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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: In fairness, I was the one-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I wonder how many times Senator Bacik did not call for a debate in her interventions.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: Please, may I ask the Leader a question? I am not responsible-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I am not responsible for not asking the Leader a question. I have been stopped by other speakers.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: May I briefly ask the Leader the question I wanted to ask?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: Does he agree that the Labour Party, as a party which, according to one opinion poll, now enjoys the largest portion of public support, would be better served by allowing people to call for a public debate instead of excluding them?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I ask the Leader for a debate on the issue of freedom of conscience which is relevant to the civil partnerships legislation.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: It is the type of issue that should be debated in the Seanad.

Seanad: Provision of Health Services by the HSE: Statements (Resumed) (16 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I will try to make this a miraculous minute. I welcome the Minister. It was a pleasure to listen to her, as she has a fantastic mastery of her brief. It would be nice were more Ministers to speak in the House in such an informed and competent way without the aid of notes. I compliment her in this regard. I will make four brief points. First, the Minister mentioned the cardiovascular...

Seanad: Provision of Health Services by the HSE: Statements (Resumed) (16 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: The Acting Chairman is kind and I am forever in her debt, or at least until the end of the day. Third, we have all heard from the Save St. Luke's Hospital campaign today. Is this a done deal? The campaigners asked whether the projected increase in new cancer cases should lead to a questioning of the decision to close St. Luke's Hospital and move to St. James's Hospital. I would welcome the...

Seanad: Provision of Health Services by the HSE: Statements (Resumed) (16 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: It is gone. I hope our approach will unite the community, given the potential of induced pluripotent stem cell research in particular. This is an area in which we could fight the way up the mountain together without dividing the community. I hope this consideration will be taken on board in the shaping of legislation. I thank the Minister. I also thank the Acting Chairman for her indulgence.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: British justice has had its days of shame, and we are all aware of the various miscarriages of justice that have taken place over the years. Yesterday, the Saville report, although not strictly a creature of the British justice system, did much to make atonement for past wrongs. Whatever about the issue of whether prosecutions will follow, I hope everything possible is done in that regard....

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: ——and torture over the years in Northern Ireland. The Joint Committee on Health and Children heard some interesting comments yesterday from the Carer's Association. Clare Duffy was pointing to the fact that there has been a massive under-reporting of the number of children under 18 who are caring for relatives. It is probably not something we think about much and when we do we probably...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: ——but I would like a report from the Government as to what exactly has been said about the issue of human rights.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: It is also the country where it is illegal——

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: ——to have a brother or a sister.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: It is a country where there is a closing down of the Internet and other communications and I hope that as much as we are doing for our economy, and rightly so——

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: ——we do not forget to raise those important issues as well.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: It was not done by that official alone.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jun 2010)

Rónán Mullen: He is in full bloom.