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Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: Like hell it is.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: We will support the referendum, but we will not support abolition.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: Of course I will, but I do not tolerate three-card tricksters.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: Hear, hear. Well said.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: But all the Government Members will vote to extinguish it.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: No, the Senator is not. She is voting to extinguish the Seanad. There should have been two Bills.

Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil): An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed): Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: Yes, it was. The Senator is absolutely right.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: The vote is crucial.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: They should register with SIPO, which they refuse to do.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: I have filibustered in the past, so has Senator Mullen.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: Some 77 amendments were submitted, all exactly the same.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: On a point of order and information, can the Leader inform us whether ten minutes was exactly the same amount of time given to us to speak on the referendum Bill?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: On a point of order, I thought I was in Seanad Éireann, but it appears I have inadvertently wandered into a meeting of Donegal County Council.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: I support Senator Darragh O'Brien's comments on the banks. Regrettably, every Government action, legislative and otherwise, has been to rebalance matters in favour of the banks and against the individual customer. Ulster Bank came in very aggressively promoting unrealistic loans, and to hear that English person talking about repossession of Irish homes was utterly disgusting and repellant....

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: The people are used as a convenience. This is one opportunity. If they want to give the Government a little slap because of austerity, what it has done to the carers or the rebalancing in favour of the banks, this is the one opportunity for a free kick. If they defeat this referendum it will hurt the Government's pride, it will not hurt the economy of this country, it will help save...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2013)

David Norris: Use it as a reference point in the future. It is a well known academic discipline.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: National Action Plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

David Norris: I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: National Action Plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325: Discussion (3 Jul 2013)

David Norris: The Chairman is most kind. I am doing very well and am very happy to be back, and to be a nuisance. This committee and the Seanad have passed resolutions on violence against women in conflict in the Congo, for example, and so on. I am familiar with Resolution 1325. However, I find myself increasingly irritated by the phrase "gender-based violence" because it is far too narrow, especially...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Jul 2013)

David Norris: Yes.