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- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: Senator Conway is too innocent. He does come from the west.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: The Senator was questioning the Chair.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: It is not.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: It is not.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: I did.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: A hell of a lot more lay people voted for me than for Senator Ruane.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: It is classic Ross. He is very keen on-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: A black pudding Bill.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: O'Higgins.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: I am unambiguous in my attitude toward this Bill. I think it is an appalling tissue of rubbish. We have heard all kinds of stuff on dogs tails and transparent lobsters. They could not even get it right in the Dáil. They tried to squeeze 16 people into 13 places. How nonsensical can one possibly get? There is a huge whiff of populism off this Bill.I am not convinced that the...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: It happened and it does not particularly bother me. We made our argument and we eventually prevailed, which is the important aspect of the case.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: I do not whether they are retired but that is what they were.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: No. When someone signs a document without giving any reason for doing so and when the Chief Justice misdirects himself in law, how else can one describe it? The Minister has-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: It is recorded. The Minister----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: To stop the interruptions, I will withdraw the remark.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: The Minister, Deputy Flanagan, said that reform does not imply that the present system has impaired the quality, diligence and integrity of the judicial function. He significantly failed to point to any single instance of judicially inappropriate appointment. That is a very significant fact, so there is no real reason for concern. The Minister also said that his approach is in accordance...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
David Norris: The Minister is correct.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2018)
David Norris: Senator Ó Céidigh is from the west of Ireland just as much as Senator Byrne.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2018)
David Norris: Curiously enough, on this day when we are having a very welcome apology from the Government, I must raise a situation which is as yet unresolved. I ask the Leader to ask the appropriate Minister why the sections of Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 have not yet been enacted after three years. These are provisions which will allow same-sex parents to adopt what...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2018)
David Norris: Exactly.