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Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)

Rónán Mullen: We now have the honour of having our session chaired by the Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann, my friend and colleague, Senator Buttimer. People often come in and out quickly as guests and this is a very important issue we are discussing today because it touches on human rights and our respect for human dignity. I am delighted to have the students here. I am happy to give way to the...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Rónán Mullen: It is great to see Senator Norris in the flesh as well as on the wall. I was approached some time ago by Senator Buttimer who asked me whether I would support him. I said I would be delighted to do so. It is not that I think my views are particularly special but I want to make several important points and I would be grateful for the attention of the House to allow me to do so. I agree...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Rónán Mullen: ...be elected today, I would give him my vote because he is in my group, is a personal friend and it would signify something very important. However, I do not want on this day that is the crowning of Senator Buttimer's political life so far to in any way withhold my vote from him, whom I rejoice to see elected. It has already been said that Senator Buttimer has big shoes to fill in...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Rónán Mullen: ..., maybe not tomorrow, but soon ...". He went on to say "for the rest of your life" but I would not wish that for anyone. I rejoice to see the very well-deserved honouring and elevation of Senator Buttimer that will happen today.

Seanad: Impact of Cost of Living Issues on Young People in Ireland: Motion (28 Sep 2022)

Rónán Mullen: Cé mhéad ama atá agam? Six minutes. As I was listening to Senator Buttimer, I thought "Oh my God, not another citizens' assembly." It seems to me that the Government reaches for a citizens' assembly every time it does not have the answer to a complex problem and every time it wants to hide behind people rather than take responsibility. The Oireachtas is the first and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2022)

Rónán Mullen: I echo what Senator Buttimer just said about the pre-budget briefing of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland entitled Dementia Can't Wait. I have personal reason to be very grateful for the good work that organisation does. One of the points that came across clearly today was that the work of caring, be that within families or paid care, must be valued. People must be paid a proper wage....

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (29 Mar 2021)

Rónán Mullen: I have given way to Senator Buttimer in recent weeks and he was damn glad to avail of the privilege. I commend the Leader, Senator Regina Doherty, and the former Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan, on comments they made yesterday on this matter. On the roll-out, Professor Liam Fanning of UCC has suggested that fully vaccinated people should be allowed to meet in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2021)

Rónán Mullen: Following on from what Senators Buttimer and O'Loughlin have said, it is important that people dial down the rhetoric and get down to negotiation. I wonder whether the common good is being served by the kind of debate that we are having about the leaving certificate, calculated grades and-or a combination of both. What strikes me listening to the media discussion of this issue is that it is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2020)

Rónán Mullen: ...me that at least one former Taoiseach would approve because he was reputed to have invited a member of his party on one occasion to exit by the window. More seriously, I support what Senator Jerry Buttimer and others have said in regard to Taiwan and its membership of the World Health Organization. China continues to be a big issue to which we must pay attention. Colleagues will know...

Seanad: Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (29 Jul 2020)

Rónán Mullen: ...days by the likes of the Free Legal Advice Centres, FLAC, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and so on. That said, I wonder sometimes about the narrative that takes hold. I have a lot of sympathy for what Senator Buttimer said. People such as the person I have just quoted will need the support of the State. We are only at the beginning of this crisis, and the financial hit that will...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Rónán Mullen: On a point of order, and I may be wrong, I thought Senator Buttimer had indicated he was not opposing the withdrawal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Rónán Mullen: I am not confirming anything that Senator Buttimer has just said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Options for Constitutional Change (18 Oct 2017)

Rónán Mullen: I have to go to Galway. I will at some point check what Senator Buttimer said. I hope the Chairman does not think I have ever been unfair to her. I think this process is a disgrace. The Chairman is presiding over it but she is nonetheless a very courteous person.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues Arising from the Citizens' Assembly Recommendations: Masters of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street and the Rotunda Hospital (11 Oct 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Words such as glib are unhelpful. Senator Buttimer has a point but is being unfair-----

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Apr 2017)

Rónán Mullen: As Senator Buttimer well knows, I would have been one of the constructive voices on this issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Apr 2017)

Rónán Mullen: I thank Senator Buttimer for what I think was a compliment.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Apr 2017)

Rónán Mullen: Senator Buttimer should tell that to the Jack and Jill Foundation. Taxpayers are worried about hundreds of millions of euro. It appears we are back in the Celtic tiger days of waste and there has been no debate about it.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Rónán Mullen: Senator Buttimer has no evidence for that.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Rónán Mullen: That is not what Senator Buttimer alleged a minute ago.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Rónán Mullen: Senator Buttimer is completely mixed up.