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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 May 2025)

Rónán Mullen: In the context of congratulating our young friends from Birr a few minutes ago, I had a conversation with them, which turned to the topic of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, in which many of us have a great interest. We have our own very fine walking routes in Ireland, such as the increasingly popular St. Declan's Way between counties Tipperary and Waterford. There is also the famous...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2025)

Rónán Mullen: It is about nine years since we presented in this House the Human Dignity Award to Gina Herrity, an heroic woman who has been working in Our Little Brothers and Sisters orphanage in Haiti since 1993. She has suffered violence in that chaotic country. She wrote to me last week and what she had to say was terrifying. She is asking people to give attention to what is happening in Haiti. She...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)

Rónán Mullen: First, I commend our leaders - President Higgins and Mrs. Higgins and our Taoiseach and Tánaiste - on representing our country so well at Pope Francis's funeral. Everybody will agree this was a deeply fascinating pontificate and the late Pope Francis was a voice of conscience on many issues. He made us all, whatever our views, sit up and think on many important issues of the day. Ar...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Apr 2025)

Rónán Mullen: The Department of the Taoiseach. It did it before anyway.

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.