Results 2,841-2,860 of 20,831 for speaker:David Norris
- Seanad: Planning Issues. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: If there is any way the Minister of State can use his good offices, I would appreciate it.
- Seanad: Planning Issues. (4 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I understand.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I was against electronic voting from day one. There was never any public demand for it. In fact, the public did not want it and the Minister accepted that on the wireless yesterday. He said the Irish public never asked for electronic voting and did not want it. It was a gimmick that simply did not work. It was a failure. As a result, the Irish people have lost confidence in electronic voting....
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: Let us urge the Government to sell these blasted things to the United States of America, get some money back from them and have a decent, old-fashioned election which we can all enjoy.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: Yes I do.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I want to ask about the situation regarding Aer Lingus because I agree with my colleagues that it would be good if the Minister came to the House because he has attended a meeting of the Joint Committee on Transport. However, this is our responsibility. We passed this legislation, neutering ourselves. It is the responsibility of Members on the Government side because the Government has a...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: Yes, but a matter in which I have been consistently involved has been raised, namely, An Taisce. When an Irish Independent columnist starts writing about a columnist from The Irish Times there is only one reason I have ever seen for that and it is to cause mischief. In this case I would say that the use of the words "infection" and "criminal" was very unwise by An Taisce but it may well have...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: There is no problem, we are happy with being called a rabble.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: That is an assumption.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I think it is called the Blue Flag scheme.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I do not have a retreat.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: Usually, local organisations make the appeals. It is not a matter of people returning to Dublin.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: They have indicated their interest.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: An Taisce will object to the Leader's airport. It will frighten the hens and the local zoo inmates.
- Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: Let the hare sit.
- Seanad: Institutes of Technology Bill 2006: Second Stage. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I thank Senator O'Toole for allowing me to share his time. I welcome the Minister of State and the Bill. I have spoken previously on these issues and remember being briefed some years ago by the Dublin Institute of Technology. I have a certain selfish interest because Trinity College, Dublin, conferred degrees for a number of years so I still have a residue of voters from that background. In...
- Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: I presume an Independent Senator will contribute.
- Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: God be with the days when the Senator was one himself.
- Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: That is stupid.
- Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)
David Norris: Why do the Irish not send troops to the Israelis, then?