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- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
David Norris: -----has raised these serious questions. Where are the principles of those on the Government side? When will this Bill be brought in? Will they withdraw from this shameful abuse of democracy? Where is the openness, transparency and accountability we were promised from those now in government when they were in opposition and of which there is now not much sign? Those on the Government...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
David Norris: It it interesting that they were allowed to speak in this Chamber and Senator Paul Coghlan was not. He did not open his mouth.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
David Norris: Exactly. Senator Paul Coghlan was the silencer. He was the enforcer.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
David Norris: With different chums.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
David Norris: I thank Senator Coghlan for that senior advice.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
David Norris: Monsignor Coghlan.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
David Norris: Why does Senator O'Donovan not join it?
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
David Norris: I understand it was right about the sewerage problem.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
David Norris: That is not true.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
David Norris: On a point of order, I ask Senator O'Donovan to withdraw the remark.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
David Norris: I have made a point of order.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
David Norris: I have asked the Senator to withdraw the remark. It is not true.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
David Norris: I would be delighted to pick up the challenge.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Jun 2012)
David Norris: That is very reasonable. Well said.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (21 Jun 2012)
David Norris: On a point of order, I would like to know why Members of this House are deprived of information on a regular basis. It is outrageous that the Committee on Procedure and Privileges should make decisions of such wide-reaching consequence and Members are not-----
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (21 Jun 2012)
David Norris: -----informed of it. It is an outrage. The Leader of the House said earlier that he was fairly ignorant of what was going on.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (21 Jun 2012)
David Norris: I want to let you know something, a Chathaoirligh. This is a seat that I won by hard work, and I am not having any cuckoos in the nest.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (21 Jun 2012)
David Norris: I intend to come in here and sit here for as long as I possibly can.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (21 Jun 2012)
David Norris: For all the posturing that is going on, this is the one session in this Chamber which is called, for the information of the Government, Seanad Ãireann, and it is part of the democracy in this country.