Results 19,841-19,860 of 20,831 for speaker:David Norris
- Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Mar 2004)
David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gallagher, and apologise for not having been able to raise the following point, which is germane to this section, on Second Stage. I had other commitments and could not be here. It is an issue which cannot be rectified at this point but which I would like the Minister of State to...
- Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Mar 2004)
David Norris: It cost me â¬5,000 because it was ten years old when I got it two years ago. I have to pay approximately â¬1,300 in tax. That seems iniquitous. From a conservation point of view, people should be encouraged to retain older cars like that â good quality cars â which have not exhausted their usefulness. The taxation should, in some measure at least, be related to the value of the car. If...
- Seanad: Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2004: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Mar 2004)
David Norris: I thank the Minister of State.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)
David Norris: No. I took exactly the same view as Senator O'Rourke.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)
David Norris: The Leader is right.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)
David Norris: The Bill is concerned with the welfare of animals.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)
David Norris: That is a point of disorder.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Nobody's perfect.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Rubbish.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)
David Norris: I deplore that attack on people who have taken a conscientious stand. Not all of them live in the cities. I know one leading member of An Taisce who has lived for the past 40 years in Cork, and has made objections. He is perfectly entitled to do so, and I very much doubt if this House wishes to limit people's democratic right to register protest.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)
David Norris: We have received copies of the Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill. I do not expect the Leader to be able to answer off the top of her head, but could she find out when it is proposed to introduce this Bill? I agree with Senator Ryan about the manufacturers of sports gear. An important initiative has been launched by Oxfam. When attempting to evade the Indonesian police and while dodging around...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Can we have a discussion on this matter? In terms of foreign policy, where are we going when democratically elected people are now being removed? It is obviously a source concern for a former American Attorney General.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Well said.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Too infrequently.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Mar 2004)
David Norris: It is a leap year, the Leader can do it.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Mention me. I do not mind.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Mar 2004)
David Norris: I support Senator Mooney without giving any further reason and I hope we will have a debate on this tragic situation. Will the Leader ask the Government to approach the British representative here to ask for an explanation of the fact that apparently Britain has provided money for war veterans of the Second World War to visit war graves in recognition of what they did but it appears to have...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Senator Ross for Cathaoirleach.