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- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)
David Norris: Why is it out of order?
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)
David Norris: What a nonsense.
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)
David Norris: Without wishing to interrupt the Minister of State, everything has gone so quickly that I was denied the opportunity to point out that amendment No. 55 might not have caused a charge on the Exchequer. It might have been a voluntary interpreter provided by one of the immigrant support groups.
- Seanad: International Protection Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Dec 2015)
David Norris: This is complete and absolute rubbish. It is an affront to democracy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: He is opposed and is moving an amendment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: He is also opposing the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: I was a trifle surprised that there was no media coverage whatsoever of the debate on the Legal Services Regulation Bill last night. I think they missed the real story. We spent six hours here dealing with 25 pages of amendments. We went from six o'clock until midnight. I commend the Leader of the House, Senator Maurice Cummins, because he stood up for parliamentary discipline. Despite...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: Okay. That is fine.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: We are coming up to an amendment very soon - it is about the third or fourth one - which says that a member of the public may discuss with a barrister non-controversial or non-contentious items. How bizarre can one get? One talks to a lawyer because one wants him or her to do something about a controversy that is raging and one is involved in legal proceedings. One does not go to a senior...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: What is that?
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: I have been instructed by my ventriloquist, Senator Crown, to propose that we take item No. 52 before item No. 1. I am happy to do so. It looks as though we will have a fair amount of amendments to the Order of Business today, but there we are. I compliment the Leader of the House, Senator Cummins, who has handled the matter with adroitness and skill. Despite the fact that he was on the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: In the light-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: No, you cannot; you can speak after me.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: In the light of the Leader's gracious acceptance of what is basically Senator Crown's amendment I will not press the amendment but I will leave it to my learned colleague to decide whether he will press it.
- Seanad: Copyright and Related Rights (Innovation) (Amendment) Bill 2015: First Stage (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: I second the proposal.
- Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: I second the amendment. As I said this morning on the Order of Business, it is a complete and utter nonsense. If one is involved in a contentious matter with a barrister, of course one needs to discuss it. It is like saying someone can come to Seanad Éireann and not speak about anything of a political nature. It is absolutely absurd unless there is an obscure reason which the...
- Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: Is the Minister going to say something to explain this?
- Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: So there is not a proper-----
- Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)
David Norris: I second the amendment.