Results 1-4 of 4 for chefs speaker:David Norris
- Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Oct 2014)
David Norris: .... You know you have to say thank you. They say if you go back home to Africa people there are starving. If you don't want food, go back. We have no choice. You have to follow. I heard the chef say this and I strongly rejected it and asked him to clarify. He said this is our European dish and if you do not want it in Europe, go back home.Another person said: "Frankly, I feel I am...
- Seanad: Employment Permits (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (28 Nov 2012)
David Norris: ...it, but it did not get away with it. I made sure it did not when the legislation reached this House. Mr. Younis's case is typical. A Pakistani national, he was brought to Ireland as a tandoori chef. He did not displace an Irish worker, since he had special and unique talents. He was unable to speak English, which is another characteristic of the cases in question. His employer, his...
- Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (1 Jun 2011)
David Norris: ..., I know well the phrase, "If you cannot stand the heat, get out of the kitchen". Senator O'Donovan will be well able to stand the heat, as I am. What I did not realise was that it was Celebrity Chef Kitchen and I was going to have filthy language, knives and plates thrown at me. I doubt if this will ever happen to Senator O'Donovan, given his charming manner. Senator O'Donovan was also...
- Seanad: Employment Issues: Motion. (25 Jan 2006)
David Norris: ...pity. The fact that these abysmal conditions exist can be ascertained by putting a human face to them. I wish to cite some quotations that were issued from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. A chef from Romania stated, "I moved to Ireland in 2001 on a work permit. Since then I've had five or six jobs. In my last job I started on â¬2 an hour". I pay my cleaning lady â¬20 an hour. What is...