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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I use a smartphone myself; I am not a complete Luddite. I thank Mr. White for a comment he made. I have heard so much at meetings of this committee from people obsessing over faith-based schools and constantly implying they are somehow soft on bullying of a certain kind. It is often due to a misunderstanding over the culture of inclusion in our schools. Sometimes it is anti-religious...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2021)

Rónán Mullen: We know the good it does but there is clearly something wrong. It is a question of some kind of access.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: Well-deserved tributes have been paid to the great Bob Dylan in recent days as he has reached that great milestone of his 80th birthday, but another legend, an Irish one, deserves to be remembered here too, and that is the great Barney Curley, who went to his reward in recent days. He had a particular connection with these Houses. We have important debates that we need to have on gambling...

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: The Minister may recall that in the 1980s, when Ronald Reagan met President Gorbachev of the Soviet Union, he began with a famous line, saying that he would let Gorbachev know why he could not trust him. That is a question that I find myself having to ask the Government at this point as we discuss emergency powers in this House yet again. Throughout this crisis, I have been among many who...

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: Will the Senator take a point?

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: It is because babies have rights too. The Senator should not be frightened of that.

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I was clear that I was not comparing the Government with a repressive regime but we need to be aware of the dangers.

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: Will the Minister take a point from me?

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I will be very brief. I thank the Minister for his reply. I look forward to getting that letter. A holding letter is always acceptable. On the issue of the point being moot, the concern people have about these matters is that these measures can always come back. The very big question of whether it is actually constitutional to enforce these measures is hanging in the background. While...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I welcome our guests and thank them for their rich insights. I was struck by what Mr. Mulconry said about people having shorter concentration spans these days. I wonder whether it means anything that we are only being allowed six minutes to concentrate our questions to our guests. I was struck by Ms O'Dwyer's comments on the vicious circle of a child being bullied because of his or her...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (25 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I am happy for people to pull from the pie.

Seanad: Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I support this Bill. Anything that assists any of our citizens who are in need of assistance, be it financial, social, emotional or spiritual, in respect of their health needs deserves our support. I supported the principle behind the Labour Party period products legislation some months ago and had planned to speak on that, but I had to travel...

Seanad: Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: The point is the Bill is ambiguous to say the least. In certain quarters, the phrase "reproductive health" is generally used in a way that is intended to include termination of pregnancy. Do those cases also qualify for leave under the Bill? If not, what is the reason for that? If so, why is there not greater specificity about it? I would appreciate clarification from the sponsors of the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Records (18 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: Go raibh míle maith agat, a Chathaoirligh, agus cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Official documents that are produced by the authorities of one country, and which are intended to be submitted to the authorities of another, would ordinarily need to be certified as authentic by the Government of the originating country in order to be accepted abroad, and further inquiries then...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Records (18 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister of State for coming in but, unfortunately, the response which has been prepared for him is rather lame. Why is it inevitable that a switchover from an in-person, public-facing system to a registered postal-only service would cause any delay at all? One could argue it may speed up the process in certain circumstances. I have been given no good reason for the delay,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Records (18 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: That is just bluster.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Records (18 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: It is a pity the Minister of State did not come in with the information I wanted, instead of supplying information I had not requested.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Records (18 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: The Minister of State is reading out a prepared speech instead of answering the question.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: Last week, I raised the issue of RTÉ's continuing bias on a range of social issues, particularly abortion. RTÉ has failed to represent the views of the one third of voters who opposed the repeal of the eighth amendment, many of whom regard the consequences of repeal as having been catastrophic for human rights, unborn babies and, indeed, good quality healthcare in this country....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2021)

Rónán Mullen: What about the other third of voters?