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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2021)

David Norris: ...attention to a report by EURORDIS Rare Diseases Europe, of which I am sure the Minister is aware. I raise the issue of hedge cutting during the bird nesting season. It is interesting that between 5% and 7% of the land area of the country is covered by hedgerow, which is a considerable amount. Between 2018 and 2020, at least 3,000 km of hedgerow and verges were cut by local authorities...

Seanad: Budget 2021: Statements (14 Oct 2020)

David Norris: ...improved to boost employment opportunities. Turning to the international context, I have been contacted by Concern, which is another extraordinarily valuable organisation. Prior to Covid-19, a record 168 million people required humanitarian assistance. That is a hell of a lot of people and we are a rich country. Now, thanks to Covid-19, that number has rocketed to 421 million. This is...

Seanad: National Screening Advisory Committee Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Sep 2020)

David Norris: ...servants on this Bill and I see Ms Flaherty is in attendance to advise the Minister. That is also very much appreciated. This Bill will have the effect, if implemented, of saving the lives of 50 infants per year. I cannot imagine that any one of my colleagues will wish to vote against a proposal that would save 50 lives per year. As I may get the opportunity to say later on, this is...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Jun 2019)

David Norris: ...or advisers". Who are these people? They are not members of the commission. They are defined as any "person, consultant or adviser", which could be anybody. It could be any one of the 4 million or 5 million citizens of the State. The final line of subsection (8), which refers to not enabling "the person, consultant or adviser, for the purpose of performance by the Commission of that...

Seanad: Public Authorities and Utility Undertakings (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2019: Second Stage (3 Apr 2019)

David Norris: ...possible, not worrying about the question of quality. Then we have the question of the construction of the children's hospital. This is quite extraordinary. There was a low quality rating and 75% of it was awarded on the low cost and 25% of it on quality. That is ridiculous, particularly when the lowest bid was €130 million less than the next one. That is a margin of 20%, which...

Seanad: Progress in Relation to Climate Change: Statements (14 Feb 2019)

David Norris: .... According to the World Meteorological Association, greenhouse gas concentrations are once again at record levels, and if the current trend continues, we may see temperature increases of 3% to 5% by the end of the century. That is an astonishing, catastrophic situation. Ireland is still rated as the worst performing EU country. It is 48th in the list, and remains in the group of very...

Seanad: National Housing Co-operative Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Jun 2017)

David Norris: ...note of it. We would like the Government and my other colleagues here today to put down amendments to make it a good Bill. We will not try to rush it through.The debate has been allocated one hour and 45 minutes and the Bill will be left in suspended animation on the Order Paper in order that it can be continued because we believe in co-operation. This issue is a disaster facing this...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2016)

David Norris: .... It is crucial work. People dismiss politicians as an elite. I do not see anything wrong with elites. It means the chosen, the best. Of course we want the best representing people. There are 4.5 million or 5 million people in this country. They elect a couple of hundred to represent them. Surely to God, that means that Members are worth something, for example, the same treatment...

Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (26 Oct 2016)

David Norris: ...I like the idea of pre-sanction reports. Before one goes in with the hatchet one finds out what the situation in the company is. There is absolutely no point in fining a company or an individual €5 million if they are virtually bust. A pre-sanction report should include information on the means and financial status of the undertaking, which is very important, and the previous...

Seanad: Corporate Manslaughter (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (26 Oct 2016)

David Norris: On a point of order, section 10(4) states that a person convicted of an offence under this section is liable to a fine not exceeding €5 million so it is there in the text.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2013)

David Norris: ...industry under the IASS proposals. With regard to Aer Lingus, the scheme is frozen and no additional funds will be paid into it. Outside the IASS, the current funds placed by Aer Lingus of €140 million are being allocated as follows: 2,570 current employees will share in a fund of €110 million, or approximately €92 million after productivity pledged on foot of cost...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Sep 2013)

David Norris: However, the Government uses the argument against this House. How much taxpayers' money is being squandered? We know Fine Gael gets €5 million in taxpayers' money and that party funds are used in its campaign. Those concerned are paying out of party funds. It is an unequal fight as people on this side have very few resources. They have their hands tied behind their backs and the...

Seanad: National Lottery: Motion (13 Feb 2013)

David Norris: ...in that area has not been entirely without odour. In my opinion the Minister has indicated - he will correct me if I am wrong as I would not want to do him an injustice - that there will be ¤200 million set aside for the national children's hospital. That is the kind of figure that is being talked of. Various estimations of the value of the lottery sale have been tossed around and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Democratic Republic of Congo: Motion (13 Dec 2012)

David Norris: I move: Bearing in mind -the death of 5.2 million people over a ten-year period from war-related causes, the largest in any conflict since the Second World War, the illegal occupation of the city of Goma by the militia known as M23, the displacement of some 2.2 million people in the DRC, the forced movement of thousands of people to neighbouring countries, the 17-fold increase in the number...

Seanad: Clotting Factor Concentrates and Other Biological Products Bill 2012: Second and Subsequent Stages (21 Mar 2012)

David Norris: ...with haemophilia, but not with von Willebrand disease. Perhaps I should know more about it. I am surprised that, whereas 600 people have haemophilia, 900 people, representing one third or 50% more - I am not good at arithmetic - have von Willebrand disease. I am curious about whether it is closely related to haemophilia. Should we know more about it? It seems a perfectly logical...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2010: Second Stage (14 Dec 2010)

David Norris: ...to people of working age ... Section 4 together with Schedules 2 and 3 to the Bill provide for the reduction in the weekly rates of social assistance payable to people of working age ... Section 5 provides for reductions of €10 each in the monthly rates of child benefit for the first and second child and the fourth and subsequent children. I see there has been some kind of amendment...

Seanad: Adult Education: Motion (2 Jun 2010)

David Norris: ...impartial view - I am not quoting partisan groups like Fine Gael, the Labour Party or Fianna Fáil - €4 billion is required to upgrade building space and to provide facilities for an additional 55,000 students over the next decade. We have a reasonably good education system but it is under-resourced. How will it cope with the vast increase in student numbers? In January of this year,...

Seanad: Energy (Biofuel Obligation and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed). (9 Mar 2010)

David Norris: ...Brazil itself, and it was positive in this regard. I do not see where there could be any objection. Germany and France import Brazilian ethanol, but not for fuel use. In 2009 Germany imported 4 million litres of undenatured ethanol from Brazil. The statement that suggested there might be a price hike at the petrol pump that would be unwelcome to Irish consumers could also be held to...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Second Stage (28 Jan 2010)

David Norris: ...of the environmental disaster caused by Shell Oil among others, the political involvement with unsavoury regimes and its clear implication in the death of Ken Saro-Wiwa. It has been forced to pay millions of dollars in reparations by a court in the US on foot of those matters. As such, I will first say that we should be careful in dealing with Shell Oil, given its nasty record and the...

Seanad: Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Dec 2009)

David Norris: ...is clear, if one analyses the texture of the language used. While I have supported many unpopular decisions and would be prepared to support others, I cannot and will not support the extraction of 5% of salary from those earning under €30,000. This measure is wrong. The issue can be addressed in other ways, for example, as Senators Harris and Walsh noted, by taking on those at the top...