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- Seanad: Employers' Job Incentive Scheme: Motion (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: I do not wish to interrupt the Senator but it seems I will be the next speaker. Senator Coffey is in such passionate flow in his contribution I do not want to take the last minute from him. What he says is extremely interesting.
- Seanad: Employers' Job Incentive Scheme: Motion (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: The Senator is most gracious and I thank him very much. I listened with great interest to his passionate contribution. I refer the Minister of State to what I believe is a contradiction in her speech. She says on the first page she is aware of the difficult times, that employers are wary of taking on new staff and that many have been forced to let staff go over the past few years. There is...
- Seanad: Employers' Job Incentive Scheme: Motion (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: I did my damned best to get Senator Mooney back into the House and look where he is now, sitting on the Front Bench of the Government side. I cannot claim sole credit for it but I was with him, spiritually, and he knows that.
- Seanad: Employers' Job Incentive Scheme: Motion (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: I do not think that is necessary because I think the Senator is an ornament to this House. I always thought that, even though we disagree. I certainly agree with the thrust of both the motion and the amendment, that anything we can do in terms of jobs incentives, removing certain tax schemes, incentivising people by the removal of certain PRSI requirements, anything that will get the engine...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: No matter what, they only looked after their obligations and honoured their commitments. I welcome it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: Up the mountains.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: Nothing much since 1916.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: What do we do?
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: Can we make provision for a brief discussion to pass it?
- Seanad: Committee on Procedure and Privileges: Motion (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: I read the document. This is a change to the way we do certain aspects of our business. To make a change such as this without debate is inappropriate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: Will there be a gap in the middle of the afternoon?
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: What will happen at 3 p.m.?
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: That is not on the Order Paper.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: That is a little dictatorial of the Leader. He runs the business of this House in a most disgraceful manner.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: First, I do not have a leader.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: Second, I am sure that Senator O'Toole will give Senator Cassidy plenty to think about when he speaks as our group's representative.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: Moreover, Senator O'Toole did not agree to this on behalf of our group.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: First, I wish to comment on the ordering of business today. I find it very difficult to operate professionally when we witness this kind of thing. On the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, it is clear from the Order Paper that the Order for Second Stage is to be taken. Without notice, we are suddenly told all Stages will be taken. Senator Cassidy said I should ask my leader about the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (30 Jun 2010)
David Norris: I made that clear. I asked Senator O'Toole, our representative, about the matter and he said nothing whatever had been agreed. When I pointed this out to the Leader-----