Results 10,141-10,160 of 20,831 for speaker:David Norris
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: The Irish Times is wrong on other matters also.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: Good on Senator O'Sullivan.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: It leaves people's professional reputations impugned.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second and Subsequent Stages (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: I welcome the Minister to the House. She is an ornament to her Department, as she was to this House when she was Leader of the Opposition. This is a simple, technical, one-page Bill. The first amending section provides for the substitution of 28 days with 29 days as the maximum duration for an interim care order. I read the Minister's speech but I was not completely clear about why this...
- Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second and Subsequent Stages (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: He will be very welcome here.
- Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second and Subsequent Stages (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: All the costs are too high in the State.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: I welcome the Minister to the House and I congratulate Senator O'Donnell on her courage and innovation in tabling the motion. It is timely. I opposed the lottery Bill. I opposed the selling of our assets. I recognise that there has been a consistent dumbing down of this society. Just the other weekend I watched television and for one hour, every single station that was accessible in my...
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: The people have a vested interest in the lotto, 62% to 63% of people regularly engage in the lotto that is the reason I believe it should remain in Ireland. We are fifth per capita in terms of lottery sales in Europe. We are only eight in terms of the distribution to good causes. Instead of trying to sell off the lottery, perhaps we could increase the percentage that goes to good causes. I...
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: So it is very important to retain it. I am glad the Minister agrees.
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: From 33%
- Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: Could the Minister not have extended the licence as he did already by 18 months?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Recovery: Discussion with Chambers Ireland (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: I welcome our three guests. Mr. O'Mahony demonstrated the importance of the contribution from the backbenches when he was suddenly called in to contribute. This is the first time we have been provided with questions in our briefing. I never remember that happening before. There were some suggested questions. I looked through them with interest. It is a curious procedure but helpful in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Recovery: Discussion with Chambers Ireland (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: There was not much trade with the Vatican.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Recovery: Discussion with Chambers Ireland (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: I was thinking more in terms of extraordinary rendition. We had a committee established in the Seanad and it was destroyed as a result of commercial pressures from the Shannon area. The human rights aspect was got rid of.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombia Peace Process: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: I think it would be very foolish to take a stand against passing motions. They have to be passed by a majority of the people present, and that is democratic. As long as I have been a member of the committee, and that has been since the beginning, we have always passed motions, some of which were significant motions on East Timor, military conflict, Palestine and a range of issues. If we do...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombia Peace Process: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: They do not change the substance of it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Colombia Peace Process: Motion (13 Feb 2013)
David Norris: We should offer helpful solutions rather than introducing new problems.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)
David Norris: Hear, hear.