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

David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State to the House but I do so as a formality because I cannot welcome what he has said here. This is a loathsome, vicious and immoral tax. I oppose the entire idea and I note that even the Minister himself acknowledges in his contribution that this was imposed upon us by foreigners. There are a number of extremely regrettable aspects to this tax and I will try to...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I note from the Order Paper that we are taking Second Stage of the Finance (Local Property Tax)(Amendment) Bill 2013. That is the only advice we have been given but I understand we will take all Stages today in violation of democracy. We have not received the amendments yet. We are being deprived of the tools necessary for us to perform our constitutional function.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I do not agree to it. I will not, however, call a vote. I would just like to be recorded as having not agreed to it.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Did he say that? It applies just as well to today.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Like many here and outside the House, I was not surprised but was saddened to learn of the death of the Venezuelan President, Hugo Chávez. He was a remarkable man who was on the side of the people and was the victim of an attempted coup sponsored by the CIA which was dramatically recorded with great courage by an Irish television crew, subsequently shown as a documentary called "The...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2013)

David Norris: To say nothing of the 20 times multiplier for generic drugs as compared with the United Kingdom.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2013)

David Norris: The Chair has told me that I can speak without interruption.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Bear in mind that it was ironic.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2013)

David Norris: It will be welcomed by DCU and kicked out by Trinity.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2013)

David Norris: In any case, it is before the newspapers. I am simply saying it. I am not talking about the actual sentencing and I will not talk about it, but the fact is that it was delayed in order to allow the assailant to go before the courts. There was a much worse case in the Republic in which a young man, a gifted student, a devoted son and a very brilliant man, was hit from behind while cycling...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I am not identifying anyone and the matter I am referring to has actually lapsed by default. I am suggesting that there are victims in these cases and there are a large number of them. It is creating a danger to the public. People who have a long criminal record are let out on probation or on bail and the fact is that they have suspended sentences already hanging over them which are not...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2013)

David Norris: The baby's.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2013)

David Norris: With regard to the very important case concerning surrogate motherhood and the issue of legal parenting, I would expect the State will appeal today's judgment for the simple reason if it does not, it does not give clear and a perfect definition to that judgment. It would be better for all parties and I would be interested to hear what my colleague, Senator Bacik, has to say about this. This...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (28 Feb 2013)

David Norris: That is not very generous. Why not make it ¤1,000?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (28 Feb 2013)

David Norris: Is the Senator not sure of himself?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (28 Feb 2013)

David Norris: Senator Kelly's debate will not-----

Seanad: Business of Seanad (28 Feb 2013)

David Norris: We hope they will not do it the way Fianna Fáil did it.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (28 Feb 2013)

David Norris: We will all be there.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (28 Feb 2013)

David Norris: Yesterday, a Member stated as a fact that the offices of Youth Defence had been attacked by what he called pro-abortion lobbyists. I wish to inform the House that there is no substance whatsoever in that statement. I took the trouble to contact the police when I heard of the attack. When I spoke to the inspector in charge at the Bridewell, he informed me that there had been an unpleasant...