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- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I have a very considerable volume of e-mails, all supporting the idea of closing the pubs on Good Friday. I was on "Pat Kenny" this morning. He rang me up and asked if I would do an interview.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: The response to that was overwhelmingly in favour of keeping pubs closed on Good Friday. There is no research to show that this was a popular thing, it was just a fantasy. One of the issues that came in, which was very significant, is off licence sales. I got a very detailed note about below cost selling of alcohol by the supermarkets. This is an absolute plague.They are dropping the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: That is where there is a need to attack. There is a need to stop the supermarkets peddling alcohol to young people at below cost.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Forget about Good Friday. God knows, we have plenty of problems with drink in this country and the last thing we need is another day of booze. As far as people stocking up goes, it is not just on Good Friday but on every day of the week because of the price of alcohol.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I would function perfectly well.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: They were delighted to make my acquaintance.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: In other words, ignore it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: What about the rest of us? We are all agog.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I was here for the question.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: General jollity.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Hear, hear. I would also like to see fewer people on their telephones texting during Seanad proceedings.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: The same to the Leader.
- Seanad: Order of Business (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom: Motion (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I am not terribly in favour of a-----
- Seanad: Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom: Motion (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Before we are agreed, I am not terribly keen on a whole load of things going through without debate, particularly the motion regarding the eighth amendment. I would like to have a bit of discussion on it. I am a single voice but I just want to register a little protest.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: It seems logical to accept the advice of the parliamentary draftsman.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I move amendment No. 2:In page 4, line 9, after “designate” to insert “, without unnecessarily impeding navigation,” The canals were built more than 200 years ago and their principal purpose was navigation. It is important to maintain the navigability of the canals as far as possible. We discussed this on Committee Stage and I changed the wording slightly in...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I will help the Minister. "Unnecessarily" can be defined as something that is not required by the process. Of course one may have to lower the water levels in the canals from time to time and of course there may be special events, but these things necessitate the closing of the canals to navigation. Therefore, it is very simple. May I just say that the two examples provided by the...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: On this occasion, we will agree with the Acting Chairman that it was defeated.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Why not?