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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2023)

Rónán Mullen: There would be no sceptic tanks if they were-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I received a communication from Ms Stella O'Malley of Genspect, an organisation that advocates for an evidence-based approach to gender distress. The organisation is concerned about the recent announcement from the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, that he will bring to Cabinet in June conversion therapy legislation which includes gender identity and not only sexual orientation in its purview. Its...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Go raibh míle maith agat a Chathaoirligh agus a Threoraí.  Over the past few weeks we have been drip-fed plans by the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Martin, to hold a series of public consultations in June on neutrality and joint security arrangements, but, we are assured, not on joining NATO. However, I think reasonable people have a right to be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Senator O’Reilly has not given us any reason to suspect it so far today.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: The embarrassment suffered by The Irish Timesafter publishing a hoax opinion piece about the evils of cultural appropriation involved in using fake tan suggests that the more debate we engage in on truth and falsehood in the mainstream media and on social media, the better. Where do we get the truth from and who do we trust to tell us the truth? Three months ago, I challenged the new...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: -----that it cannot tell the difference anymore between a stateable argument and a piece of ideological insanity. That should certainly concern us.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Reviews (10 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome our guests in the Gallery. The much anticipated report from the three-year review into Ireland's abortion legislation was released on 25 April. Before its official release a series of leaks to The Irish Timesindicated that the report would recommend sweeping changes to abortion law. These leaked reports seemed to confirm what many people feared, which is that the eventual...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Legislative Reviews (10 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: A pro-repeal chairperson, with pro-repeal activist research also cited by the Minister of State, relying on a study based on a very small sample from a group of pro-abortion doctors rather than relying on HSE data provided in reply to questions in the Dáil, does not sound like wide-ranging independent research. The report chairperson was quick to cite evidence internationally in favour...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cash-for-Gold Outlets (3 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: And grandad's ring is not scrap metal.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Motor Fuels (3 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to take my Commencement matter. I know it is not directly within his brief; it has more to do with ethanol reform than electoral reform.To the extent that vintage, classic and veteran cars might be affected, maybe it comes in some way under the heading of heritage. I have spoken on many occasions about the fact that successive...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Motor Fuels (3 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I do not blame the Minister of State for having to deliver this answer. It is very unsatisfactory. The Government is persisting in echoing what I believe was the erroneous statement of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, that vehicles would not be affected. Is there an element of spin in saying it is safe to use E10? Nobody is saying the cars that do not take E10 are going to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Motor Fuels (3 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: That was not part of the Minister of State's official answer, though.

Seanad: Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe: Statements (3 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I thank my friend and colleague, Senator Clonan, for letting me take the lead slot. I welcome the Minister of State. I also commend Senator O'Loughlin, former President Mary Robinson and the President of the European Court of Human Rights, Ms Justice Síofra O'Leary, on all the good work they are doing. It is not only our connection with Senator O'Loughlin in the Seanad. If I am not...

Seanad: Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe: Statements (3 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Maybe it is only the other side that is not covering it.

Seanad: Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe: Statements (3 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: Is Senator Ward going to shoehorn now?

Seanad: Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe: Statements (3 May 2023)

Rónán Mullen: It was a good shoehorn in fairness. It was a stiletto.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: A Chathoirligh, I thank you for welcoming our friends from St. Columb’s. Later this morning they are going to visit the bust of John Hume, a former past pupil of the school, which was unveiled here just recently. I congratulate James Tourish in particular on being the winner of the life advocate awards. Those awards are about encouraging respect for human life at all stages. It is...

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 3: In page 5, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: "Amendment of Principal Act 7.The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 10: "Transparency relating to the finances of lobbying bodies 10A.(1) Where a person, whether a natural person, a body corporate or an unincorporated body of persons, is registered in...

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I will certainly consider it and no doubt Senator McDowell will also consider it. The reference to "in any year" really refers to the fact that if in any year an organisation received more than 50%, its returns for that year would need to reflect it. I do not think it is suggesting that it would need to go back to any historical year. I...

Seanad: Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (26 Apr 2023)

Rónán Mullen: On that basis, I will not press the amendment because I think Senator McDowell would like to consider it further, as would I.