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Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: It has been tabled in support of Senator Jillian van Turnhout and others. The Government has missed an opportunity in this regard. I look forward to the contributions of members of the Government parties, as I am more hopeful they will include more favourable comments about the motion than are reflected in the Government inspired amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: The Senator is ever the peacemaker.

Seanad: Gender-Based Violence: Motion (26 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O'Sullivan and thank her for her speech. I agreed with much of it. I take the opportunity to thank Senator Quinn for seconding the motion and Senators Leyden, Mullins, Conway, Hayden, Noone, Bradford, Keane, O'Donovan and Healy Eames for their speeches. I pay particular tribute to Senator Healy Eames. I found her speech particularly moving and it...

Seanad: Gender-Based Violence: Motion (26 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome that on this occasion.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: I second the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by Senator Darragh O'Brien. I am very glad he has raised this issue. The Leader mentioned that the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, was required to answer a question before the Dáil. The Ministers, Deputies Shatter and Rabbitte, should also be required to answer a question before the Dáil and the Seanad as to why have they...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: I listened to the Minister, Deputy Rabbitte, debating with Noel Whelan on the issue and I heard the extraordinary comments made last night by the Minister, Deputy Shatter. What characterised both is that they have sought to play the man and not the ball. They seek to cover up the fact they have very weak arguments on the substance and merits of their referendum proposals and instead...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: I am asking the Leader a question. I am calling for these gentlemen to come before the House and explain themselves because they are doing something very serious. They propose a referendum in which sweeping powers will be allowed to politicians to investigate the conduct of other persons. We see the type of unreasonable judgmental comments they themselves are capable of making. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: Will the Minister, Deputy Shatter, confirm whether what I heard is true, namely, that contact was made either by him or on his behalf with the Bar Council to try to warn it against coming out against the referendum on Oireachtas committee inquiries and threatening that if it did come out against it, it might go to its disadvantage as it seeks to amend the forthcoming Legal Services Regulation...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: If this happened it is truly a scandal and I propose to ask this question directly of the Minister, Deputy Shatter-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: -----if and when he comes before the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: It is in our own hands - the big hand and the little hand.

Seanad: Welfare of Greyhounds Bill 2011: Second Stage (25 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome the Minister of State. Tá fáilte roimhe. Tá an-áthas orm go bhfuil an Bille seo os ár gcomhair. Thacaigh mé leis an Bille eile, a bhí an Comhaontas Glas freagrach as, anuraidh. I ndáiríre, tá an-creidiúint le tabhairt dóibh as ucht an cheist seo a ardú. Tá sé tábhachtach go bhfuil an Bille os ár gcomhair inniu. I supported what became the Dog Breeding...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: Is the Senator going to cast aspersions on all eight of them? Is that the way this issue will be fought out? That is the very reason we should not have parliamentary inquiries, if politicians behave like the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: The Leader guillotined the motion.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: Perhaps we might switch to central European weather also.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: I sympathise, up to a point, with what has been said about begging and the presence of particular scamsters on our streets. However, is it really helpful or useful or does it add anything to the debate to identify the provenance of particular scamsters? The truth is that we have plenty of home-grown types who engage in similar behaviour.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: We should always question that. I do not criticise the bona fides of my colleagues but we should always question why it is necessary because I know one lady, who is a home-grown person with a particularly plaintive voice, who has been chilling me to the marrow for years. It is only because I have been seeing her for the best part of 20 years that the situation cannot continue to be as...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: The budget is coming up and the Department of Education and Skills proposes to make savings of €1 billion over the next four years. The Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Michael Jackson, has rightly raised the particular needs and issues facing Church of Ireland national schools. He is concerned about the State's long-term commitment to sustained provision of school transport in...

Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: Senator Wilson is damaging sales of the new Nealon's Guide.

Seanad: Army Barracks Closures: Motion (19 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit mar is tábhachtach an díospóireacht í seo. This debate comes at a time when many families across Ireland are worried about the approaching budget and the additional charges and taxes it will undoubtedly bring to their lives. It is a cruel twist that we have the budget in the weeks before Christmas, a time when the burden of expectation weighs heavily...