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Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2012)

David Norris: Hear, hear. Contrary to the French and the Germans.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2012)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2012)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2012)

David Norris: If the referendum is defeated, we would still have that same advantage.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2012)

David Norris: How can there be any politics if there is no water?

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2012)

David Norris: Under Standing Orders, one should not make reference to the absence of Members.

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

David Norris: "Coronation Street".

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

David Norris: I am grateful to Senator Barrett who, as always, is graciousness personified and knows much more than I do on this subject. I have strong feelings on it, however, and while they are not represented very widely in the House, they are widely represented throughout Europe.

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

David Norris: This is another classic example of the democratic deficit. A colleague in the other House, Deputy Catherine Murphy, who sent around a very interesting document, pointed out that although we are just discussing the Schedule, which is a short brief piece of prose, it contains wording that has only been used three times before and always in situations when there was a substantial ceding of...

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

David Norris: No, not necessarily, but I am against centralised folly. Let me just examine a few of the other clichés that have been delivered today. First, I believe it was Senator Bacik who said "we are, where we are".

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

David Norris: What a novelty. I do not think I have heard that before and I shall certainly write it down in my little book for further reference. Senator Mooney on our side of the House tells us that he is living in the real world. I think I am living in the real world too, but we just take different views on it. The world is either real or it is not real. To say that one is living in the real world...

Seanad: Thirtieth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Apr 2012)

David Norris: At least, we stood by the Republic.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

David Norris: They have huge hoovers.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

David Norris: It should include absenteeism in the House also.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

David Norris: I second the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by Senator Darragh O'Brien. It is extraordinary that the gas company is going to install water meters. One can buy electricity from the gas company. Why do we not merge them all into one? We have been asked for a debate on absenteeism. I glanced around the House. We started ten minutes late. I was the first person in the Chamber...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

David Norris: That may relate to another matter which I ask the Deputy Leader to bring to the attention of the broadcasting section. It is extraordinary that when the House sits on its own, as it does sometimes and during which periods it sometimes addresses important matters, it is never reported on RTE. There is a programme called" Oireachtas Report" but it only broadcasts when both Houses are sitting...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

David Norris: I beg your pardon, a Leas-Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

David Norris: I am raising a point of order.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

David Norris: I am sorry, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, but I ask Senator Conway to withdraw his remark, which is very uncharacteristic of him. I organised my presidential campaign so that I was in the House on sitting days. The record will show that.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2012)

David Norris: Hear, hear.