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Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)

David Norris: On a point of information and order-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)

David Norris: If Senator Walsh shuts up I would get it made.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)

David Norris: On a point of order, disorder and information, would Senator Mullen be kind enough, through the Leader, to circulate the details of Exit International because I will certainly be joining it?

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)

David Norris: I congratulate him because having spent a lifetime of political activity trying to control people's lives-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Jul 2013)

David Norris: -----he is now trying to control their deaths as well. He can hump off as far as I am concerned.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

David Norris: One does not expect much in the way of initiative or intelligence from the Government, but it would be refreshing if, occasionally, it joined up one or two of the dots. I speak particularly of the situation whereby we are implementing charges for water. We do not know what the charges are. We do not know what the costs of meters are. We know it is going out to tender. I have spoken in...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

David Norris: The gas board is involved in putting them in. That is called gas, spelt G-A-S. It is putting in the water, spelt W-A-T-E-R. The same operation provides electricity, spelt E-L-E-C-T-R-I-C-T-Y.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

David Norris: In other countries it is perfectly feasible to put remotely readable meters in. Why not put the whole bloody lot in at the same time and stop them digging up pavements, including antique listed pavements in the centre of Dublin, three times in order that we can pay English companies for the benefit of wrecking our city? Could the Leader ask the Minister to try to join up a small number of...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

David Norris: Will the Leader drop in a note?

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

David Norris: To the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Hogan.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

David Norris: He has a big whip and a big stick.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

David Norris: To whomever. I am sure that someone could be found.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2013)

David Norris: It is not. We should have had notice of this.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

David Norris: Wait until we get to the amendments.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

David Norris: No, absolutely not. Rubbish. I do not accept it because the Cathaoirleach is talking about tradition. One could make that up as one went along. It is not a rule of the House. I do not accept it. We are going to take the sections, oppose them and do it the way this House wants to do it and not the way the Government wants to do it. To hell with long-standing tradition. May I remind the...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

David Norris: It is not a binding rule. It is long-standing tradition and it is about time it was turned over.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

David Norris: We all have. It is all rubbish and we know where they came from.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

David Norris: To hell with tradition.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

David Norris: I do not propose to visit either Yad Vashem or The Dunbrody. It is a question of tactics. I understand exactly what is going on and I commend my colleagues. We must have the fullest possible discussion of this matter. I intend to be a little bit concentrated at the beginning because if we start the filibuster now, we are in danger of goading the people into extinguishing us through sheer...

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2013)

David Norris: I thank the Leader of accepting the vigorous assertion from this side that we should not just follow an empty tradition. I salute him and thank him for doing that. We should have an orderly progression of the Bill. It is perfectly clear that the Government and in particular those who are unfortunate enough to be members of a harassed minority on the Government side-----