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Seanad: Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Sep 2014)

David Norris: It raises the issue of Waterford Institute of Technology, WIT, which is close to university accreditation and a fine institution. I would see it as a further example that needs to be looked at. I understand much of the impetus comes from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, RCSI, in terms of how it is marketed abroad. I believe its marketing has been remarkably successful in that it...

Seanad: Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Sep 2014)

David Norris: Will it give recognition to WIT?

Seanad: Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Sep 2014)

David Norris: I strongly support Senator Barrett's amendment. I support the general thrust of what he said - his general remarks about the Royal College of Surgeons and so on - but I think we will come on to that a bit later. The definitions given under the interpretation section by the Government in this Bill are quite extraordinarily lax and flabby. "Education provider" means a person in the State who...

Seanad: Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (23 Sep 2014)

David Norris: The Sorbonne.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2014)

David Norris: He seems to have an accelerated interest in culture from his petrol station in Donegal-----

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2014)

David Norris: The real scandal is the election with 250 votes.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2014)

David Norris: I welcome the fact that No. 2 on the Order Paper, the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill, will be taken this week. It will seek to cover medical practitioners who have no insurance, and thereby protect patients. I welcome this but it should be put on the record that this is, in essence, Senator Colm Burke's Bill. His was an exceptionally good Bill from the Government's side of the...

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2014)

David Norris: To what?

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2014)

David Norris: I wish they would.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2014)

David Norris: I thank my colleague, Senator O'Donovan, for yielding his place in the debate to me. I also welcome the Minister of State to the House. I have travelled in a radically different direction to Senator Quinn. He was cautious and did not welcome the original 1997 Bill. I did, but I now would advise caution to the Government. There is far too much information being floated around all over the...

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2014)

David Norris: That is rubbish. Having academics and journalists getting together into a huddle is the worst way to get something done. The offences and penalties are far too weak. If an official or Government employee, or body, deliberately, wilfully, alters, defaces or destroys information that is requested they should go to jail. A class B fine is just a slap on the wrist. It is nonsense. Let us...

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2014)

David Norris: We saw how the media behaved then.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2014)

David Norris: More signing in, more bureaucracy.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2014)

David Norris: I apologise to the Senator. I had not heard him correctly and did not realise it was lobbyists he was talking about.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2014)

David Norris: Does the Minister have any problem with that?

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2014)

David Norris: There is an animus against An Taisce in this House.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2014)

David Norris: Very much so on one-off housing.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Sep 2014)

David Norris: Very modest of them.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Sep 2014)

David Norris: Yesterday, our colleague, Senator Zappone, welcomed the fact that she believes the Government will introduce what she described as reform of the university seats. That reform will expand the constituency to 850,000 voters. Once one takes into account the fact that Senator Zappone was appointed and did not have to face an election, it is easy to be airy-fairy about other people's elections....

Seanad: Direct Provision System: Motion (17 Sep 2014)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and congratulate him on his appointment. I think he will be a good Minister of State. His heart is in the right place on this matter. That leaves me a little bit puzzled by the flaccid amendment the Government has put down. I do not think it is necessary. The world would not collapse if this motion went through. I compliment my colleagues on...