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- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
David Norris: I had a guest at lunch today. She is the widow of a school friend of mine. She is English and she spoke about attending a citizenship ceremony when she achieved Irish citizenship. She spoke about it with tremendous passion and said it was one of the most moving days of her life. She was surrounded by people from Asia, Africa and Europe and this meant so much to her. It is in that human...
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
David Norris: With who?
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
David Norris: Senator what?
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
David Norris: I did not know that.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
David Norris: I was not asked, so I would have made provision and speeded up. How long have I got?
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
David Norris: Have I have two minutes and 30 seconds?
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
David Norris: I am looking for some injury time because there was an interruption. I am going to take it anyway, no matter what happens.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
David Norris: What is the Minister of State's response is to the observations of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, which was strongly critical of this country? Reference has been made to the situation of Nonso Moujeke in Tullamore. This is an extraordinary thing. It showed the young people of Ireland, the children of Ireland, knew more than the Government of Ireland, because they...
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
David Norris: Who would the Minister discuss this with in Northern Ireland?
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
David Norris: I would not bank on that.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
David Norris: Hear, hear. Waterford Glass.
- Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Naturalisation of Minors Born in Ireland) Bill 2018: Second Stage (21 Nov 2018)
David Norris: It is a pity he shot the archduke first.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
David Norris: The water jump.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
David Norris: Could we ever forget him?
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
David Norris: I draw the attention of the House to an editorial published in last Saturday's edition of The Irish Times. It is extremely damning. It is a long time since I have read such a negative editorial and it bears directly on the business of this House. The headline for the article could be "Scrap the Judicial Appointments Bill". The first line reads, "It is still not too late for the Government...
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
David Norris: In the article reference was made to Minister Ross's complaints.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
David Norris: I will, indeed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2018)
David Norris: The article mentioned that the Minister, Deputy Ross, talked about people, "who will stop at nothing to frustrate democratic decisions.” However, the editorial pointed out that all of us with our various techniques of holding the Bill up to scrutiny are merely exercising our democratic rights, "to use all available parliamentary means to scrutinise a deeply flawed piece of...