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- Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: On a point of order, could the Senator reveal who is the author of the paper that he is reading so excellently?
- Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: The Senator is reading it beautifully.
- Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: I do.
- Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: That is true.
- Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: I beg your pardon. As a matter of fact, it was drawn up by some obscure Government Department.
- Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: I remember once when it was said a charge would be imposed on the Exchequer to print something on a piece of paper and we were not allowed to do it. That is complete rubbish. The Seanad has a proud record. We made a couple of mistakes during the referendum which I was against all the time. We should have stood by our record and said what a proud record we had. We have a proud record,...
- Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: I am sorry. I refer to the ridiculous game of ping pong: we table a motion and it is then opposed on the other side for the sake of formality.
- Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: I will not even dignify the rubbish and tripe that has been placed on the Order Paper. Whistleblowers are now being protected. Did Members know that? Someone should tell it to Deputy Clare Daly whose dealings with the gardaí were leaked, or to the gardaí who were involved in whistleblowing.
- Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: I will tell Members something else. They might think I am an old fossil, but I most certainly do not agree that it should be mandated that 50% of this House be women; absolutely not. As far as I am concerned, that is discrimination. I do not give a damn if 100% were women, as long as they were the best candidates. What would happen if in some of the constituencies there were only two...
- Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: I am delighted to hear it.
- Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: I will come back and finish off my contribution because I have more to say.
- Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: If we are to be serious, let us be serious and not talk a load of hypocritical tripe. Let this House drive reform in a unified and coherent way.
- Seanad: Political Reform: Motion (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: I move: “That Seanad Éireann requests the Government to outline in detail its proposals and estimated time line for radical reform of the Irish political system including reform of Oireachtas procedures, Dáil reform, full proposals for reform of Seanad Éireann, reform of the nomination procedures for the Presidency and reform of the financing of political...
- Seanad: Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: It could be the Venice of the south.
- Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: I am both honoured and saddened to have the privilege of saying a few words in the presence of Tom Fitzgerald's family. Fitzgerald is a very distinguished name in that part of the country, as there is the Knight of Kerry, the White Knight and the Knight of Glin and in that illustrious panoply, Tom Fitzgerald added a great lustre. He had various passions, of which the language was one and...
- Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: I will contribute later if that is acceptable.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: Or extend the time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: Hear, hear. Well said.
- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)
David Norris: I have taken up the Leader's suggestion from yesterday and I have written to both the chairman of the public services oversight committee and the broadcasting committee asking them to examine the completely unjustified and profligate payment of €85,000 to people who were not libelled and against whom RTE should have made a case for justification. I am very much prepared to supply...