Results 2,821-2,840 of 20,831 for speaker:David Norris
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I take it that the Minister will be sympathetic. I will leave the matter until we reach the section.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
David Norris: It is absurd that the Seanad is not trusted to make any recommendation that involves the spending of money. It is utterly fatuous and ridiculous.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
David Norris: It is foolish and it neuters the Seanad in many areas. It means we have to find mechanisms to circumvent it, as I have done once or twice. On one occasion I got as far as a couple of pages into a budget because Albert Reynolds accepted it. It is a mistake and diminishes the dignity of the House to impose a blanket ban, so that when we table sensible amendments they are disallowed. Even though...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
David Norris: Yes it has â it came before section 185. It is a matter of arithmetic.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)
David Norris: The whole Seanad is precluded. Are we all the Opposition â the loyal Opposition on one side and the disloyal Opposition on the other?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I join with my colleagues in calling for an explanation of the Aer Lingus situation. The Minister appeared before the Joint Committee on Transport, and I attended that meeting. There are worries about it. The same, or similar, advisers who were involved in the Eircom situation have been advising on this. It does not look as if we will get a good deal. The public was misled in the run up to...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I am not, however, altogether surprised, in light of the acerbic remarks of some people in this House, and the Minister. May I remind the interrupters on the other side of the House that the people who attack An Taisce for its reasonable comments on one-off housing and its implications for water and sewerage systems, squeaked about this but did not like it when An Taisce told the truth. I...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: The State owns it through Coillte but has allowed it to collapse. Something perhaps should be done with that. The editorial in The Irish Times states: "But the remit of the fine-sounding Irish Heritage Trust is so limited that the institution does not deserve that title". I hope that after a period this will be re-examined and proper and full legislation brought in, through this House, to...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I second the amendment. I have something of a Machiavellian interest in it because it deals with such matters as conflict of interest, validity of statements and so on. In addition to supporting this important amendment, I wish to afford the Minister an opportunity, if he so chooses, to revisit my amendment No. 5, which relates to the video taping of the taking of samples. I was 30 seconds...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I move amendment No. 42: In page 164, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: "197.âSection 13 of the Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006 is amendedâ (a) by the deletion of subsection (1), and (b) by the renumbering accordingly, of subsections (2) to (10) as subsections (1) to (9).". Senator Henry asked me to move this amendment on her behalf as she must catch an aeroplane. I...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I agree this is a very important Bill. Every Member of the House supports the Minister in his objectives. Some of us had qualms about some of the approaches but the Bill will pass. I join my colleagues in thanking the Minister. He has taken a clear and personal interest in the Bill. He has been present in the House throughout its passage and did not hand the debate to a surrogate Minister. As...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I will not resile. I congratulate the Minister and his team on the passage of the Bill. I thank him for the courtesy he has, as usual, shown to the Seanad, and for being present throughout the debate and answering all the questions. Even if questions were tedious and ill-informed, he was always courteous. I learned a good deal during the progress of the Bill. I hope it will achieve the...
- Seanad: Planning Issues. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. He is a just and decent man and this is a case of clear and flagrant injustice. I hope the Minister of State may be able to rectify it in some way. It concerns an interesting property on the Dublin quays. It is about the only early 18th century house left in that range of buildings. It is used as a post office and my informant's family has lived...
- Seanad: Planning Issues. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: Exactly a year ago.
- Seanad: Planning Issues. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: That would ruin the property.
- Seanad: Planning Issues. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I thank the Minister of State for his flexible approach on this matter. I notice that in his prepared script he avoided mentioning the earlier meeting altogether. The objective of the city council is to preserve these buildings. The floor area requirement is a complete nonsense as far as 18th century buildings are concerned. I do not know how they can meet that requirement, but they have met...
- Seanad: Planning Issues. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: The one person who has taken it up is being penalised.
- Seanad: Planning Issues. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: Yes.
- Seanad: Planning Issues. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I am sure they can be overcome with a bit of imagination.