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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I asked a question rather than expressed regret.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: We have not seen the full submission of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to which someone alluded. We have only seen today's speaking notes. Does the submission include any concerns of obstetricians and gynaecologists about their role in certifying or carrying out abortions, particularly on grounds of suicide? Dr. Sam Coulter-Smith, who will address the committee later,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I am quoting him for the record. I sense a certain discrepancy between that statement and a general nod of approval for the legislation. Is there more information in the submission that would enlighten us about the concerns that many doctors have? Turning to the Irish College of General Practitioners, as I understand it-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: That is fair, but I assure them that I am quoting from a verbatim transcript.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Go raibh míle maith agat. Glacaim le do neodracht. Will the Irish College of General Practitioners provide guidance regarding the motion that was most recently passed? As I understand it, a motion approving of the Government's legislative proposal was amended in favour of a desire for evidence-based medical guidelines. I would appreciate clarity on this point. I would also like...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: My question was whether there was any evidence base, or any example where doctors are called on to make a certification in the absence an evidence base. Dr. Holohan is saying that it was established that there is unanimity that abortion is not a treatment for suicidal ideation. He is questioning that by saying there are conflicting views among psychiatrists, but it is a conflicting view in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I want to register my disquiet and this is no fault of the Chairman, but he has been put in charge of an express chair which is not at all satisfactory to the purposes we have to achieve. It certainly illustrates the difference between the notion of a hearing and an inquiry. I did not quite understand the answer that Dr. Holohan gave in regard to a review in terms of the equal right to...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I commend the Senators who brought forward this thoughtful legislation. I commend all the work involved, not only that of Seanadóirí but also that of others, including former Tánaiste Michael McDowell. Many have put much thought into the legislation. What they have done is demonstrate that, without changing the Constitution, one could achieve two things: democratise...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Tá áthas orm gur ardaigh mo bheirt chomhghleacaithe bás Donal Breathnach. I share in the tributes rightly being paid to the late Donal Walsh. He was a teenager who many of us have followed in recent months, since his appearance on RTE television. In those short few months, he achieved what many people fail to do in a lifetime, which is, he found his voice and a way to turn...

Seanad: Fodder Crisis: Statements (9 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Ba mhaith liom mo chuid ama a roinnt leis an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh.

Seanad: Fodder Crisis: Statements (9 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Ba bhreá liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire. Tréaslaím leis as ucht an mhéid atá déanta aige. Tréaslaím freisin leis na co-ops as ucht an scéim iomportála beatha. Tá áthas orm go bhfuil íocaíocht ag teacht ón Roinn chun cabhair a thabhairt sa chomhthéacs seo. I will tell the Minister “Well...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (8 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome the Labour Party motion on domestic abuse this afternoon and I look forward to contributing to it. In particular, I am keen to know the Government's view of or attitude to a campaign that is under way, which seems to be justified. I am referring to a register of domestic abuse offenders. This is a project or aspiration of the Do or Die Foundation, headed up by a person from my...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: We want the man in.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Cathaoirleach. Hopefully, Senator O'Donovan is welcome to the Independent Benches and we will be generous in divvying out the time.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I support Senator Byrne's remarks on two fronts. First, he rightly identifies that Members really ought to be discussing European legislation and European proposals to a much greater extent. This latest proposal, which pertains to a directive at European level to harmonise laws to ensure the protection of the euro and other currencies against counterfeiting, is a very good example. I was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed EU Directive on Counterfeiting: Motion (1 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I suspect that is not just a feature of European Parliamentary politics. Is the period for transposition of the directive two years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed EU Directive on Counterfeiting: Motion (1 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I am trying to think this through in the abstract. The Minister has said he does not anticipate significant changes to the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act. Given that part of this will involve identification of criminal offences, how can that be the case? Can there be a situation where there is a conflict between two possible offences? Surely one offence cannot stand while...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed EU Directive on Counterfeiting: Motion (1 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister for his contribution and response to Deputy Finian McGrath's questions which addressed some of the issues I had in mind. I agree with the Minister that counterfeiting is bad and there is no disguising this fact. I wish to ask about the technical side of the directive to be agreed and its transposition. What is the process involved? Obviously, the directive has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Proposed EU Directive on Counterfeiting: Motion (1 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: What is the overall timescale for putting the directive to be in place and transposed in domestic law?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Yes. My question is whether we can have this debate. These hearings were completely ignored and if we have more committee meetings they will be a charade as well. It is part of the careful choreographing of this issue. People are not equal members at committees, as is well known. This is a life and death issue that should be debated in each of these Houses. The Order of Business is not...