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- Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)
David Norris: It is against the public good.
- Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)
David Norris: It is also excellent. In that respect, I wish to ask the Minister about rationalisation. The College of Catering was threatened with certain proposals on amalgamation and so on. It is an interesting building, one of three significant art deco buildings in Dublin. Another used to house the then Department of Tourism and Trade and houses a magnificent sculpture by an Irish woman. The old...
- Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)
David Norris: As a member of the Church of Ireland, I am glad to see education being removed from the sectarian field, but I wonder whether there is an historical place for the school within TCD. The university has Christian Brothers and various groups, but why kick out the Church of Ireland? It seems daft. The school has changed well, at least in the beginning. I do not know what it is like now. What...
- Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)
David Norris: The big gun is coming.
- Seanad: Education and Training Boards Bill 2012: Second Stage (7 Mar 2013)
David Norris: I welcome the Minister to the House. He is genuinely a reforming Minister. We already, perhaps in a previous Seanad, had some preliminary work done on rationalising the VECs, which is a good idea. I pay tribute to the VECs. Despite the bad organisation and the fragmentation, they filled a significant gap in Irish education and did well. Some of them stand out. I think the school of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
David Norris: It was not me who said it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
David Norris: I join in the concern expressed by Senator Burke about the difficulties being experienced by the Irish Examiner. It is a very fine newspaper, and I would like to express my sympathy to the 12 printers who have lost their jobs. I am very glad that the Crosby family trust has managed to execute a sophisticated manoeuvre that allowed it to acquire most of the titles, including the Irish...
- Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2013)
David Norris: Bravo. Well done.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)
David Norris: Then the Senator will have to sit down and leave time for it on the Order Paper.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)
David Norris: They will be right.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)
David Norris: The Senator is absolutely right for once.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)
David Norris: Absolutely.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)
David Norris: It was hypocritical rubbish.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)
David Norris: It was an insult.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)
David Norris: Well said. Bravo.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)
David Norris: A coming together of all Senators.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)
David Norris: Bravely said.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)
David Norris: Exactly.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)
David Norris: There are technical university graduates.
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)
David Norris: We might have a bit of sense.