoiseach, will decide the budget and inform the Cabinet what they have decided. Deputies will then line up as lobby fodder to vote it through. If this is what passes for democracy in the 21st century, then I wonder what the Taoiseach thinks an oligarchy would look...

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I add my voice to those who have thanked Senator Mark Daly and the Irish Kidney Association for bringing forward this issue in the way they have done. I have heard a certain amount of squawking from Government quarters - not everyone, it is fair to say - about being interrupted in this way during their summer break. In reality, we should be grateful for the opportunity to discuss an issue...

Seanad: SI 325 of 2012 - European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations 2012: Motion (20 Aug 2013)

Rónán Mullen: A cello might be more appropriate.

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cúirt Achomhairc) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: It is below the Minister's pay grade.

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cúirt Achomhairc) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Can I ask the Minister to comment on what I had to say about the transparency of the Supreme Court?

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cúirt Achomhairc) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I wonder whether there is a need to do what needs to be done in terms of establishing the court of appeal in this way. The Minister might be kind enough to address that. It has been said in relation to the composition of any court of appeal that the experience in criminal cases would be that a permanent court of appeal would not suffer from the problems that now arise from the fact that the...

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cúirt Achomhairc) 2013: An Dara Céim - Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Bill 2013: Second Stage (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: -----and in particular in the all-important area of sentencing. I see the Minister is proposing to address that. The appointment of permanent judges would appear to be central and it is essential that we would have a fixed complement of permanent judges chosen for the task.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: There was no comprehensive debate on the pregnancy counselling agencies.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Particularly in sunny east Galway.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: One would think Senator Bacik was on some kind of-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: The description is well deserved.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I would also like to join in wishing all colleagues well for what is a well-earned summer break. We have a good deal of work to do in the autumn. I obviously could not agree with what Senator Bacik said about the passage of the Government's abortion legislation. Many people - more than those who voted against it in the Seanad - realise that this is a tragic moment for Ireland. What...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Yes, I agree. One issue on which we could all unite in the autumn, and I ask the Leader if he would agree with me on this, is that we need a debate on how we can work together to prevent abortions from happening. We have to look out for women and children in that respect. In recent days we have had the tragic story - the detail of which I will not go into - of a woman who died in England...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I ask the Leader if he would agree with me that it was wrong of it to use this tragic case to make the case for legalising abortion in Ireland when in fact there are serious questions-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I am asking the Leader about the serious questions that this organisation may have to face because we know-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Here is a brief quote from a counsellor in the IFPA counselling headquarters in Dublin to illustrate why this is important: Now there is one clinic that I would not advise you to go to ... is Marie Stopes. Don't go near them, okay? So I am not saying they are dirty or anything but we've got a lot of complaints about them, okay? I don't send anyone there, and I wouldn't. So if Abortion...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I am concluding. That was said by a counsellor in the IFPA counselling headquarters in Dublin.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: We know that at the time this unfortunate woman died, the IFPA and other-----