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- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: It was not.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: No, it was not.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: As it happens, amendment No. 112 is covered by other legislation.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: The amendment is redundant.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: Could the Acting Chairman speak up, please? I could not hear him.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: Will the Acting Chairman repeat himself? I could not hear him.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: The Acting Chairman failed signally earlier.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: The Germans are great on racial purity.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: With regard to the gestation of the Bill, I have been in the Seanad for 20 years and in that time people have called for this legislation, notably former Senator Dr. Mary Henry.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: I wonder whether Senator Mullen might refrain from using emotionally loaded language like "industry".
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: No, I just laugh at the revelation.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: I would like to do both.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: I find it a judicious mixture. In light of his frequently expressed desire for a respectful debate and all the rest of it, I ask Senator Mullen to avoid words like "industry" and all this rubbish about "a few drinks". That suggests that the next thing he will be looking for is a certificate for a one-night stand. I do not see why the Minister cannot accept amendment No. 4, in the name of...
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: No, it is not, dear. It is not.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: The amendment would require donors to provide "appropriate documentation certifying that they have received independent counselling on the implications".
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: For Senator Healy Eames's information, none of the sperm donation comes from Ireland.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: The Chair is up there and Senator Healy Eames is somewhere in the future where all kinds of odd things appear to be happening. The situation at the moment is absolutely clear. None of the donations of sperm comes from Ireland.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: That is why I say it is idiotic to be looking for certification from Danish people. We have no legislative authority. It is beyond our authority to do this.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: Exactly.
- Seanad: Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2015)
David Norris: Yes. I understand that people in this country get married at the age of 18. Is that incorrect? If one can get married at 18, there seems to be a perfectly good argument to say it should be 18 right across the board. I understand that Senator Crown has tabled amendments concerning this. I will strongly support them. It seems to me that if one can get married and have a child at a certain...