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Seanad: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: That is fine. I am happy to leave it at that, but I will pursue the business of mining.

Seanad: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: On a point of order, there may be some confusion or misprint in these amendments. Amendment No. 5 states "In page 5, subsection (1)(b), line 36, "the value of the contract is more than €200,000, and" deleted." Have these amendments already been made?

Seanad: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: I understand.

Seanad: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: This sounds suspiciously similar to mining contracts, and I am very disturbed that the Minister of State has indicated that mining has been excluded from this. I presume exploration has been excluded as well. The Minister is nodding. I am concerned because we may be giving away much of our resources without due regard and protection for local people. The very big contractors such as Shell...

Seanad: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: We are back to having good relations.

Seanad: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: The Minister of State mentioned that further analysis was necessary. We have had three years. How much longer does he want? For God's sake, we are moving at a snail's pace. This has been the most agonising progress for a Bill. Claiming that more analysis is necessary is not a legitimate argument. Tomorrow, we will debate a Bill that has been dithered about for the past four years....

Seanad: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: This is brilliant legislation. Had it been passed in 2010, a number of people would not be out of jobs and some small subcontractors would not have gone out of business. I am not being unpleasant because of our previous ding-dongs, but I no longer accept that the Dáil should be allowed to dither for three or four years while people's livelihoods are at stake. Although there may be...

Seanad: Construction Contracts Bill 2010: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: The Minister of State has been gracious.

Seanad: Ráiteas mar Fhaisnéis do Vótálaithe i ndáil leis an mBille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Tairiscint - Statement for the Information of Voters in relation to the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Motion (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: I demand the right to speak on this motion. This is an outrageous abrogation of democracy. Let the record show that this is again the Government pushing through without debate what purports to be an attempt to subvert the commission.

Seanad: An Bille um Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Cúigiú Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: That is a guillotine. That is your idea of democracy.

Seanad: An Bille um Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Cúigiú Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: The Senator’s party blocked reform every single time.

Seanad: An Bille um Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Cúigiú Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: The real Title of the Bill-----

Seanad: An Bille um Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Cúigiú Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: -----is the Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013.

Seanad: An Bille um Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Cúigiú Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: Will the Senator complete the Title of the Bill? She should tell the truth.

Seanad: An Bille um Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Cúigiú Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: It is not a sentence; there is no verb in it.

Seanad: An Bille um Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Cúigiú Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: It is not a sentence; there is no verb in it.

Seanad: An Bille um Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Cúigiú Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: Smoke and mirrors.

Seanad: An Bille um Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Cúigiú Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: Good man.

Seanad: An Bille um Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Cúigiú Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: Exactly.

Seanad: An Bille um Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Cúigiú Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (23 Jul 2013)

David Norris: Senator Crown is speaking on it.