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- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: That is good. That is helpful information.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: It is quite often the case that a Minister will say whether or not he or she will accept any amendments at all.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: Yes, but that is why I am asking. I am entitled to ask.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: The Acting Chairman is just obfuscating.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: So much for North-South co-operation.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: That was very helpful. I thank the Senator.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: I thank the Senator very much.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: Good.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: The Minister mentioned the board of CIÉ. It does not exist any more.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: That is fine, but CIÉ is gone. It is all broken up.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: I am glad the Senator quoted the King James version of the Bible rather than do a-----
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: What the hell is a1l?
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: I do not see amendment No. a1l. I see a1aa, a1ab, a1ai.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: I have moved this already, perhaps by mistake. However, I spoke extensively on the question of safety procedures.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: It is my amendment so I would prefer to move it.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (2 Mar 2017)
David Norris: I would like to make a suggestion to the Minister which I hope will be helpful. It is likely to be at least a week before we come back to this matter in Seanad Éireann. The Minister cited the problem that it was an all-island authority and the Northern Ireland authorities had an input into it. I suggest that the Minister or her officials get in touch, as a matter of urgency, with the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2017)
David Norris: First, I congratulate our colleague, Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, on the announcement that will be made in the Dáil this evening about Traveller ethnicity. He has fought honourably for this for many years. I heard him on the wireless this morning and I was very moved by his tribute to his Traveller grandmother. It was a very fine statement and I think that we all appreciate it....
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)
David Norris: That would be a very good thing. It would be better than most of its broadcasts. Haydn, Mozart, Schubert. One cannot have enough.
- Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Second Stage (1 Mar 2017)
David Norris: I welcome the Minister. In the 21st century, we often think we have advanced a great deal in terms of issues such as domestic violence. However, I was horrified a few weeks ago to learn that Vladimir Putin had introduced legislation in Russia which means that if there is a situation of domestic violence, it will not be considered a criminal attack unless bones are broken. It is horrifying...