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Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: I would not tell them.

Seanad: Moore Street Area Renewal and Development Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: Even this has turned into a party political Ping-Pong match.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: I move amendment No. 1: In page 117, to delete lines 5 and 6.This relates to a proclamation ordering the apprehension of street robbers in Dublin. Could anybody deny that this is more necessary than ever? If it was necessary in the 18th century, my God it is necessary now. It is not about robbers but beggars and every kind of trollop and tramp all over the city. We should at least return...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: Balls.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: We know Fianna Fáil supports robbery of the public. That is fairly obvious.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: Paying the debts of the Germans-----

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: That is its style.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: It is not.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: Including myself.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: It is about the apprehension of street robbers.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: I fully accept the Minister of State's reply.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: I move amendment No. 2: In page 129, to delete lines 4 and 5.This is a more significant order. It is an order of 3 February 1755 for the surveying of pavements in the City of Dublin. This is from the Paving Commission. I doubt very much if the Minister of State can tell me there is no application or no relevance for this today. The pavements in the City of Dublin are a complete, absolute...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: I am making the point-----

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: -----that this city is decrepit. It is a disgrace as a capital city and it needs some attention; looking at the pavements would be a start.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: So have we. We have been paid significantly less.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: I am paid much less than middle management.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: Yes, they would.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: Church wardens and directors of the watch would have been the equivalent of local authorities. Nothing could be more relevant to the welfare of the city today than the requirement that all local authorities do a survey of the state of the pavements. The Minister of State said it was a once-off survey. That does not mean it cannot be repeated for the purpose of having the pavements well...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: I am interested to hear what the Minister of State has to say.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2015: Committee Stage (10 Jun 2015)

David Norris: I move amendment No. 3: In page 169, to delete lines 38 to 40.This amendment refers to a proclamation prohibiting the publishing of false, wicked malicious reports and news. I delight in that. Maybe it was the 18th century but, surely to God, this is something we should uphold as a parliament. We have a fairly rotten media which consistently publishes false, wicked malicious reports, as I...