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Seanad: Agriculture: Statements (16 Apr 2024)

Rónán Mullen: ...the Minister's thoughts, comments and perhaps even corrections on that. Finally, when I last met the Minister, I raised the question of consultation on the proposed ban on electronic collars for training dogs. I was grateful that at that time the Minister agreed to extend the consultation period.Where are we at with that? Is the fruit of that consultation in? I said at the time that it...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Welfare (24 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: ...example there. On 4 January what I would regard as a mysterious consultation appeared on the website of the Department of agriculture. I felt it was artfully hidden under seven statutory notices on dog ear-cropping regulations. It was the only item not headlined at the top of the page. It seemed as though people were not meant to notice it. That consultation being announced is on a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Welfare (24 Jan 2024)

Rónán Mullen: I thank the Minister for his response, and the deadline extension is very welcome. I am a dog owner. I have no vested interest because I have a loveable but cowardly collie who does not need any such collar for training. However, as to the question of whether it is a shock, scientists say that this is more like a pulse. I think the Minister is conceding the principle if he is not...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Feb 2023)

Rónán Mullen: ...better or worse. There are many unanswered questions, no matter how one looks at it, about the terrifying report in The Irish Timesat the weekend alleging an attack involving a German Shepherd dog and people wearing balaclavas. It appears that while the newspaper reported that the journalist Kitty Holland had witnessed the attack, that was not the case. At this point, there is no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Mental Health Supports in Schools and Tertiary Education: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Rónán Mullen: ...to start asking questions about the things we discuss and the things we do not discuss? I was glad to hear what Mr. Crone had to say about the points system. The tail of the high points courses is wagging the dog of the whole system. We have discussed this in this committee before but I refer to preventing student anxiety and mental health problems at whatever level of the scale they are...

Seanad: Gambling (Prohibition of Advertising) Bill 2021: Second Stage (23 Mar 2022)

Rónán Mullen: ...of events or charitable events? I very much doubt it. The Bill proposes a blanket ban on all broadcast and non-broadcast advertising except for printed material distributed at a racecourse or a dog track. While I support this general aim, I think the approach is too blunt. For example, as it stands, the Bill appears to ban gambling advertising both inside and outside betting shops. As...

Seanad: Covid-19 (Tourism): Statements (22 Mar 2021)

Rónán Mullen: ..., set out so eloquently about the beauty of the area in which we live, namely, that of Roscommon-east Galway. I frequently walk and run around the back roads of my own place, sometimes bringing the dog, but I am always struck by the natural beauty of our place. I say that as somebody who has walked a lot on the Continent, particularly on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela. What one...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)

Rónán Mullen: As dogs' dinners go, this section would get the Michelin star for canine catering. One might say that it takes the dog biscuit. Senator Craughwell put his finger on it when he identified part of what is going on here, which is the increasing trend of farming out, postponing and creating barriers to responsibility for mistakes or bad choices made, or worse. There is a sense that we cannot...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2018)

Rónán Mullen: ..., they are in a position to stand on their heads and it is not necessary for the performance of the function. It would be a great help to us, if this is something more than gobbledygook or a dog's dinner, if the Minister gives particular examples of the type of thing he is trying to include and the type of thing he is trying to exclude. I do not know the detail of the controversy in...

Seanad: Appointment of Receivers: Motion (6 May 2015)

Rónán Mullen: ...his wife, were confronted by an outrageous display of intimidation. The receiver arrived at the family farm at about 2 a.m. reportedly with about 50 staff, some of whom were dressed with balaclavas and had German shepherd dogs. The mob arrived in ten large trucks, industrial loaders with tower lights, and a minibus. This cavalcade was also accompanied by three Garda vehicles. I am...

Seanad: Appointment of Receivers: Motion (6 May 2015)

Rónán Mullen: ...to deliver two final paragraphs. An order should be required setting out the maximum number of people who may attend a premises, if it is to be more than the receiver and two staff. The use of dogs, weapons or any other manner of intimidation should be banned. An order should be made that all those who attend a premises with a receiver make their identity known to the court and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Apr 2015)

Rónán Mullen: ...have been given notice, and after trying many estate agents, they could not find suitable accommodation. These are people who are willing to pay good money for accommodation. As the family have a little dog, she is worried they might have a difficulty in getting accommodation. This may appear to be a small problem from a distance but upfront it is a real stress in people's lives. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2015)

Rónán Mullen: ...HSE has been engaging the services of PR firms at all. Why is a public body, established under the Health Act 2004, investing in a press operation? Senators will have heard the phrase about having a dog and barking oneself, which is relevant here. Why is it that the HSE has people in receipt of publicly-funded salaries doing communications work for it but is also procuring PR and spin...

Seanad: European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (23 Jan 2014)

Rónán Mullen: ...in areas that ought properly to be left to member states. Only in recent weeks the European Union made a representation to the Romanian Government telling it that the putting down of stray dogs was a matter it ought to be careful about even though that approach was not within the EU's remit. I sometimes think that some of the Commissioners have too much time on their hands and are...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Rónán Mullen: ...This was not least because nine months earlier in the NewERA policy document he had committed himself to a reformed Seanad as part of a broader package of political reform. However, he has stuck doggedly to his idea since then, as he does stick doggedly to ideas, no matter how bad or dangerous some of them are. Notwithstanding the Labour Party's commitment in its election manifesto to...

Seanad: Welfare of Greyhounds Bill 2011: Second Stage (25 Oct 2011)

Rónán Mullen: ...as, anuraidh. I ndáiríre, tá an-creidiúint le tabhairt dóibh as ucht an cheist seo a ardú. Tá sé tábhachtach go bhfuil an Bille os ár gcomhair inniu. I supported what became the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 when it was the subject of a passionate debate in the previous Seanad. I recall that a number of Fine Gael Senators at the time were extremely concerned with regard...

Seanad: An Bille um an Tríochadú Leasú ar an mBunreacht (Fiosruithe Thithe an Oireachtais) 2011: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha / Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Houses of the Oireachtas Inquiries) Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Sep 2011)

Rónán Mullen: ...place. Issues of complexity arise and I take the view that my amendment addresses this complexity in a necessary way. The Acting Chairman and I have joked in the past about the phrase "every dog and divil" and its utility in various contexts. The issue of using the word "calibre" is relevant to my amendment. In no sense do I question anyone's intelligence or integrity, but another...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2011)

Rónán Mullen: ...the Seanad in the past. Those are the kinds of people a reforming Taoiseach should think of putting into the Seanad. The second issue concerns whether the new Taoiseach will let the tail wag the dog. Fine Gael got an excellent result in this election, partly because it returned to its Christian Democrat roots. Guarantees were given on the importance of maintaining best maternal care for...

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I was impressed with and agree with the essential point made by Senator Coffey on the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill. I participated in the debate on this Bill in the Seanad with great interest and tabled a number of amendments. What struck me at a the time was that although Members had different views on the various amendments, there was an intense debate. I formed the impression that...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Rónán Mullen: I move amendment No. 11: In page 15, subsection (4), line 3, to delete "may" and substitute "shall". Section 14(4) currently reads that the Minister "may" issue guidelines on the operation of dog breeding establishments and the compliance by operators of dog breeding establishments with this Act. The effect of amendments Nos. 11 and 12 would be that the Minister "shall" issue guidelines on...