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Seanad: Broadcasting (Restriction of Salaries) Bill 2023: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The Bill we are discussing this evening is not a knee-jerk reaction to the controversy that has broken out in and about RTÉ in recent weeks. The payment of RTÉ celebrity top talent has been a controversial topic for many years for the obvious reason that RTÉ gets most of its money from ordinary people by way of the television...

Seanad: Broadcasting (Restriction of Salaries) Bill 2023: Second Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: They have moved from scoring points to scoring own goals at this point. I thank the Minister for attending this debate and for agreeing that it is an important and timely debate. I also want to thank my colleagues Senators Keogan, Byrne, Carrigy, Warfield, Sherlock, Craughwell and McDowell for contributing. Thankfully, we do not use terminology like "top talent" here in the Seanad. We are...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that No. 7 should not be brought to a conclusion at 5.15 p.m. by the putting of a question but should instead be adjourned. There is a strong tradition of opposing the guillotine in this House. It would be disgraceful for the Government to push for a guillotine on any legislation, but especially the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, when...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Yes.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: They look like Ireland's fittest family.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I request a walk-through vote.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Under Standing Order 83(3)(b) I propose that the vote be taken by other than electronic means.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the witnesses for attending the committee and sharing their legal views, it is fair to say, to a considerable extent, their political views as well. I wish to address a question to Dr. Mills. It is an issue that came up briefly at previous meetings and in private session. In the event that we decided to bring forward legislation and, on foot of a petition from the Dáil and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I am not presupposing that it is required. I am suggesting that, for political reasons, it might be thought neat to put an issue like that to the people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I will stick with Dr. Mills - Mr. Kelly may wish to come in on this issue as well. I think it is fair to say that Dr. Mills reserves particular contempt for the idea that we might fail to introduce a law because of how that law might change in the future. He seems to be advising us to hedge against the possibility of the Supreme Court changing the law in the future and cling to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: No, the proposition-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Nor was it said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I wish to clarify. I suggested that Dr. Mills had contempt for the proposition. I assure Dr. Mills that I did not mean anything denigratory by that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: He was quite forceful in making that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Of course. I thank Dr. Mills. He is certainly not accused of being contemptuous of anybody. However, I do hold to my point that I think he was wrongly contemptuous of the proposition that we might refuse to change laws because of the impact that very change might have in leading to future laws, the effects of which might be undesirable. Dr. Mills spoke eloquently on the subject of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I again thank our three witnesses again. I addressed many of my previous comments to Dr. Mills, so now I will focus on directing my queries to Mr. Kelly and Professor Huxtable, if I have time. Starting with Mr. Kelly, he used the phrase "very niche and narrow" a couple of times. Am I right in saying that some would say that what has happened in Canada is that we have seen a cascading...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Legal Protections and Sanctions: Discussion (4 Jul 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Is it not the truth, though, that the Supreme Court in the Fleming judgment did not delimit the extent to which legislation could be brought forward in this area?