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- Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)
David Norris: Not until next year.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2018)
David Norris: On a point of order, Mrs. Lucia O'Farrell is in the Public Gallery of the Dáil and will be happy to meet Members.
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
David Norris: Bravo.
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
David Norris: Trying to get money out of the banks is impossible.
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
David Norris: Every time one goes in looking for something, one is told it cannot be done.
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
David Norris: Yes.
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
David Norris: First, I must pay tribute to Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell, who originated this extremely important debate. I have to say I cannot hide my distaste for the banks. They look to me like cockroaches, the only thing that would survive a nuclear explosion. We had a kind of financial nuclear explosion in this country. We thought everything was devastated and then out came the cockroaches...
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
David Norris: The one thing they do not want is customers. If one goes into any bank, one will immediately meet someone directing people to a machine nearby. One dares not approach a living human being.
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
David Norris: If one can be found. I was in the bank where I have had an account for 70 years, at the old home of the Parliament of Ireland at 2 College Green. I had not been there for a long time because the bank keeps pushing one out. There are no services. One cannot get this and one cannot do that. I was amazed at the things the bank will not allow one to do with one's own money. The bank will...
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
David Norris: Hear, hear, absolutely. Bingo. One in the eye for me.
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
David Norris: The bank first thought it could transfer €100,000 a day but then it turned out to be only €20,000 a day. I eventually managed to overwhelm them and I managed to get it done. I went into the bank at 2 College Green the other day. It has an enormous banking hall, at least the size at least of this Chamber, with about 20 cashpoints, only to discover the bank had closed the...
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
David Norris: I hope so but I am not at all sure because things certainly have changed. I will list the post offices that are closing down in three counties. In County Clare, they are Carrigaholt, Cooraclare, Craggagh, Cree, Doonbeg, Drumandoora, Feakle, Kilfenora, Kilmurry Mcmahon, Labasheeda, Lissycasey, Quilty and Whitegate. In County Limerick, 18 are closing, namely, Anglesborough, Ardagh, Athea,...
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
David Norris: -----Gneeveguilla, Headford, Killarney, Kilcummin, Kilflyn, Kilmoyly, Knocknagoshel, Lisselton, Lyracrumpane, Mastergeehy, Moyvane and Scartaglen. I would advocate that we introduce something like theSparkasse bank or Kiwibank, which offers personal banking, home loans, personal loans, credit cards, everyday accounts and business banking accounts. Its services include business lending,...
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
David Norris: Suas leis na lámha, how many in this House trust banks? Not a single bloody one. We do not trust the banks. However, Kiwibank can be trusted. It is a mutual bank. It is a bank that is interested in the welfare of the citizen, and that is what we want.May I make a final remark to the Minister?
- Seanad: Community Banking System: Statements (30 May 2018)
David Norris: At the time of the financial crisis, a great opportunity was created to reimagine the banking system. The mistake that was made was that governments all over the world, including here and in France, Germany, England and America, went in to rescue the financial services and let the people go and bugger themselves. Good government means looking after the welfare of the citizens.
- Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)
David Norris: It is a very good motion.
- Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)
David Norris: He should have gone the whole hog and abolished it.
- Seanad: Local Property Tax: Motion (30 May 2018)
David Norris: I will be penalised, however.