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Seanad: Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)

Rónán Mullen: With a little help from Slovakia.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Sep 2011)

Rónán Mullen: Does the Leader think so?

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Sep 2011)

Rónán Mullen: It appears the European Commission never takes with one hand without giving with the other. I am sure Members were astounded by the bizarre comments of the German Energy Commissioner, Mr. Günther Oettinger, when he suggested flags should be flown at half mast in bailout programme countries, as if this might in some way deter countries from getting into debt or letting their debts get out of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Sep 2011)

Rónán Mullen: In respect of the proposed debate on the Arab Spring, Members should not simply note it in passing. They should have a debate on developments in the Arab world and the consequences thereof. While they welcome movement towards democracy in Arab countries, they must also begin to ask questions about what might happen to minorities which are vulnerable to persecution. There is a particular...

Seanad: Commission of Investigation Report into the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne: Motion (27 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: On a point of order, I want to echo what was said about my regret that more time was not made available given the sensitivity of the issue.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation Report into the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne: Motion (27 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: The tone of this debate in the Seanad was far better than the tone in the Dáil. While I disagree with the inaccuracies in what the Minister said, the tone of this debate is better.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation Report into the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne: Motion (27 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: I will press it but I will not ask the House to divide.

Seanad: Commission of Investigation Report into the Catholic Diocese of Cloyne: Motion (27 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 1: To delete ''deplores the Vatican's intervention which contributed to the undermining of the child protection frameworks and guidelines of the Irish State and the Irish bishops;'' and substitute the following: ''profoundly regrets the Vatican's intervention in 1997 which contributed to the undermining in the Cloyne diocese of the child protection frameworks and...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I welcome the Minister and the Bill. In any debate on prisons, I think of the line from the film "The Shawshank Redemption", where the governor of the prisoner stated that all the public wanted when it came to spending on prisons was more guards, more fences and higher walls. At a time of extreme pressure on the public finances, it is interesting to consider...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: The Minister is not allowed refer to absent friends.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Community Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (26 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: Like Leonard Cohen the Minister is neither left nor right.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: It is free assembly. The Senator might not object to that if she thinks about it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: Change it to "sinner fianna fáil".

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: I am sure they are kicking themselves.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: I wish to be associated with comments that have been made regarding the chilling events that took place in Norway at the weekend. I am sure all Senators would want to remember those who were lost or injured and their families in their thoughts and prayers. Let us hope that events of this nature never visit our shores again. I wish to note the judgment handed down yesterday in the Circuit...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: All I am asking is to be given the opportunity to correct the position.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: I am simply seeking to facilitate the House in its understanding that I am the member of one trusteeship body. Perhaps what occurred a number of weeks ago highlights the need for Seanadóirí to understand the distinction between trusteeships and boards of management, particularly as any confusion in that regard can create unnecessary difficulty for persons such as myself in the context of...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: I will reserve any comment on Senator Bacik's proposal about the prayer until the meeting of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges, of which I am a member. However, it strikes me as sadly opportunistic for people to be connecting legitimate criticism of the church with an attack on the tradition of Christian prayer. When discussions have taken place in the past in respect of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: I have listened with interest to the various contributions. I echo the request by Senator Mac Conghail yesterday for a debate on the Cloyne report at the earliest opportunity. I will reserve my remarks for that debate. Others speakers have said it is important to approach that debate as people who have briefed ourselves fully, first, by reading the report. As all of us come from different...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2011)

Rónán Mullen: We will not in any way detract from our solidarity with victims of abuse and from our annoyance with church inaction and bad practice in the past, by also making space for a greater realisation of the many good changes that have come in since such as the Vatican's position as expressed recently to the various dioceses in the world-----