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Seanad: Forestry Sector: Statements (29 Apr 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I welcome his officials. This is an area in which I have a developing interest because I am involved in helping a loved one with a forestry application. In that regard, I thank people for the support I have got. In making inquiries, I was very grateful for the assistance received from the Department. I acknowledge Mr. Delaney in this regard...

Seanad: Forestry Sector: Statements (29 Apr 2025)

Rónán Mullen: She is only warming up.

Seanad: Forestry Sector: Statements (29 Apr 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Burning it up.

Seanad: Forestry Sector: Statements (29 Apr 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Give a bit of injury time.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Mar 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I have a few matters I would like to raise with the Leader. He will be very familiar with the place I refer to first. Just seven miles from Galway city, a friend of mine from Corcullen contacted me to ask me to highlight that they have had no broadband service since the storm two months ago.I had to read the message twice to see if this could be true. Many places in the country were not...

Seanad: International Women's Day - Women's Health: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I will strip it down. I welcome the Minister. I have no doubt of her ability and wish her the very best in the brief. I also thank Senator Stephenson for introducing me to the concept of medical gaslighting. There are several women in my life who like to accuse me from time to time of merely having man flu and I now have the perfect repose. More seriously, I have three points. We...

Seanad: International Women's Day - Women's Health: Statements (5 Mar 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I asked about a review of telemedicine.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Following on from what my colleague, Senator McCarthy, said a moment ago, it strikes me that there are so many things coming down the tracks at us from the new Administration in America that it is difficult to know what is going to lead to disaster and what might have a grain of positivity. One thing I am fascinated by, and I think many people in Ireland would be fascinated by, is the idea...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I will conclude by saying that we have a system which lacks transparency and allows financial mismanagement to go unchecked. Sometimes, if you are promised information, it never comes.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I am still awaiting a response from the Department of higher education and the HEA on Athena SWAN expenditure, which I requested on 9 October, almost six months ago.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2025)

Rónán Mullen: The only thing that will override public suspicion about the misspending of taxpayers' money is transparency about what is going on. I would like to ask for a debate about whether we need a Government department-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2025)

Rónán Mullen: -----or a department of Government efficiency to ensure our taxpayers' money is not being abused.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2025)

Rónán Mullen: A Chathaoirligh agus a Threoraí - ní ceannaire ach Treoraí atá ann - ba bhreá liom cur leis an méid a dúirt an Seanadóir Rabbitte maidir leis an Idirlíon agus cosaint na bpáistí ach go háirithe. Last week, we had Safer Internet Day; it runs for the month of February. While I welcome and agree with what Senator Rabbitte said -...

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (19 Feb 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I agree wholeheartedly with what Senator McDowell has just said. I agree as well that we have two excellent candidates before us and I am convinced that either of them would discharge the duties of Leas-Chathaoirleach not just with diligence and fairness but, indeed, with aplomb. I have no doubt as to the result of this vote today. I am not going to withhold my support from Senator Byrne...

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (19 Feb 2025)

Rónán Mullen: That is news to me.

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (19 Feb 2025)

Rónán Mullen: You can forget to ring the bell sometimes.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Cathaoirleach a Thoghadh - Election of Cathaoirleach (12 Feb 2025)

Rónán Mullen: Tréaslaím leis an gCathaoirleach as an éacht seo, a bheith tofa an athuair mar Chathaoirleach ar Sheanad Éireann. Déanaim comhghairdeas le gach duine atá tofa don Teach seo. Is léir go bhfuil éagsúlacht againn ó thaobh cúlra agus na scileanna éagsúla atá ag daoine. Táim thar a bheith dóchasach go mbeidh...

Seanad: Cathaoirleach a Thoghadh - Election of Cathaoirleach (12 Feb 2025)

Rónán Mullen: I wish to build on something my friend and colleague Senator McDowell said about Seanad reform. I agree with much of what he said. I disagree about the proposition that the reform to the election of the Seanad should come from within the current constitutional structure. I have long been of the view that we should have a list system even if that means we no longer have graduate-elected...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Update on the Draft Curriculum Specifications at Primary Level: Discussion (5 Nov 2024)

Rónán Mullen: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Cathaoirleach Gníomhach agus gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe as ucht teacht ós chomhair an choiste inniu. I am sorry there are so few of us here but the officials probably all know why. It may mean there is time to come back for a second round of questioning. For the avoidance of doubt, I am not being rude if, in the course of asking...