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Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 15: In page 9, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following: "(15) The Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007 shall not apply to the dismissal of a person employed in a teaching position in a school where the dismissal follows directly from the cessation of the remuneration of that person out of monies provided by the Oireachtas.".". This amendment relates to the Unfair...

Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: I asked this question earlier. Perhaps the Minister would like to give me some kind of an answer. He might not have got around to it earlier. I submit to the Chair that my question is of relevance to the section of the Bill we are considering.

Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: I fail to see how this would involve "interposing the Minister". The purpose of the proposal is to establish a protection for schools in circumstances where, for example, a stalemate may emerge which gives rise to an awkward situation for the school and in which the school could be prevented from taking any action other than to appoint a substitute. I do not propose to prolong the discussion...

Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister for engaging so fully with the House, irrespective of whether he accepted our amendments, and his many comments and insights in the debate. As I made clear, I have concerns about aspects of the Bill. I am conscious also that the Minister has sought to give some reassurances on how the legislation will be implemented. I appreciate the various comments he made on the...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Political Funding Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: It was 27.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Political Funding Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: Is he suggesting the Minister has an ulterior motive?

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Political Funding Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: I mean Mr. Sullivan.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Political Funding Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: These are matters best left to families to regulate for themselves.

Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report Stage (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 2: In page 4, to delete lines 20 to 27.

Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report Stage (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 3: In page 4, to delete lines 28 to 30. It is proposed to repeal section 7(5) and 7(6) on the 1998 Act, which were inserted by section 40 of the Education for People with Special Educational Needs Act, which provides that the Minister may request the assistance of the relevant health board in the provision of support services. For the reasons outlined in my earlier...

Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report Stage (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 6: In page 6, line 17, to delete "Minister" and substitute the following: "Minister after consultation with and with the agreement of bodies representative of patrons, recognised school management organisations and any recognised trade union or staff association representing teachers, or other staff as appropriate and". This amendment proposes to adjust section 24 by the...

Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report Stage (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 7: In page 6, to delete lines 25 to 52. I hope this debate will not be guillotined. I do not believe we need that much extra time and we have already discussed the substance of this matter. I raised the issue and asked the Minister to change his mind on it. I recognise there is a need to try to facilitate redeployment of teachers and that what this legislation seeks to...

Seanad: Education (Amendment) Bill 2012: Report Stage (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: I second the amendment. I apologise to Senators and the Minister for my late arrival. I was attending to other business around the Houses. The amendment returns us to the issues we discussed on Committee Stage. I ask the Minister to reconsider his position on this matter. The amendment effectively proposes to reverse the deletion of section 2(1)(f) and would have the effect of reversing...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: Yes. I am very surprised at this approach, a Chathaoirligh, because I wanted to draw attention to what this gentleman said about the Internet. He said that as well as being a tool of freedom and democracy, the Internet has the capacity to destroy civil society and cause unimaginable suffering. In that context, I support and draw the Leader's attention to the excellent intervention from...

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: He is delighted.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: Mr. Alan Crosbie, chairman of Thomas Crosbie Holdings, said something very interesting at a conference on media diversity in Dublin yesterday.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: I think we may have to revisit this.

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: Okay. Try this one, a Chathaoirligh, as Churchill once said-----

Seanad: Order of Business. (7 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: I was not about to criticise Mr. Crosbie. I was-----

Seanad: Priorities in Foreign Affairs: Statements (2 Feb 2012)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome the Tánaiste to the House. He should come here more often. Senator Walsh mentioned the plight of persecuted Christians. International evidence indicates that Christians are among the most persecuted minorities in the world, be it in Orissa in India, Sri Lanka, North Korea, China and so on. What specific steps does the Tánaiste propose to take in this regard? If successful in...