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- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: May I come back on that?
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: That is a great pity because I wanted to point out to the Minister that she said it was good practice.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: The Minister's amendment just states that if it is proposing to make a by-law it would put it up. It does not say that when the by-law is passed it should be put up. The Minister states it is good practice. There is no reason that we should hold things back just because things have not been done in the past. Perhaps the Garda should have to carry this information. I will be pressing the...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I move amendment No. 25:In page 6, to delete lines 24 and 25 and substitute the following:“(ii) publish canal bye-laws on its website, and (iii) provide to authorised officers for presentation on request for reference purposes a copy, either hard copy or copy by electronic transmission by smart phone, iPad, etc., of the bye laws in the event of a bye law issue being raised by the...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Back to your kennel Senator Ó Donnghaile.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I move amendment No. 26:In page 6, to delete lines 26 to 28.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: This is an exceptionally wide provision. I will read the lines I propose to delete:(3) Canal bye-laws may contain all such incidental, subsidiary and ancillary provisions as Waterways Ireland considers necessary or expedient for the purposes of the bye-laws. That is a huge catch-all phrase. Waterways Ireland can introduce anything it thinks is expedient or good for it.It gives it such...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Amendment No. 27 to which?
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: To amendment No. 32.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: May I speak on amendment No. 29?
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Amendment No. 29 provides that "In page 6, line 32, to delete 'a class D fine' and substitute “warning notices and fines as defined within the bye-laws". This is potentially a €1,000 fine. The fining system should reflect the seriousness of the offence. As it stands, this means that someone not displaying the permit correctly is open to the same fine as, for example, someone...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I move amendment No. 29:In page 6, line 32, to delete “a class D fine” and substitute “warning notices and fines as defined within the bye-laws”.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I move amendment No. 33:In page 7, line 15, after “section 7” to insert “and can produce proof of same”.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: These amendments all follow the same line of thought. I am sorry that amendment No. 37 has been disallowed on this nonsensical notion which I do not blame the Cathaoirleach for but I think the Seanad should be free of the notion of creating a charge on the Exchequer. It is complete and absolute nonsense. We should be allowed to create a charge on the Exchequer. Why not? God knows the...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I am always slightly unparliamentary.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I would like to ask the Minister to take into account the notion of an independent appeals board. There should be some degree of appeal. I know the amendment was ruled out of order but I would like the Minister to take it into account. With regard to the use of the word "balls", I said it and perhaps it was wrong but it is there. I would like to make this point. Last week, I said "bugger...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I was censored before because my sense of humour was cruel. I do not think the transcription office is a place for cruelty police. I will leave it at that. Amendment No. 33 provides that Waterways Ireland needs to produce proof and needs evidence. Amendment No. 34 provides that Waterways Ireland needs to give the details of reason for grounds for believing that an offence has been...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: No.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: No.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I second the amendment.