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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.

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

Rónán Mullen: I find myself in almost complete agreement with Senator Norris, who would be advised to examine his conscience.

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

Rónán Mullen: He is substantially correct and his argument on the need for independent regulation was well made. I support his comments in the context of the media because it is a position to which I too strongly adhere. However, despite what I have said previously, I found Senator Cummins's argument very persuasive. I wonder if a via media could be found. While I have not studied the relevant section...

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

Rónán Mullen: He can move back here if he wishes.

Seanad: CAO Applications and College Places: Statements (10 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I have to come back now. Senator Ó Brolcháin has shamed me.

Seanad: CAO Applications and College Places: Statements (10 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: That is all right. I know it will be worth hearing.

Seanad: CAO Applications and College Places: Statements (10 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: It had better be now.

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

Rónán Mullen: If the Senator were a female, I would offer to accompany him.

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

Rónán Mullen: Someone once said that people who are nice to animals will generally be nice to humans, although there have been examples in history of people who lavished affection on animals and withheld it from humanity. Having listened with interest to the various contributions, I note that some of the language used was suggestive of various blood sports. We heard about people trying to get off the...

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

Rónán Mullen: They are statements that are no longer operative.

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

Rónán Mullen: A passing reference.

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

Rónán Mullen: We can deal with the Senator's failure of logic another time.

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

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I thank Senator Ó Murchú for supporting my call yesterday for the continued broadcast of the weekly mass on Raidió na Gaeltachta. His comments on the "Angelus" are particularly apposite. Senator Harris just commented to me that had George Lee taken the opportunity to have a moment's reflection during the broadcast of the "Angelus", he might not have taken the rash step that he did. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I wish to make a serious point to the Leader with regard to the debate he promised some weeks ago about the media. I made the point yesterday, with regard to the broadcasting of mass on Raidió na Gaeltachta, that the argument about funding simply does not hold up. The weekly mass is not a Broadway production — it is not something that is very expensive to broadcast — and the same...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Feb 2010)

Rónán Mullen: The truth about politics is that it is a mixture of plámás and policy and, unless one is willing to hustle for the ideas one believes in, and has the humility to take the time to persuade others——