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Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Jul 2009)

David Norris: -----between the end of Committee Stage and the commencement of Report Stage and not to have a sos in order that proper amendments can be tabled on Committee Stage?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Jul 2009)

David Norris: This is treating the House with absolute contempt. I have been a Member of this House for 21 years and I have never experienced anything like it in my entire political career.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Jul 2009)

David Norris: I called for a manual vote.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Jul 2009)

David Norris: This is typical of the chaos. It is impossible to follow the amendments which include amendment 1, 1a and a1. Nobody has the slightest clue what is going on.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: Move off.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: It is called the Green leg.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: I second the amendment of Senator Boyle on depleted uranium. It follows along the very successful role Ireland has played in terms of getting bans on cluster mines, cluster munitions landmines and so forth. I would like to protest at the unprofessional ordering of business in this House. Once again we are meeting at a random time - 10 o'clock. We never know where we are going to go. I am...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: I would like to raise the matter of pharmacies, which other colleagues have raised. It is very worrying. Once again we are in a mess. There are questions of employment, delivery of services to the public and a loss of jobs. We have all been involved in this over the years. It is ridiculous. With regard to last night, it was a very good debate. We should welcome the fact that the...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: Exactly. Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: We would not be heard if we were interrupting from outside.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: Why did the Leader oppose it when we were demanding it on this side of the House?

Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: Senator de Búrca's contribution has been one of the best I have heard. It was delivered at rapid fire speed and was most enlightening. I felt privileged to listen to it. I do not have the same command of the detail as she clearly has. I was very impressed by her contribution. I could be wrong, but I imagine the chief instigator of the Bill was not the Minister of State. The Bill has the...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: The Progressive Democrats riposte, and why not?

Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: Yes, and now one pays €650 for a seat next to some little fellow picking his nose who paid €1.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: Oh yes we are.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: Let us make a joint call for a debate on that issue.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State. This is one of a flurry of Bills arriving in the House. In this area, we sometimes get miscellaneous provisions Bills, such as the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. There is an outbreak of miscellaneous provisions Bills. It is rather a pity that there is such a rag-bag approach because the Bill before us contains important elements, some of...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Jul 2009)

David Norris: I am not claiming total macho credits. As a matter of principle, the rationalisation should be rational and should have full intellectual justification unlike the Government's decentralisation programme, which is really a disintegration programme, in that people were moved inappropriately and some valuable skills were lost. It is important we retain the most significant skills. I am...