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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I am very careful with them these days.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: That is a very good idea.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: A briefing note would be sufficient.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Business of Joint Committee (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I am quite relieved that he is dead because he had a most terrible, agonising illness and on a human level I hope that he is at peace. The desperate efforts to keep him alive were really awful for him. He obviously inspired huge devotion. When his deputy was speaking today, his voice was breaking with emotion. Significant numbers of the poor, deprived and marginalised people in Venezuela...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I apologise for my absence during some of the meeting including the private discussions. I was occupied in the Seanad with the property legislation on which I had tabled amendments. I take it there is not an enormous degree of urgency about the matter before the committee. It is not as if there is a person who is still alive whose life we could save as was the case in respect of Raul...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: They would say that; they are forcing us to do these things so why would they not say it.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Could we stay in this jurisdiction, please?

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I do not care how they do that in Northern Ireland; I am worried about down here.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: We are very grateful.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I am on my knees.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: That is old hat and of no use.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: That is a lot for some.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Whether unwittingly, the Minister of State appeared to give the impression that people should be very grateful that the amount would only be 5% of the overall value. As opposed to what - 100%? In the context of the overall value, 5% is an enormous amount. For the overwhelming majority, buying a home is their major investment and they pay for it for most of their working lives. Now they...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Both the legislation and this amendment are unfair because they both have the effect of punishing the prudent. If somebody has paid off his or her mortgage with great difficulty over a number of years, he or she will still be paying for it, which is a pity. I have put down an amendment on this section but it deals with historic houses. Obviously we will not get to it, because this Bill is...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I can offer a yawn.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: It is not at all unparliamentary; it happens everywhere. Even the highest ecclesiastical authorities have been known to-----

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: It is not on the agenda. I have asked a few questions, one of which was about this spy in the sky, which I would like to know a little about. Also, will there be exemptions for listed buildings? There was a very indecent exchange between the Taoiseach and Deputy Boyd Barrett yesterday in which the Taoiseach spoke about the Deputy's education and all kinds of personal things, and it really...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I will, but I thought I had some degree of movement on this.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: The Government will ruin the homecoming and so on if there are a series of unroofed mansions all over the place.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Excuse me-----