Results 11,161-11,180 of 20,831 for speaker:David Norris
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: The Senator cannot have everybody if it is only females.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: I am glad the Leas-Chathaoirleach is not naming Senator Hayden.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2012)
David Norris: In recent days, the foreign affairs committee has held informal meetings with, among others, the head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, UNRWA, which is in charge of the situation in Palestine, to discuss the issues of the educational and medical needs of that vulnerable group of people in the Middle East. Yesterday, we met a group from the UK Parliament. One of its leaders was...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
David Norris: I deplore the fact that a group of duly elected Members of the Oireachtas were inhibited from making their position on the children's referendum clear. I am not convinced by the argument that, as my colleague, Senator Mullen, said, they were leeching off taxpayers' money. I am not sure what taxpayers' money was involved in holding an event in Merrion Square. That seems to be a very wide...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
David Norris: We are a basket case.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2012)
David Norris: In the interest of balance, could Senator D'Arcy advertise my book while he is at it? It is far better written. The Senator is not mentioned in it.
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: I said I was dizzy. I beg the Senator's pardon. I thank her for correcting me. It was just a glitch, the rhetorical equivalent of a typo. As I know her well and respect her work, it was completely inadvertent. It is important that we do this because so many times we are told a particular policy cannot be implemented because there is not a means test in the particular Department. I have...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: Why take the support from them? In regard to the housing adaptation scheme, if people are to stay at home that scheme is necessary. There are many other issues but we will have an opportunity during the budget debate, which I hope we will have here, to make submissions on behalf of other people, including schools where bullying programmes and guidance councillors must be supported. We have...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: She needs support from all sides of the House and I hope she takes some of the practical suggestions that have been made here and implements them in so far as possible.
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: Was I terminated?
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: I am terminated.
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Perry. I am sure he will transmit the gist of what is said here to the Minister for Social Protection, who has regrettably had to leave. The Minister, Deputy Burton, is a decent and courageous person. I do not envy her as she faces such a mammoth task. As I am nearly 70, I have lived through a couple of economic crises, but this is the worst one I...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Perry. I am sure he will transmit the gist of what is said here to the Minister for Social Protection, who has regrettably had to leave. The Minister, Deputy Burton, is a decent and courageous person. I do not envy her as she faces such a mammoth task. As I am nearly 70, I have lived through a couple of economic crises, but this is the worst one I...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: I said I was dizzy. I beg the Senator's pardon. I thank her for correcting me. It was just a glitch, the rhetorical equivalent of a typo. As I know her well and respect her work, it was completely inadvertent. It is important that we do this because so many times we are told a particular policy cannot be implemented because there is not a means test in the particular Department. I have...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: Why take the support from them? In regard to the housing adaptation scheme, if people are to stay at home that scheme is necessary. There are many other issues but we will have an opportunity during the budget debate, which I hope we will have here, to make submissions on behalf of other people, including schools where bullying programmes and guidance councillors must be supported. We have...
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: She needs support from all sides of the House and I hope she takes some of the practical suggestions that have been made here and implements them in so far as possible.
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: Was I terminated?
- Seanad: Social Protection: Statements (Resumed) (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: I am terminated.
- Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Sugar Beet Industry (18 Oct 2012)
David Norris: I thank the Leader.