Results 4,981-5,000 of 20,831 for speaker:David Norris
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2017)
David Norris: I was going to do that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2017)
David Norris: Not at all.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2017)
David Norris: I have left it too late.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2017)
David Norris: In London last weekend there was an important meeting of authorities and experts on opera. They voted Wexford Festival Opera the best opera festival in the world, which is remarkable and a great tribute to Wexford and the people who, over many years, have supported this festival. It is an amateur effort set up by the late Dr. Tom Walsh, who had a great collection of gramophone records and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)
David Norris: He does have some manners, but the problem is that they are bad manners.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)
David Norris: I welcome the move made by the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Leo Varadkar, to deal with the pension anomaly. I have been involved in dealing with it since the legislation was initially introduced, but I compliment my colleague, Senator Ivana Bacik, on the work she has done on it and, in particular, producing the first Bill to deal with it. However, I think it is too narrow as it...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)
David Norris: I am sorry but there was one other matter. I ask Senator Reilly to forgive me for interrupting.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)
David Norris: I apologise but this is something that was drawn to my attention by Senator Bacik. The provisions of the legislation appear to exclude Dr. David Parris. The legislation asserts that a claim for redress in respect of a breach of the principle of equal pension treatment-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)
David Norris: -----on the sexual orientation ground must be made within three years of the date the employee married or entered into a civil partnership. That excludes Dr. Parris.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)
David Norris: Fine Gael is part of the Government.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)
David Norris: No, the Cathaoirleach is very fair.
- Seanad: Gender Recognition (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (10 May 2017)
David Norris: I second the Bill. It is my great honour to do so. I congratulate Senator Warfield on his vision in producing this Bill. It is a very professionally produced Bill and it is very welcome. Somewhat to my surprise, as a result of my experience in Seanad Éireann since Sinn Féin has been elected here, I find it to be a very progressive party of the left, many of whose policies I have...
- Seanad: Gender Recognition (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (10 May 2017)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Gender Recognition (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (10 May 2017)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Gender Recognition (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (10 May 2017)
David Norris: And Michael Farrell, her solicitor.
- Seanad: Gender Recognition (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (10 May 2017)
David Norris: He gave as good as he got.
- Seanad: Gender Recognition (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (10 May 2017)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
David Norris: We have the Union Jack in the hall of Leinster House.