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- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)
David Norris: On a point of order, I intended no slur on the Minister. Yesterday, I described her as one of the two best Ministers in government. I applaud her stamina. I was not well enough to remain for the conclusion of last night's debate and I am sorry about that. I was falling asleep because of the treatment I am undergoing. I accept absolutely that the Minister gave full attention and listened...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)
David Norris: Good God.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Report Stage (7 Nov 2013)
David Norris: Senator Averil Power made a powerful statement about this yesterday. I also asked a question about unearned income and so on and it relates to this to a certain extent because a landlord has certain responsibilities, which were rehearsed again today by Senator Mooney, but the most unjust of all is if somebody is forced into a situation of leaving their apartment, renting it out, renting a...
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Nov 2013)
David Norris: A Leas-Chathaoirligh, as-----
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Nov 2013)
David Norris: May I say, I am not sure if it is a point of order, as the person who raised this matter yesterday and again today-----
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Nov 2013)
David Norris: ----- I am so happy at the Leader's response because he has indicated that this material will come back to us and we can have a debate then. All I wanted to do was to highlight the volume of EU material going through. Several people suggested in legislation that is proposed before this House that we should take on responsibility for the full load of it. We are not even dealing with what we...
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Nov 2013)
David Norris: As the person who raised it on both occasions and I was here to do so, I accept the Leader's response.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2013)
David Norris: I am concerned once again to see a significant item pass through the House without debate. It relates again to the European Union, and it calls into question whether we have the capacity in this House to deal with this without significant additional resources. I know it is an agreement about an exchange of information about passenger data with Canada, and Canada is generally regarded as...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Nov 2013)
David Norris: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach for his elucidation, but what always happens inevitably is that it goes to the committee and then it comes back to this House and we rubber-stamp it. I wish to express my concern about this, because it would be useful for us to have a debate on the situation regarding the exchange of information and the eavesdropping on millions of telephone conversations. We...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
David Norris: I raised tangentially a matter and I would like to express my gratitude to the Minister and her advisers for taking that matter on board. It included an element of the jobseeker's situation. Any reductions or constrictions are regrettable.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
David Norris: I just wanted to put on the record that the Minister and her advisers were very helpful in that instance.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
David Norris: Rituals such as weddings and First Holy Communions and everything else, are getting more and more expensive. People think that they benefit the person who should be the principal object of the ceremony. I am not sure that they do. I have ordered a wicker coffin. It is very nice and cheap. In these circumstances we need a little bit of levity. I heard on the radio yesterday a piece about,...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
David Norris: Senator Ó Domhnaill can have it after me.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
David Norris: I am glad of the acknowledgement that neither I nor my colleagues are fit enough to lick other people's shoes. I do not care who they are; shoe licking is not one of my habits and I do not regard as something that would be fitting for a man of my age. I remember Mr. Lenihan well. He was a good friend, a thoroughly decent man, highly intelligent, an excellent speaker, and very engaging. He...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
David Norris: I agree we could waste an awful lot of time on this. I intend to------
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
David Norris: Ruling on this is a pointless exercise. I remember in this House and in the other House Fine Gael supporting all the Government's daft measures with alacrity. Why do we in Ireland always have this background look? The short story writer Frank O'Connor used always complain about it. We should look to the future and make it better, however different our circumstances are now. The Minister...
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
David Norris: It does not seem to reflect that in this legislation. It will be a comparatively simple matter to amend it, but it refers specifically and exclusively to "woman".
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
David Norris: They must have been very intelligent two year olds.
- Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)
David Norris: Can we have a little quiet in the nursery, please?