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- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)
David Norris: On the next occasion we might have Senator McDowell here.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)
David Norris: Well done.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)
David Norris: A vote would only delay it by a few minutes.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)
David Norris: Stop fishing for invitations.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)
David Norris: That is frightfully relevant.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)
David Norris: May I have an opportunity to speak about the reopening of Fitzgibbon Street Garda station?
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)
David Norris: Oh dear.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)
David Norris: Absolutely.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)
David Norris: I raised this matter first on Second Stage and I spoke to my colleague and friend, Senator Boyhan, about it and got his support for an amendment. When I raised the issue I was partly relying on a reading of the Government brief, which I misread. I had thought that Members of Dáil and Seanad Éireann had been excluded from the entire operation of the Bill.The Minister was very...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)
David Norris: I am interested in the fact that the Minister quoted the Constitution and referred to incapacity by law. This covers our amendment. There is clearly an incapacity by law where somebody has been judged by a court to have no moral compass whatever. One rotten apple can spoil a whole barrel. Do we really want people without a moral compass in Seanad Éireann or Dáil Éireann? I...
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (16 May 2018)
David Norris: I will not move amendment No. 3 because it is a nonsense. There was confusion between my office and the Bills Office, and what is down as an amendment is complete nonsense.
- Seanad: European Court Decision: Motion (16 May 2018)
David Norris: It is not a reason for not doing it.
- Seanad: European Court Decision: Motion (16 May 2018)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: European Court Decision: Motion (16 May 2018)
David Norris: I am somebody who is a royalist. I come from a southern unionist background. I am also aware that the Provisional IRA engaged in torture during this historical period.However, it is much worse when those activities are carried out by legitimate agents of the State. That is what I find utterly shocking. The men were innocent when they were suddenly lifted off the street. This is a human...
- Seanad: European Court Decision: Motion (16 May 2018)
David Norris: He should be in here because this is a vital matter not only for the State of Ireland but for the question of human rights across the globe. There is nowhere else that the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade should have been this evening rather than in this Chamber.
- Seanad: European Court Decision: Motion (16 May 2018)
David Norris: I ask the Minister of State to carry back to Government the very strong feeling on all sides of this House that there must be an appeal to the Grand Chamber. It would be an outrage against decency if the Government does not take this stance.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 May 2018)
David Norris: Blame the victims.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 May 2018)
David Norris: That is what the Senator is doing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 May 2018)
David Norris: It is too accurate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (15 May 2018)
David Norris: Hear, hear.