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Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: ——it would be a bad precedent if we were to refuse to pass some pickets while, every other day, we come in and leave other people picketing at the gate. We have a job to do and we sympathise with people in their concerns——

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: ——but we do not think that striking is appropriate.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: There is a difference between appropriate outrage and inappropriate outrage. We should feel appropriate outrage when we learn of the kind of transaction that took place in regard to Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Life & Permanent, where what was in fact a loan obtained by Anglo Irish Bank was dressed up dishonestly as a deposit from another bank. This points up the fact that we need something...

Seanad: Exhibition Ethics (11 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: This matter relates to the Bodies exhibition currently taking place in Dublin of which, no doubt, the Minister of State is aware. I want the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism to outline the rules, regulations and guidelines in place governing exhibitions that take place in Ireland, indicate whether such rules have been breached by the Bodies exhibition, indicate whether such an exhibition...

Seanad: Exhibition Ethics (11 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister for, as he predicted, his brief response. I do not hold it against him that the response is so brief and unsatisfactory but I would be grateful if he would take this message back to the Minister. That is a philistine response. It shows absolutely no imagination and it shows even less respect for the process of raising matters on the Adjournment. The Department insults...

Seanad: Exhibition Ethics (11 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: Yes. My question is whether the Minister will inform the Department of the unsatisfactory nature of the reply, the completely bogus comparison that lies at the heart of the answer and——

Seanad: Exhibition Ethics (11 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: ——if he will ask on my behalf for a more satisfactory response.

Seanad: Education Matters: Statements (10 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: I wish to share time with Senator Quinn. I welcome the Minister of State. The contribution by the Minister for Education and Science was interesting. I compliment his speech writer as I was taken by the statement: "The creation of a strong research, innovation and commercialisation ecosystem will be a crucial driver of future economic growth." That is a good example of green thinking in...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: I wish to be associated with Senator O'Donovan's timely call for a debate on the persecution of Christians in other parts of the world. Sometimes there is a reluctance to focus on the persecution of Christian people, lest we be seen to be selective in our concerns. It is wrong to be selective in our concerns. It does not really matter what are the beliefs of the people in question. There...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: We politicians need to look at our roles and the travel in which we engage, for example.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: We need to ask if we are engaging in the necessary frugality with respect to the public purse.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome the comments this morning by Senators Norris and O'Toole in regard to the Holocaust. However, I must correct Senator Norris on one point.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: To clarify, I did not compare Senator O'Toole to a clown. He is far from a clown. Rather, I compared him to a clever man who uses the catch cries of the clown. There is an important distinction. I have great respect for both Senator O'Toole and Senator Norris. We are all glad the Vatican has made clear not only that it was unaware of this man's unacceptable views but also that he may hold...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: I am pleased Senator Hannigan raised the issue of the proposed cuts in the overseas aid budget. He is absolutely right to cite the observation of Mr. Hans Zomer of Dóchas that those who have not contributed to the financial crisis but are affected most severely by it are the very people whom Irish Aid is designed to reach. It is shameful that while 2% of our budget is allocated to Irish...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: This is moral anarchy. It is extremely disturbing that the State seems to be speaking in this way on a very sensitive issue. I call for a debate on this matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: Who is the Senator calling a "little interchange"?

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: I implied that he was clever.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: He is a natural as well.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: I echo the point about the need for a debate on the Government's cuts as soon as possible. I agree with the sentiments expressed by others on how much it must stick in the craw of ordinary folk who find themselves hard hit in recent times and who seem to be taking the pain while others who are more responsible for the problems we face appear to be getting off scott free. We all agree it was...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2009)

Rónán Mullen: The principle of supporting the most vulnerable in the world should not have been attacked in the way it was yesterday. I compliment Senator Norris on last week bringing up the issue of the "Bodies" exhibition. I will raise this as an Adjournment Matter. I wonder why no serious questions have been asked about the provenance of these bodies and why an exhibition essentially about...