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- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: I certainly should not. I used a literary allusion from Charles Dickens. She called me a comedian, which was very supercilious, and I then said she was Madame Defarge sitting at the bottom of the guillotine knitting away, and that is exactly what she is. I refuse absolutely to withdraw.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: Yes.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: Under Standing Order 62(3)(b) I request that the division be taken again other than by electronic means.
- Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: We all are.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: The Minister should explain that.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: We all have that, including the Minister.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: The Minister is more than a guest.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: I am very glad that we frustrated the attempt of the Government to impose a guillotine because it flew in the face of the policy announced by the Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, who stated very clearly that as a matter of policy and under the new politics he would not impose guillotines. The attempt to do so on the Bill flies completely in the face of that statement. It was a narrow squeak...
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: Okay.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: The Minister has twice said section 44 needs to be changed and that he intends to bring forward amendments on Report Stage. This has been a lengthy process and I would have thought there was plenty of time to introduce the amendments on this Stage.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: It has now gone beyond that and cannot be rectified. I am interested in hearing the Minister's reasons for saying it was not possible to introduce the amendments on this Stage because there was a lot of time to do so and it would have been very helpful if it had been possible to do it.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: That is not a compelling reason.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: He would know all about that.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: He would know all about that too.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: He would know all about that.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: The Minister, Deputy Flanagan, is present.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: It is not speculation. I have seen the emails from the Minister, Deputy Ross, who contacted Members of this House to ask for their vote.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: They are not; I have seen the emails.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: There is plenty of a basis for it.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2019)
David Norris: I want to make a point that is not directly related to the amendment but which is-----