Results 3,781-3,800 of 20,831 for speaker:David Norris

Seanad: Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 May 2018)

David Norris: Avatars.

Seanad: Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 May 2018)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister to the House and commend Senator Warfield on this very important Bill. I wish to make two points right at the head. The first concerns the definition of "professional". I was horrified to hear of the Brazilian church where an attempt was made to convert a young Brazilian person. They are wonderful people. They are also so physically beautiful. They are a great...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister to the House. I also give a warm welcome to Deputy Fitzgerald, who as Minister was centrally involved in this very detailed legislation, and the Minister of State, Deputy Stanton. I have a couple of technical points I would like to make. These amendments, particularly amendment No. 1, do clarify the situation and anything that clarifies the situation is very welcome...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

David Norris: I see.

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

David Norris: That is very helpful.

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

David Norris: I am enormously pleased. The answer was very helpful. I thank the Minister for his guidance.

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

David Norris: It does.

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

David Norris: Laois is happy.

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

David Norris: Not at all. I am the jolliest person around.

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

David Norris: I welcome these additional amendments. In the context of what Senator Higgins just said, I recall a couple of battles here - I believe we won them by vote - when the Government opposed what we were doing. It entertained me greatly to see Government spokespersons on the television afterwards wallowing in the approval that was given and taking credit for it. I thought their performance was...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)

David Norris: Can one be a unionist in a united Ireland?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)

David Norris: I join colleagues in welcoming our two new Senators. I am breaking the secrecy of the ballot in saying that I voted number one for both of them. It is really a lovely feeling to have two winners on the same day. They are both very talented people. Of course, we already know of the Lawlor family with its great tradition of hospitality in County Kildare. I would like to speak particularly...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)

David Norris: -----and Holles Street. I mention very vulnerable women. There was a woman who was voting no and she was devastated by this. It is absolutely disgusting and it should be stopped. The person promoting it was a fellow with a very strong South African accent. One could put up a photograph of an open heart operation at a heart clinic but it would not do much good because all of these...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)

David Norris: Only practically. I will be very quick.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)

David Norris: The Minister of State with responsibility for health promotion, Deputy Catherine Byrne, talking in the Dáil about transgender issues said "transgender specific guidelines developed by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, WPATH", internationally recognised best practice people, would provide the framework for the situation. Full implementation of this would lead to...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

David Norris: Is the Senator having a difficulty with the spelling?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

David Norris: The Senator is too fat.