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- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: I fear that we are in danger of bringing on referendum fatigue, so I will confine myself to saying-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: -----"Well done, Ireland." I would like to mention the wonderful work done by the Leas-Chathaoirleach and his committee, which took evidence from both sides quite impartially. I say this because it is the only aspect that has not been mentioned and complimented. Everyone else has been already. I look forward with great interest to the Government's legislation which will give effect to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: It was a complete and utter farce.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: A total distraction. The reason for the distraction was that none of the stuff about the Presidency was on the Constitutional Convention's programme. I managed to squeeze on a motion about opening up the Presidency to popular nomination. I was accused of doing it for my own ends, but I have no intention of going for that particular job again. It was an altruistic motion. The people...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: What is the Government doing about it? Interestingly, Mr. Seán Kelly, MEP, also raised this issue. The issue of direct provision was mentioned. I prepared legislation and tabled it in the House. We were told that, of course, it would all be sorted out in a matter of weeks. Rubbish.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: Nothing has happened.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: Nothing has been done at all. We would have passed that legislation had Sinn Féin not jumped ship at the last minute with a dog-in-the-manger-type attitude because it wanted to grab all of the kudos of solving the problem.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: It made a whole series of speeches and nonsensical arguments-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: -----about how this, that and there other were not in the Bill. Every single thing it listed was in the Bill. Unless Sinn Féin's Members had secret reasons within their hearts-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: I do not know about that. Anyway, it is nice to get back to good, argumentative business in the Chamber and to put the referendum behind us.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: Stinkers.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: One cannot separate the two.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: None.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: Hear, hear. Absolutely.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: Well done.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 May 2015)
David Norris: There was also a recommendation on extending the nomination procedure to the public.
- Seanad: Central Bank (Emergency Powers) (Variable Interest Rates) Bill 2015: First Stage (26 May 2015)
David Norris: I second that.