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Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I listened to the Minister's explanation. I agree that we require clarity in the law. It is essential. However, given that there are responsible bodies in charge of applying the standards, I wonder whether it would be a problem in practice were such an amendment to be included.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I have also had representations from Bord na gCon and I agree with Senator Coffey's comments. Bord na gCon is a responsible body and one does not hear many complaints about the industry. When I see greyhounds, I am always struck by how thin they are. The fashion industry comes to mind whenever I look at a greyhound. The key issue raised by Senator Coffey is cross-referencing. It would be...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: Does he have hope of success?

Seanad: Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: We have an ironic situation. Earlier today, we discussed a proposed constitutional amendment, one provision of which is that the State would cherish all the children of the State equally. Now we find ourselves discussing the most vulnerable members of our society. I do not wish to play party politics or any other kind. I recognise it is difficult in these times to make ends meet but I...

Seanad: Report of Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children: Statements (24 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I thank Senator O'Toole for sharing time and I welcome the Minister of State. Tributes are due to the joint committee in respect of the hard work it has done. I hope we will have more than one debate on this matter in the coming weeks and months. In light of the importance of this topic, the time allocated is too short to allow Members to tease out the relevant issues properly. I will be...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I am beginning to find "The Frontline" quite dull compared with some of the exchanges in the House. I am sure we cannot wait for live transmission of these proceedings. I welcome Senator Dearey, as I was not present yesterday to do so. When thinking about Deputy Sargent's resignation, I recalled the words of Cecil Rhodes to Parnell during this controversy when he advised him to resign,...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: As I said last week, the culture of looking for heads and taking people down not only is taking us nowhere but also is driving people down paths of dishonesty where they go into denial because of the sanction they know they will have to face if they are found out. Deputy Sargent did the honourable thing. He recognised the wrong in what had happened but far from making him a bad person, it...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: Given all the discussion about the lack of confidence in our political process, could we have a debate on building confidence in it? Such a debate could touch on issues such as these scandals, how they are investigated when allegations are made and what intermediate processes are in place whereby parties and Oireachtas committees can look into what happened. We could then arrive at a...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: That is because there is so little at stake.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome the "Your Country, Your Call" initiative. We badly need to reflect together on what must be done to harness our national talents to build a better future. Congratulations are due to Mr. McAleese and the others involved. In that context, I welcome Senator Ormonde's comments on the teaching of mathematics. We need to find ways of deploying talented and well qualified individuals,...

Seanad: Cancer Awareness: Statements (17 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: They have to go back to Dangan.

Seanad: Cancer Awareness: Statements (17 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh an Aire agus roimh ár n-aíonna ó Chumann Ailse na hÉireann. Ba mhaith liom tréaslú leo as an dea-obair a dhéanann siad gan staonadh do leas an phobail. Is léir go bhfuil ardmheas orthu agus ar an obair a dhéanann siad i measc an phobail. Is léir freisin go bhfuil na polaiteoirí anseo ag braith orthu le muid a choimeád ar an eolas maidir lena...

Seanad: Cancer Awareness: Statements (17 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: To conclude, it is important to recognise that we need a combination of sensible laws, for example, laws banning sunbeds.

Seanad: Cancer Awareness: Statements (17 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: That man that came before me ran riot, a Chathaoirligh. That was the problem.

Seanad: Cancer Awareness: Statements (17 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I will conclude by saying we have a duty to ensure as few people as possible are forced into a struggle against addiction and what might end up as a struggle against cancer.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I was very impressed by a point Sheila Nunan of the INTO made on radio this morning about the need for greater transparency with regard to the schools building programme. There is enormous frustration among school managers and communities around the country, not just with regard to delays on much needed projects, but with regard to the difficulty in accessing information. We have all raised...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I spoke with a primary school principal last night who feels very strongly he is doing good work, as are other teachers throughout the country in Catholic run schools.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I congratulate the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children on its good work. It is incumbent on us to have a debate very soon on what the committee has proposed in the light of the Government's earlier proposal. This highlights a very important issue. This report should not simply disappear into the Civil Service somewhere and reappear as a referendum...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: An early version of "Down with that kind of thing".

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: Hear, hear.