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- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: He is certainly at least as capable as the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Ross.
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: This section, which is designed to amend section 113A of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, provides that "Where a person in receipt of invalidity pension under Chapter 17 of this Part attains pensionable age and becomes entitled to a pension under this section and to a pension from the United Kingdom, the weekly rate of pension payable shall be the greater of ... the amount of...
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: Is that paid by the UK Government?
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: I thank the Minister for her explanation. She has spoken about a person with an entitlement to two pensions. I presume she is talking about pensions for which the person in question has worked.
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: They can keep both pensions.
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: Excellent. So they should.
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: They have worked for both and they deserve both.
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: This section deals with the insolvency of companies. When a company becomes insolvent, there may be remaining pension obligations. There have been some horrible cases, including those relating to Waterford Crystal and Irish Shipping. In the disgraceful case of Clerys department store, which was in the middle of O'Connell Street, a ghastly woman who was rescued by NAMA went in to kick...
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: Yes.
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: I thank the Minister. I recognise that I am on a slight tangent here. The Minister was very gracious in her reply. I urge her to look again at the shocking situation in which Irish companies with substantial assets can defraud their employees of their pensions. It might not be directly covered within the legislation. I understand from the Minister's very clear explanation that it is not....
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: I was at the point of asking about section 90, but I cannot do so now.
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: I am sorry that the second of the amendments has been ruled out of order. Section 93(2) states:The provisions of this Act shall provide for extradition, where a country is in adherence to democratic principles, human rights and fundamental freedoms, as defined in particular in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in the instance of European countries, the European Convention on...
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: Will the Chair explain the ruling?
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: I challenge that ruling.
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: I accept that this is not the Minister's particular area of expertise, although he has very good advisers in the background. He spoke about maintaining the status quo, but what is the status quoin the context of extradition law? Do we have protection against the extradition of persons to third countries which do not meet human rights standards? It would be very worrying if we did not.
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: God knows, I am not anti-British. I am half English, albeit my father died when I was five years old and I hardly knew him. As such, I was not greatly influenced by the English genetic disposition part of my character. However, I would hate to think the Guildford Four and Birmingham Six would have been extradited to England during the period in which they were subject to a gross injustice...
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: The Minister is, for which I thank him.
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: I wish to query a simple point. I had to absent myself to take a telephone call and this point may have been covered by the Minister, in which case I apologise. In a case where a parent or a guardian of a child is extradited, if that parent gave permission for another relative to look after the well-being and interest of the child, could the child not be given further protection in that...
- Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Mar 2019)
David Norris: I second that proposal.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2019)
David Norris: Their policies are far right. What does the Senator call the bombing of Cambodia?