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- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: I thought we were separating these amendments but the monitor shows we are taking all of them together.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: That is what I thought. We are separating them then.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: I was just reminded of the wonderful refrain of "The Auld Triangle":In the women's prison There are seventy women And I wish it was with them That I did dwell
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: I agree completely with Senator McDowell on this issue because it does not respect diversity to have all women in one quarter and all men in another. That is just daft. That is the reverse of diversity. If we want diversity, this amendment is reasonable, and the Minister may find it possible to accept it as he is in a reasonable mood this evening. It seems absurd to have no diversity in...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: What is unfair?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: It is not. We are complimenting him. The Acting Chairman should not be so prissy.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: Absolutely. It also points to the important role of the Seanad.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: Perhaps his name is really Senator Martin Trump of County Clare.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: Of course they do. They are sensible people.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: This provision qualifies as what the former Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern, characterised in the Dáil as "waffle". It is merely stating that the procedures committee should do what it is supposed to do, nothing else. It is absolutely redundant. Why is there a reference to the need for the selection process to comprise comprehensive procedures? Surely this simply means that everything...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: I am doing so. I am saying it is absolutely incomprehensible. There is reference to "provision for interviews and other selection tests". We have been at this for hours and hours, talking about interviews and so on. What is meant by "other selection tests"? Do the draftsmen even know what that means? It is legislative flatulence.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: Whatever they might be. Could there be anything more general than the reference to "approaches and methods in line with the requirements of the vacancy"? They would hardly be out of line with the requirements. The provision is nonsense and I give up at this point.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: The Senator can leave it until the next day and just waffle for a bit until 7 p.m.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: At least they got a bit of alliteration in there.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: Could the Senator report progress?
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)
David Norris: Report progress.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jun 2019)
David Norris: I welcome the decision of the Government not to proceed with the progress through this House today of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016. The decision represents a significant climbdown. The Government should withdraw the Bill at this point because it is a complete and utter mess and has met significant opposition in the House. Senator McDowell is correct in his recollection...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jun 2019)
David Norris: The organisation should be ashamed of itself for talking about a leak. The information is in the public domain and we want to know how these things were allowed to happen. A short while ago, Senator Bacik, a good friend of mine and someone I respect and admire a great deal, congratulated the Government on the passage of the Act that criminalised the purchase of sex. As I recall, I was the...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jun 2019)
David Norris: The Acting Chairman should harass Senator Bacik as much as he likes.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jun 2019)
David Norris: That is precisely what it was and I thank the Senator for repeating the assertion. May we hear it again?