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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Is there evidence of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: What I want to tease out is whether it would it would hurt such people less, for example, if there were to be a consistent social message against the purchase of persons in prostitution. Would Dr. Freedman favour such social messaging? If we consider, for example, the resources we spend on discouraging drink driving, speeding and other kinds of behaviour that we would describe as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: While there are people who might well compete for the money, and some people might enjoy a certain kind of lifestyle because they are at a certain level in prostitution, is it not possible that what Dr. Freedman is dealing with are people who have been desensitised to a considerable degree by their life experiences and low self-esteem and who then find themselves in a situation in which they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Yes - agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Organisations such as Ruhama do not like to refer to a person as a prostitute because they feel it portrays the person as doing something wrong. However, neither do they use the term "sex worker" because they believe it sanitises something which should be socially discouraged. It tends to use the term "a person in prostitution". I was wondering whether the term "sex worker" implies some...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I advise Senators who disagree to read the transcript of the health committee meetings. This debate is only beginning, as we saw last Saturday. The Government is beginning to lose the argument. They need to get back in touch with the middle ground of Irish opinion.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Like Senator Darragh O'Brien, I wish to be very careful in how I make my point in regard to yesterday's sentencing, being very conscious of the separation of powers. Will the Leader arrange a debate in the House on sentencing policy, to involve the Minister for Justice and Equality, and with a particular focus on how we can maintain and ensure the confidence of all of our citizens in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I was paying attention to the monitor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: It was not a gimlet eye but an eye nonetheless.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the witnesses, with whom I disagree on many issues, for at least using the phrase "fatal foetal abnormality" rather than the terrible phrase "incompatible with life" which was being bandied about several months ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I just wanted to make that prefatory comment. Other speakers have acted likewise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I have heard a number of comments. What has not been done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: The issue of foetal abnormality has been raised on numerous occasions and I have had considerable contact with families who are terrified at the prospect that children who were previously loved until their natural end would henceforth be in a society which would not regard them as deserving protection. A sensitive debate is required which respects life. Many of these families see this issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: May I ask the question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: Suicide has been central to the debate. On one hand we have heard from eminent perinatal and other psychiatrists who have not come across a case in which abortion was indicated. It does not appear to be a medically indicating phenomenon. On the other hand, we have heard about the pressure on psychiatry. In the past we heard from people like Ann Furedi, from a British abortion provider,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: On a point of order-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: My intention is to assist the committee. I am wondering whether Ms Maria Steen of the Iona Institute was meant to be invited to present. We spoke about hospitality this morning-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: It seemed to me there was some confusion between the Chairman and the witness in question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Chairman for his clarification. He might agree with me, however, that it would be appropriate and generous if an opportunity were given to this particular guest in due course.