Results 5,761-5,780 of 20,831 for speaker:David Norris
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: Madness.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: We can expand the time. Get the Leader's agreement. Why is he blocking?
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: I wanted to know when the last one was.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: I will wait until tomorrow when I will put down the motion again. I will discuss the matter with the Leader of the House and will not waste the time of the House on it now.
- Seanad: Middle East: Statements (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: I do not wish rudely to interrupt the Minister of State but I wonder whether a script is available.
- Seanad: Middle East: Statements (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: That gives it greater relevancy.
- Seanad: Middle East: Statements (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: The Minister of State never had a difficulty with free-ranging contributions.
- Seanad: Middle East: Statements (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Middle East: Statements (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: Or blame for their disgusting behaviour.
- Seanad: Middle East: Statements (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: I believe it was Israel.
- Seanad: Middle East: Statements (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: I wish we would.
- Seanad: Middle East: Statements (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: May I with unparalleled generosity award the last minute to my friend and colleague, Senator Bacik? The Minister of State is most welcome and I thank him for his courtesy in giving me the notes of his speech. I wish to say something about the context of this debate. It is very short and rushed. I am grateful to the Minister of State for being present. He is a person of substance and...
- Seanad: Middle East: Statements (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: Al-Jazeera was there.
- Seanad: Middle East: Statements (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: I am grateful to the Leader for his generous and practical suggestion. Since I have received an undertaking from the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs that the motion was sent to the Dáil and Seanad Offices and will be sent again, will we take this proposal to support the Government's position? That would be helpful in strengthening the Minister's hand. I particularly want to do what the...
- Seanad: Eel Fisheries (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: I compliment the Minister of State on the gracious manner in which he dealt with the previous Adjournment matter. I hope he will be equally gracious in dealing with the matter I am raising. He is the most appropriate Minister of State to deal with the subject of eel fisheries because he is involved in determining Ireland's approach to the issue. I have been approached by representatives of...
- Seanad: Eel Fisheries (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: I thank the Minister of State for his response, which addressed partially some of the issues but not all of them. I would like to pick up on a number of points. The Minister of State said he is advised the draft eel management plan relies on the most up to date scientific data but he did not say who advised him. I am suspicious of that advice because the figures on which he is relying are...
- Seanad: Eel Fisheries (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: I accept that.
- Seanad: Eel Fisheries (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: As a computer virgin I can assure the Minister of State I have not even seen it.
- Seanad: Eel Fisheries (18 Feb 2009)
David Norris: Despite the fact that it looks out of date.