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- Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Some others did.
- Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: They are just from small companies. They were not necessarily pharma.
- Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I thought we were on section 3.
- Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Does the Cathaoirleach mean during that hubbub?
- Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I was at the back, preparing to come to my seat, and I heard absolutely nothing.
- Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Can I take it up with the Cathaoirleach's successor?
- Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I hope so. Could I ask the Acting Chairman's indulgence to say a few words on section 3? As he knows, I had tabled an amendment but I was instructed by the Chair to talk-----
- Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: That is not an awful lot of good to me-----
- Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: -----because the issues I wanted to raise were very serious. There is the fact that paper forms and paper financial statements filed on or after 1 June 2017 do not count, and so one is forced into an audit. This is about forcing small companies into an audit. It is something that is not considered by the European court-----
- Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I will conclude. Although the member state and the national court may impose penalties on an individual or company that is not compliant with the provision of EEC law, this is subject to the conditions and the penalties must not be disproportionate and must not undermine entitlement to a basic company right. Small companies are being pushed into an audit, which is very expensive. It is...
- Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Yes. I said a certain amount of what I wanted to say on the record and I very much-----
- Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Yes, I was topped and tailed. I would like to say to the Minister-----
- Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: In the absence of this type of detailed debate, which I would have liked to have had, I hope the Minister and her very able assistants will go back and take a look at this matter of removing section 3(6)(iii) in order to allow greater flexibility for small companies. Then we can have this discussion on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: I immediately obliged.
- Seanad: Companies (Accounting) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: The Minister has nodded, so we will get somewhere on it on Report Stage.
- Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Like hell we are.
- Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: What will happen to the Senator's €40 million loss then? He will put people off drinking.
- Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: Of course it is an extra day's work.
- Seanad: Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (12 Apr 2017)
David Norris: What else is it except an extra day?