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- Seanad: Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2017)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2017)
David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State's careful and considered response to my impromptu intervention. There was an independent assessment of our income some years ago and that has been abrogated. One understands the panic the Government got into at the time of the financial crisis. That was very human. I do not totally blame Brian Lenihan, who was a good friend of mine, but he made a disastrous...
- Seanad: Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2017)
David Norris: I apologise to the Minister of State and my colleagues but I have a long-standing invitation to meet a guest from abroad-----
- Seanad: Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Dec 2017)
David Norris: In the free restaurant, yes. I thank the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
David Norris: We should celebrate it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
David Norris: It is a welcome one.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
David Norris: Yesterday, I came here on the Luas. I also listened yesterday to property commentators. They were saying that there would be an additional increase of up to 20% in the value of the houses along the Luas lines. Many people may think this is welcome, but I hesitate, because this increased value will inevitably lead to an increase in property tax. The street where I live was a run-down and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
David Norris: SIPO originally declared that payment to be legal.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)
David Norris: There are two separate views in SIPO. The commission passed it first of all.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2017)
David Norris: That is a good idea.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2017)
David Norris: I refer first to President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It is a highly dangerous and provocative move. There is very little that we can do in this country. However, this House has passed a motion calling on the Government to recognise the state of Palestine. That is something that we can do. I ask the Leader to raise this issue with the Minister for...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)
David Norris: Like yourself, a Chathaoirligh.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)
David Norris: I thank Senator Craughwell very much.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)
David Norris: I thank the Senator very much.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)
David Norris: Canonisation by an atheist would be some trick.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)
David Norris: They gave one to me and Panti.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)
David Norris: We won it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)
David Norris: I thank the Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)
David Norris: I still like you. Even as a party member.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2017)
David Norris: Go raibh maith agat, a chara.