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Seanad: Seanad Public Consultation Committee Report on Farm Safety: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

David Norris: Could I make another brief point?

Seanad: Seanad Public Consultation Committee Report on Farm Safety: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

David Norris: It is a personal thing. I was speaking to Senator O'Donovan and he told me that his son, who is a member of the fire brigade, has on three occasions been involved in the clearing out of slurry pits to find bodies. That is stark. It says it all, and I compliment Senator O'Donovan, and his son, on their action in this regard. What a pity that the fire brigade has to be called in to dredge...

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

David Norris: Politicians love it but it will be old news by the time they get it cut.

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

David Norris: Yes.

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

David Norris: I express my sympathy to the Minister for being stuck in the shooting gallery for this, and to the people on the other side. I sat in my office and listened to limp speeches being read out with an utter lack of conviction. I have had a very large volume of mail about this issue and a huge number of people telling me that they were my constituents, that they voted for me and so on. It is...

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

David Norris: I do not care whether people are constituents or not; it does not bother me. I am interested in the issues. I thought it might be useful, rather than going on with a lot of old rhetoric, to put on the record one or two of the communications I have had, because they put a human face on the situation. The first one is from a woman who states: Wednesday is a big day for me as you are voting...

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

David Norris: In the absence of that, it is insupportable that the Government should attack and impose cuts on the most vulnerable and the weakest members of society. Another communication states: For me personally, as a working lp [lone parent], these cuts have cost me €140pw ...How many of us would like to be slapped with a cut of €140 a week if we were lone parents trying to put food on...

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

David Norris: It is lone parents who pay.

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

David Norris: I only interrupted once. That is not constant.

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

David Norris: Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.

Seanad: One-Parent Family Payment: Motion (15 Jul 2015)

David Norris: The Senator needs one like a hole in the head.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

David Norris: I second Senator Mac Conghail's amendment. I feel strongly about this issue. The Egyptians are maintaining he is an Egyptian citizen but the position of Ireland should clearly be that he is an Irish citizen. If they want a tug of war, we should give it to them. I support the call for a debate on Greece. There should be an inquiry into the role played by Goldman Sachs in the initial entry...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

David Norris: They have no legislative democracy. The candidates are chosen. That is not democracy.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jul 2015)

David Norris: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: Visit of German Delegation (14 Jul 2015)

David Norris: I remind him that we do not approve of the treatment of Greece in light of the German insistence-----

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

David Norris: He sounds like he has concluded.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

David Norris: I am not worried at all.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

David Norris: If the House agrees I would like to share some of my 13 minutes with Senator Quinn.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Jul 2015)

David Norris: The eight minutes is very elastic. The Minister is very welcome, and I welcome the Bill. I refer to the Minister's contribution. He spoke at length about urban decay, regeneration and that expenditure can include the preservation and protection of structures of special architectural, historical or cultural interest and so on. That is wonderful stuff, but it is all words. It does not mean...