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- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: Amendment No. 7 is about communication for deaf children. It is not about the court.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: I speak in support of Senator Daly. I had a communication last year from a young woman who had been in school who did brilliantly in mathematics and failed in English. The reason turned out to be that she had an interpreter for the maths class but there was no interpreter for the English class. This illustrates perfectly the need to give people the opportunity to have interpreters in classes.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: I am a little concerned that the Minister of State states that if we achieve consensus he will look at the Bill. That almost suggests that in defiance of the principle that if we do not kowtow to him, he will not look at it.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: The Minister of State has placed on record that he did not mean it that way. I was surprised at the remark, but obviously it was inadvertent.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: Does this amendment not create a charge on the Exchequer?
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: It must cost something to provide the number of hours. Are there wonderful volunteers from the deaf community who will provide up to 60,000 hours for damn all? Does this create a charge on the Exchequer?
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: I think we should have a round of applause for the volunteers who will do interpreting free of charge. BravoIreland, you are rearing them yet.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: A funding request creates a charge on the Exchequer.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: Will Senator Conway support the removal of the provision from Standing Orders?
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: Good.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: I always talk sense.
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: I would like to comment on universities. I think that Trinity College is pretty good and has been for many years in terms of disability. I cannot speak for the other universities but I am sure that they are also pretty good. I support the use of the word "required".
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: The Minister of State referenced the situation where there may be a dearth of interpreters. The best way to amend that is to require State bodies to have them. Pressure will produce them. If there is no pressure then the situation will remain static and we will not have interpreters. I support the use of the word "required". We should require. People have talked about human rights....
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: May I be of assistance to the Senator?
- Seanad: Recognition of Irish Sign Language for the Deaf Community Bill 2016: Committee Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: I believe it is defined in amendment No. 3.
- Seanad: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: I take it we will be supplied with copies of the Minister of State's script.
- Seanad: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: The Minister of State has no private secretary – does he have a car?
- Seanad: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: Excellent.
- Seanad: Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Second Stage (21 Jun 2017)
David Norris: Congratulations.