Results 1,561-1,580 of 7,637 for speaker:Rónán Mullen
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: I have listened to all the contributions and considerable latitude has been given. My points are-----
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: As an Leas-Chathaoirleach knows, I would be finished by now if I had not been heckled. The attempt, of course, is to prevent the point being made. My point is that an independent person is not just somebody, as Senator Clifford-Lee stated, who-----
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: I did not get to make the point.
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: Please, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. I want 30 seconds.
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: It is relevant because it is about-----
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: It is relevant because it is about-----
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: It would be very respectful if people would just let each other finish.
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: It has never been claimed that the only meaning of independent is independent of Government. It is obvious to any reasonable person looking in that in order-----
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: A Leas-Chathaoirligh, if you-----
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: Can I just make a point?
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: I am about to finish. If the Leas-Chathaoirleach stops me from making my point, allows the heckler to make her point and prevents me from responding, that cannot be correct parliamentary practice.
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: Let me just answer the point then.
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: Please, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. You know what is going on here.
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: Let us be fair.
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: I am not going to go on until-----
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: I did not call anybody a liar, as the Leas-Chathaoirleach knows.
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: I ask for the protection of Leas-Chathaoirleach against the misrepresentation of what has just been said.
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: The point I was trying to make was that in all of these months until now, it has not been suggested by anybody that the only meaning of independent is independent of Government. Anybody looking at how legislation is operating would know that it would have to be somebody who does not have skin in the game. I conclude by asking the Minister to reflect on the fact that he does not just do his...
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: -----start to listen to both sides on the abortion issue. I say that as respectfully as I can, but the situation is very serious and regrettable.
- Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)
Rónán Mullen: Does the Senator want the full report?