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- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: Why take the support from them? In regard to the housing adaptation scheme, if people are to stay at home that scheme is necessary. There are many other issues but we will have an opportunity during the budget debate, which I hope we will have here, to make submissions on behalf of other people, including schools where bullying programmes and guidance councillors must be supported. We have...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: She needs support from all sides of the House and I hope she takes some of the practical suggestions that have been made here and implements them in so far as possible.
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: Was I terminated?
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: I am terminated.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
David Norris: In the interest of balance, could Senator D'Arcy advertise my book while he is at it? It is far better written. The Senator is not mentioned in it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
David Norris: We are a basket case.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
David Norris: I deplore the fact that a group of duly elected Members of the Oireachtas were inhibited from making their position on the children's referendum clear. I am not convinced by the argument that, as my colleague, Senator Mullen, said, they were leeching off taxpayers' money. I am not sure what taxpayers' money was involved in holding an event in Merrion Square. That seems to be a very wide...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: I am glad the Leas-Chathaoirleach is not naming Senator Hayden.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: In recent days, the foreign affairs committee has held informal meetings with, among others, the head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, which is in charge of the situation in Palestine, to discuss the issues of the educational and medical needs of that vulnerable group of people in the Middle East. Yesterday, we met a group from the UK Parliament. One of its leaders was...
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: On a point of order, despite my long-standing friendship with Senator Leyden, that was a completely inappropriate remark and I ask him in a spirit of gentlemanliness to withdraw it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: The Senator cannot have everybody if it is only females.
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: I compliment my colleague and friend Senator Crown on his gloriously mixed metaphor. It was a remarkable stylistic achievement but we all agree with the Senator. He has such an impish sense of fun, which I believe is also shared by the Minister. This amendment seems to be in concert with the Minister's ambition. Sunset clauses are not unknown in legislation. They serve a useful purpose in...
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: We could bring forward the deadline.
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: If Senator MacSharry would like me to do so, I would be very happy to second it.
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: I am astonished about this. The section states: "A person may not be appointed as an appointed director unless he or she is a person who is an employee of the Executive holding the grade of national director in the Executive." There could not be a clearer example of what used to be called, with great scorn, "jobs for the boys" or "jobs for the boys and girls". In other words, we are...
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: So it is a deal?
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: A temporary little arrangement - I remember that phase.
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: Senator Barrett wants to speak before the vote on the amendment.
- Seanad: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: Senator Barrett is too modest.