Results 19,181-19,200 of 20,831 for speaker:David Norris
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: The Government is underneath the train.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: I think it may have been me.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: Yes.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: He will rise again.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: That is an indication of how seriously Senators take the debate.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Order for Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I thank the Leader and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform for the flexible manner in which they have dealt with this Bill. It looked this morning as if we might not have this debate as the intention seemed to be to vote the Bill down. That would have been the end of it as the Bill would have been torpedoed. There was some...
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: It is not curable.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: On a point of information, which may be helpful, the Law Reform Commission has addressed these points and has come down positively on the side of the legislation. I will be citing its statement to the committee tomorrow.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: Sexual and conjugal are not coterminous.
- Seanad: Civil Partnership Bill 2004: Second Stage. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: If they were in Kerry they certainly would.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: We can have a debate on it.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: I accept that.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: It deals with marriage. I made a submission which was rejected.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: I have accepted that.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: We accept what the Leader says but the debate on the Bill could be adjourned.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Feb 2005)
David Norris: That is not the point. I do not want to be misrepresented. I strongly resent the Leader's remarks and ask her to withdraw them. I have not tried to stop Senators speaking but suggested that the debate be adjourned so the House can have further debates. The Leader should not, therefore, say that I and other Senators are against debate or do not want to hear the views of others. I will make my...