Results 721-740 of 7,637 for speaker:Rónán Mullen

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: Why is the Minister guarding with special care then the institution of marriage from attack? Is there any reason for that?

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: Why? What is so special about it?

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: But why? The Minister is changing that.

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: What has it got over durable relationships? What particular protection should it have from attack?

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: The special position has nothing to do with family, that is what the Minister is saying.

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: The special position had nothing to do with families. Is that the Minister's position?

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: It is nothing to do with family?

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: What is special about marriage?

Seanad: An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (An Teaghlach), 2023: An Dara Céim - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: This has not been thought through.

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: Talk about inventing things.

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: On a point of order, it may be that by extending the time by a few minutes, it would enable everybody to speak. The Acting Leader and the Minister might be amenable to that. I thought I would raise it at this point.

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: That is why I raised it now because perhaps the necessary permission could be sought.

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: We could adjourn Second Stage until tomorrow.

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: I have a happy memory of my late grandfather, John Hobbs, who, when in a relaxed -perhaps post-libatory - state, said to me on more than one occasion, "Mind your mother. You could have 40 fathers but you will only have one mother". Even in the early 1980s, in my early teenage years, I had an idea of what he meant. I suspect that an awful lot of people, mothers included, feel there is...

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: Vótáil.

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: Next week.

Seanad: An Bille um an Daicheadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Cúram), 2023: An Dara Céim - Fortieth Amendment of the Constitution (Care) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: International Women's Day would be a good day for it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte roimh ár n-aíonna. I thank Mr. Kearns and Mr. Dolan for being with us here today and for their very thought-provoking presentations. It would be remiss of me not to welcome Mr. Dolan as a former Seanad colleague as well. I am sure both witnesses know the inside of these Houses very well but, having served with Mr. Dolan, I know he certainly knows it very well...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: The sop is often thrown out that this is only wanted for people with terminal illness, although that does not seem to address the many other situations where people suffer. If an attempt were made to legislate for it under the pretext that the person has to have a prognosis that his or her life will not exceed six months, would some persons with disabilities be particularly vulnerable in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: Are we making progress in addressing the substantial and ongoing underprovision of the basic needs of disabled people? Could that be put on a scale of one to ten, if that is not too crass of me to ask? I am conscious time is limited.