Results 4,721-4,740 of 20,831 for speaker:David Norris
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2008)
David Norris: I congratulate our colleague, Senator Bacik, on raising the question of whether it is suitable to imprison women for minor offences. I regret male Members of the Houses are not invited to the meeting on this later because it is important that men, who are coequals as legislators, should be involved in these discussions. The overwhelming majority of the prison population is male and an...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2008)
David Norris: Follow that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2008)
David Norris: I asked the Leader clearly and specifically to call the Minister for Defence or the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the House to respond on European defence.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2008)
David Norris: Thank you. I would be grateful if the Leader could get an answer on the matter for me or get the Minister to the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2008)
David Norris: And the FFers.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)
David Norris: I join Senator Ormonde in asking again for a debate on the Lisbon treaty, although not quite in the light she wants it. I would like a more balanced debate and I look forward to an opportunity to provide some of that balance. We have not had a balanced debate on the matter in the House. I will say more about that later. I am very grateful to my colleagues, including Senators Fitzgerald,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)
David Norris: The majority of my colleagues on that side spoke very well on that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)
David Norris: The other person suggested was Deputy Coughlan, a very intelligent person. Let it be remembered that within the course of the last Government, she had the unenviable distinction of being the only Minister in Europe to have introduced legislation discriminating against the social rights of gay citizens in this country. That is why people like myself are worried.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)
David Norris: I acknowledge that we will be discussing Thornton Hall on Thursday, which I welcome. It would be foolish not to acknowledge the document, Patients, Not Prisoners, produced by the Central Mental Hospital carers' group, the Irish Mental Health Coalition and Schizophrenia Ireland. I ask other Members to acquire it. It discusses co-location of the mental hospital, which is very worrying to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)
David Norris: It has also refused to allow non-governmental organisations to travel beyond Rangoon.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)
David Norris: What about the posters calling for a "No" vote?
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)
David Norris: I assure the Leader those posters are not mine. My comments have not even been reported when I have spoken against the treaty.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)
David Norris: Let us have some balance in this Chamber.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)
David Norris: Unlike some of the Leader's colleagues.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2008)
David Norris: I would welcome a debate on the Lisbon treaty. That would be excellent.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)
David Norris: No, it is great.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)
David Norris: That is rubbish.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)
David Norris: He is not. He is an excellent speaker. At least he was able to put the case for the "No" side.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2008)
David Norris: He is not.