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- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: With the greatest respect to the Leader's diplomatic skills, on which Senator Mullen discoursed so liberally, this uncertainty leaves us somewhat bemused. The attitude towards the allocation of time for some of the extremely serious legislation which we will debate this week and next amounts to mere window dressing. As I said last week, the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009 is probably...
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: The Senator does not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: No, he does not, it is Los Angeles.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: Shell has been recognised as the most environmentally dirty company on the planet.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: On a point of order, is the Cathaoirleach saying it is out of order to refer to any party in this House?
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: I beg your pardon. I agree with that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: No, it has not. I am longer in this House than the Leader.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: It is the second Bill with no break.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: That is complete nonsense.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: We have nothing but rubbish on Friday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: Exactly.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: Could we rename it the "disorder of business"?
- Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: I welcome the Bill. However, I deplore the fact that the Minister of State, who is a decent man, is complicit in undermining the constitutional role of the Seanad, since we will not have proper time to investigate this issue fully and table appropriate amendments. I shall not go on about this, though, because it means I would be wasting my time. This needed to be addressed for a very long...
- Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: I will end on this point. Although the judge may decide again to vary the instalment order at the resumed hearing, no specific obligation is imposed on the judge at the outset to inform the debtor that he or she may seek a variation of the hearing. The Cathaoirleach's bell is not quite in rhythm with the prose.
- Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: This would be a helpful reminder for many debtors. I am doing the vocals, and the Cathaoirleach is doing the drumming.
- Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: Why does Senator White not tell us?
- Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: I have a question for the House. On a point of order, if the Cathaoirleach told the House what he said-----
- Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: I am sorry, but this is a point of order. The Leader told the House that there would be no guillotine. Then the Order of Business, as agreed by this House, indicated there would be no guillotine, so what is happening here is illegal.
- Seanad: Enforcement of Court Orders (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: The Cathaoirleach is required to obey the ruling and the decision of this House this morning, namely, that there would be no guillotine and that there would be time for amendments. That was agreed on the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Jul 2009)
David Norris: Can the Leader explain to the House why it is possible to have a half hour sos-----