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- Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Motion (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: I do not agree to that. Debate on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill should end as stated at 9 p.m.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: I do not agree with the grouping of the amendments. I thought the Leas-Chathaoirleach was going to announce the grouping.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: It was a pre-emptive strike.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: No. I do not agree with the grouping of the amendments.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: When the amendments are almost identical I will not speak a second time, in any case, and will just let them go through. I find it very confusing when there are a lot of amendments. It is very distracting. It does not help and it does not give good parliamentary scrutiny, particularly on a complicated Bill like this.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: I know that
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: It does not help me at all.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: I have registered my objection.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: I have.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: I have actually.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: Could I have a ruling on that? The normal practice in this House, as I know very well, is when a Member objects to the grouping it is not taken.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: It is reasonable. I have given a reasonable explanation. It is not up to the Clerk to decide what is and is not reasonable.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: The Chair is violating tradition.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: Yes, you are.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: I am telling you that you are.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: No.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: Could I just say, in response to this, the Leas-Chathaoirleach was prompted to say that my objections were not reasonable. They are extremely reasonable. I said that in a situation where there was real duplication I would not speak the second time. What could possibly be more reasonable than that? It defies logic to say that it is not reasonable but on this-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: Yes, exactly. I said I would do exactly the same but I objected to the grouping of the amendments because I find that-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: I know that.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Report Stage (19 Nov 2019)
David Norris: No.