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- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: Does the Minister not think it is good? Is he challenging it?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: I did not.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: How could I possibly have prophesied what Senator McDowell would say after I had spoken and mentioned that I had taken legal advice?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: Of course I am, we are both Members of the Senate.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: I am a member of the Technical Group now, but forget that. I would hate to be accused of filibustering so I must remain absolutely focused on the Bill. Senator McDowell, former Attorney General, former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, highly respected senior counsel and practising barrister, has said that I am 100% right and yet the Minister has not even said, as he has said...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: Because that is in the spirit of the Bill. We cannot have these people like KPMG. I thought it was the manufacturer of pet food but perhaps it was engaged in the preparation of the dog's dinner. What does it do?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: Doing what?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: I also pointed out that one of the Sinn Féin representatives in the Dáil indicated that this would be a method of screening out people who are antagonistic to the IRA. That is clear political interference, it could not be clearer. I have to say that I am not a persistent critic of Sinn Féin as some people are in this House. To quote the Bible, there is more joy in heaven...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: I just said she was a baggage.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: No she was just a baggage. She was rather self important and like me rather-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: A faggot.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: Yes, they are not identifiable.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: Yes. I will leave it at that for the time being but I would like to know whether the Minister will give any consideration to the distinction I have made of three distinct entities, not three persons - the trinity is the three persons in one God which as we know is quite a difficult theological concept to swallow. Is he prepared to give it any consideration or will he leave it to chance as...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: A straight answer.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: I was a little derailed during my last contribution-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: -----and I forgot to mention a particular concern I have, again, on section 11, subsection (9), of the Bill. It states, "The Commission may, out of the resources at its disposal, pay to a person, consultant or adviser referred to in subsection (7) such fees (if any) or allowances for expenses (if any) as the Commission may, with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Public...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: It would be wonderful. On the other hand the Bill proposes that the commission may pay these fees, "out of the resources at its disposal". What are the resources at its disposal? They can only pay what they have in the kitty. If they do not have enough in the kitty to pay proper consultants then we are banjaxed from day 1. There are a lot of problems with this question of payment. I do...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: Exactly. Why should they? Why does the Bill propose "if any"? Why do we not know how much they are going to get? I believe this is a fair and reasonable request to make of the Minister.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: The Minister weakened the phrase by expanding it. It was beautiful as "engorged bureaucracy".
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)
David Norris: What about the persons? Do they not get something?