Results 6,401-6,420 of 20,831 for speaker:David Norris
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: I put Senator van Turnhout in the category of non-elected Senators. She was nominated.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: "Victims" is the Senator's description.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: A considerable number, since the Senator asks.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: Good.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: Information.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: Exactly.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: Perhaps the Minister of State will accept it.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: The founder of One in Four is against it.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: The issue was never discussed with the membership of those organisations.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: Yes, there is.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: Can the Minister of State show the House where a review in respect of the three areas to which Senator White's amendment refers is made explicit? Can he indicate the point in the Bill where this is made explicit?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: I have looked through the Bill and I can find no explicit statement in any section which suggests that there will be a review. I challenge the Minister to provide information as to the precise page and line number where this review is indicated in the Bill. I do not believe it exists, but if the Minister can direct me to it I will withdraw my allegation. Again, it is astonishing that the...
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: The Minister of State implied it.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: He implied it. It is the same thing.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: I wish to make a point before it is withdrawn. I hope this will be tabled on Report Stage. I would like if there were a vote on it today. It is important to expose the hypocrisy of the Minister.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: It has not been withdrawn yet. I made that point.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: Did Senator White say it was withdrawn?
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: I hope this goes to a vote on Report Stage and the hypocrisy of the Members on that side of the House is fully exposed.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)
David Norris: Yes; I was right. It was not withdrawn.