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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I have described as dangerous and unjust what it is said it will contain.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: In politics there are some promises that really must be kept. One of these is the promise of the Taoiseach to the late Mr. John Cunningham, former editor of the Connacht Tribune, when he said the shortfall in funding for the Galway Hospice Foundation would be addressed and there would be support for expansion. The commitment was given by the Taoiseach to the late Mr. Cunningham before his...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I understand it is the Leader's intention to invite the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to address the House in the near future. Perhaps that could be the occasion for us to get the opportunity to renew our discussion on the funding of public service broadcasting in this country. The programme for Government made a commitment to review the funding of public and...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Indeed. Local radio stations claim the loyalty of up to two thirds of the public. I would like to see early movement on this issue. A report is due from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland in April, after which it is proposed to replace the licence with a household broadcasting charge. However, we should be looking at this in terms of it being a public broadcasting charge and there...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: That will be broadcast on local radio.

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (20 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Rinne mé dearmad fáilte a chur roimh an Aire níos luaithe. Tá áthas orm an deis a fháil arís fáilte a chur roimhe. I am very much in agreement with the tributes paid to Senator Colm Burke who is extremely thoughtful and has paid great attention to detail. I add my voice to those complimenting him on the work he has done in bringing forward the Bill which is typical of his approach....

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (20 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Ba bhreá liom cur leis an méid atá ráite ag mo dhá chomhghleacaithe, an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh agus an Seanadóir Ó Broin. Aontaím leis an méid a dúirt an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh. Má táimid ag iarraidh cur le húsáid na Gaeilge sa Pharlaimint seo, ba chóir go mbeimid in ann gach gné d'ár gcuid oibre a dhéanamh trí Ghaeilge agus is mór an trua é nach mar sin atá....

Seanad: Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (20 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Ba bhreá liom cur leis an méid atá ráite ag mo dhá chomhghleacaithe, an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh agus an Seanadóir Ó Broin. Aontaím leis an méid a dúirt an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh. Má táimid ag iarraidh cur le húsáid na Gaeilge sa Pharlaimint seo, ba chóir go mbeimid in ann gach gné d'ár gcuid oibre a dhéanamh trí Ghaeilge agus is mór an trua é nach mar sin atá....

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I will preface my remarks by thanking the Leader for his response to the issue I raised yesterday on the possibility that householders could be saddled with the burden of unpaid development levies if various city and county councils were thinking of targeting them as has been reported. In my extempore remarks, I made an unfortunate slip of the tongue in that I referred to Galway County...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I will be inquiring anyway of the various councils as to what will happen. I want to be associated with the general message, response and welcome to what the Taoiseach and other members of the Government said yesterday evening on the Magdalen laundries. The Taoiseach's response went a long way towards addressing any discontent that there might have been over a perceived delay in a Government...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: It is appropriate it would be done in a considered way. We will now enter into a complex period in identifying how best to do justice for the undoubted wrongs and cruelties of the past that these women suffered. I hope all parties will be generous. It will probably require some creativity in coming up with the solution that will reflect the diverse types of situations that arose.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I will preface my remarks by thanking the Leader for his response to the issue I raised yesterday on the possibility that householders could be saddled with the burden of unpaid development levies if various city and county councils were thinking of targeting them as has been reported. In my extempore remarks, I made an unfortunate slip of the tongue in that I referred to Galway County...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I will be inquiring anyway of the various councils as to what will happen. I want to be associated with the general message, response and welcome to what the Taoiseach and other members of the Government said yesterday evening on the Magdalen laundries. The Taoiseach's response went a long way towards addressing any discontent that there might have been over a perceived delay in a Government...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: It is appropriate it would be done in a considered way. We will now enter into a complex period in identifying how best to do justice for the undoubted wrongs and cruelties of the past that these women suffered. I hope all parties will be generous. It will probably require some creativity in coming up with the solution that will reflect the diverse types of situations that arose.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I thought the phrase caveat emptor - let the buyer beware - had vanished into the mists of time and that we had reached more enlightened times where buyers and consumers were concerned. I am amazed, however, to hear that this appears to be the approach Galway County Council may take with home owners who have homes and residential units on which development levies should have been paid but...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I would be grateful for an opportunity to engage in dialogue with the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht on a number of issues recently drawn to my attention. I would like to hear from the Minister what the Government proposes to do in regard to the ferry contract to Inishmore in the Aran Islands. While this may appear an unimportant issue to some people, the failure of the...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second and Subsequent Stages (13 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome the Minister to the House. I also welcome the Bill and it provides for a sensible change. From my contact with people working in the area of social work, I know there is a clear advantage from is proposed in the Bill. It will provide more certainty for a child and he or she will be more likely to know what is happening. The idea of an eight-day period seems to be more of a...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Fallout.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I mentioned yesterday that we should have a discussion about the media and their relationship with the Garda Síochána on occasion. Leaks are not helpful to the cause of protecting the right of people to their reputation. Another area of the media that interests me is their use of opinion polls. Shakespeare once said that the Devil can cite scripture for his purpose. It often occurs to...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on how the media conduct themselves on serious issues. In 1997, The Irish Times ran a headline stating there was more than 70% support for limited abortion rights. The story presented by the newspaper last weekend was misleading.