Results 6,301-6,320 of 20,831 for speaker:David Norris
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Second Stage (20 Jan 2016)
David Norris: I would like to address two issues first. One was raised by the Inland Waterways Association of Ireland, which has complained about a poor consultation process, despite what the Minister said. It made a number of other points, but I am sure it has also made them to the Minister. I want to concentrate on section 40, but Inland Fisheries Ireland has also contacted me. It approves of...
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Second Stage (20 Jan 2016)
David Norris: I am not being rude to the Minister but I wish to make a point of order.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Second Stage (20 Jan 2016)
David Norris: Yes.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Second Stage (20 Jan 2016)
David Norris: I shall wait until the Minister reaches the end of her sentence.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Second Stage (20 Jan 2016)
David Norris: I would like to correct something the Minister has said.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Second Stage (20 Jan 2016)
David Norris: She said that I had maintained that August was the middle of the nesting season but it was a complete nonsense.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Second Stage (20 Jan 2016)
David Norris: It is the nesting season for a number of threatened species and I have quoted Birdwatch Ireland.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Second Stage (20 Jan 2016)
David Norris: Birdwatch Ireland ought to know a bit more about birds than the Minister, with the greatest respect.
- Seanad: Heritage Bill 2016: Second Stage (20 Jan 2016)
David Norris: I instanced the species of birds that were threatened and nest not only in August but right up until September so I was accurate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
David Norris: I would like to express my support for Senator Bacik's suggestion that an agreed wording for the motion on cystic fibrosis drugs should be considered by this House, because it is something Seanad Éireann could do very positively. We are not normally a confrontational House, and if we can do something positive for people suffering from this very difficult disease, it would be excellent....
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
David Norris: On a point of order, following Senator D'Arcy's excellent contribution and for those less fluent than myself as Gaeilge can I ask why, at least in this station, there appears to be no translation? There used to be translations from Irish into English.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
David Norris: Did you really? Perhaps some people might look at my instrument to see that it is functioning adequately.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
David Norris: Form an orderly queue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2016)
David Norris: It was done with the full support of Senator Keane's party.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2015)
David Norris: And a successful election.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2015)
David Norris: As leader of the Independent group, I join colleagues in wishing the Cathaoirleach and all members of staff, including the Clerk of the Seanad, Ms Deirdre Lane, and the other clerks and the ushers, a happy Christmas. Over the years, we notice rolling change, and many of the old familiar faces are gone. We wish well those who have gone, including those who have very recently retired. They...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2015)
David Norris: Yes. The Government side has a majority.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2015)
David Norris: We are, indeed, and some of us are even elected,-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Dec 2015)
David Norris: ------by real electorates of 65,000 and 100,000.