Results 81-100 of 20,831 for speaker:David Norris

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

David Norris: I have come to the House today to say a few words in memory of my old friend and colleague, the late Senator John A. Murphy, who died at the astonishing age of 95. John was always so youthful intellectually that it was difficult to believe he had achieved the age of 95. He was an awkward bugger. I remember when I once had a motion down - I cannot remember what it was about - and I was...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

David Norris: If it is not impertinent, perhaps it might be appropriate to send a copy of what I have said to his family.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

David Norris: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2022)

David Norris: I would not claim to be the greatest Joyce scholar. I would award that to my great friend Fritz Senn in Zürich who is 90 years old and still keeping his students happy. It is a very important and happy day. As Samuel Beckett might have replied, it is a happy day because it is the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ulysses. In the early 1920s James Joyce was in Sylvia Beach's...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2022)

David Norris: I forgot to say 100 years like the Senate.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)

David Norris: I have received a communication from a very distinguished former Member of the House, Sean Barrett, whom we all remember with admiration and affection. He is very concerned about something that is happening and that perhaps does not have a direct bearing on the business of the House, but I think he has found a link. It is apparently proposed to destroy a notable beautiful green space in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)

David Norris: Definitely.

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)

David Norris: Excuse me, could I just ask how long each speaker has? I am sorry to interrupt.

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)

David Norris: Thank you very much.

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)

David Norris: First, in the Minister of State’s speech, he refers to changes in the vehicle registration system introduced to help reduce road transport emissions. That will not work. He needs to put the tax on petrol, on the basis that the polluter pays. This is the only way that it will work. I had this out with Ministers before and they agreed but they said it would be politically unpopular....

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (30 Sep 2021)

David Norris: Bravo.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2021)

David Norris: Yes, and I very much appreciate the kindness of the Cathaoirleach. I learned in the last few days of the death of Mervyn Taylor. I was very sorry to hear of his passing. He was a quintessential liberal. As a Minister, he spoke out and acted decisively on contraception, which was a challenging discussion at that time. He was the first Jewish Cabinet Minister in Ireland. He was also a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2021)

David Norris: That could never happen.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2021)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2021)

David Norris: We are not very welcome. We are deliberately made to feel unwelcome.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

David Norris: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach very much. It is nice to be back here among all my friends.I will raise the issue of the controversy surrounding the appointment of Katherine Zappone. I am not terribly close to her, although I know her reasonably well, but I believe she has been treated extremely badly. Curiously enough, I was the person who introduced the amendment committing the...