Results 3,041-3,060 of 20,831 for speaker:David Norris
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2018)
David Norris: Absolutely right.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2018)
David Norris: He certainly did, for a year.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2018)
David Norris: I was going to raise the issue of the Presidency and the totally undemocratic response of the main political parties. I was intimidated, however, by the prospect of a bombardment from the Leader, so I am not going to correct his inaccurate remarks of yesterday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jul 2018)
David Norris: With regard to the position of women in the home, I believe it is interesting that there is an argument, in my opinion, for a modified form of that. I believe we should respect the role of woman in the home, and of man in the home, of parents in the home. I believe that it is completely appropriate that no person should be forced by economic necessity out of being a parent in the home. I...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: Hear, hear. It is a pity there are not more like them.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: How long does the Leader estimate that will take?
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: That is fine.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: Judges are citizens too. They could well be on trolleys.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: Some of us have done so for years.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: In the context of the possible forthcoming presidential election, I have to say that it is very disillusioning to see the three principal political parties, that is, all the principal parties except for Sinn Féin, attempting to close off the nomination process. It is quite wrong.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: Senior people in Fine Gael are briefing the media on this repeatedly.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: I was talking about Fine Gael, not Fianna Fáil, but they are all in it. All the political parties are in it. They are doing their very best to close off the nomination process and prevent the ordinary people having any access to the nomination process for the Presidency of Ireland.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: They are not interested in it themselves. They want to save their money. They could not be bothered and do not think that there is anybody of sufficient talent within their own ranks. Perhaps they are right. Perhaps there is nobody of talent in these parties. They should not seek, however, to close off the nomination process from the ordinary people. I am delighted that the councillors...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: Turning to the disturbances in Derry, the attacks from the Bogside on the Fountain area, which is a small Protestant enclave, are very disturbing. They show how dangerous it is to allow any opportunity for dissident republicans to take up this thing. In fact, it shows how volatile the situation would be if there were any attempt to institute a Border again in this country. With regard to...
- Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: Will we receive a copy of the Tánaiste's speech?
- Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: It is just a device.
- Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: This is a device as there are only a few minutes remaining in which the Bill can be discussed.
- Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: Exactly.
- Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: It has not worked.
- Seanad: Situation in Palestine: Statements (11 Jul 2018)
David Norris: So the Israelis can blow it up.