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Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)

David Norris: There is only one left.

Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)

David Norris: I agree with Senator O'Toole that it is regrettable these matters become a subject of contention on partisan lines and I will vote with the Government this evening. It praises itself too much but we need to encourage it because good work has been done in this budget. The Minister of State is decent and caring, which is obvious from his comment that the visits of meals on wheels providers were...

Seanad: Care of the Elderly: Motion. (14 Dec 2005)

David Norris: Flexitime.

Seanad: Student Enrolment. (14 Dec 2005)

David Norris: I wish to share time with Senator Henry. I welcome the Minister for Education and Science to the House. She will want to address the situation I am going to outline. She is aware of it because one of my constituents has been in touch with her about it — the disadvantage faced by Irish applicants to Irish medical schools who must compete for entry with people from outside the European Union....

Seanad: Student Enrolment. (14 Dec 2005)

David Norris: I thank the Minister for her clear reply and for the indication that proposals will go to Government in this session.

Seanad: Student Enrolment. (14 Dec 2005)

David Norris: I mean this session of the Parliament, before the next election.

Seanad: Student Enrolment. (14 Dec 2005)

David Norris: While I welcome what the Minister said, I regret that it probably will not be possible to do anything for this particular individual. It appears that he is going to Nottingham. It is a loss to Ireland that a good, decent and caring young man must go abroad for his education. I hope he will be able to come back and make up for some of the deficiencies in the health service here. I wish he had...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Dec 2005)

David Norris: I join with my colleagues in calling for a protest to be made about the statement of President Ahmadinejad but if the protest is to be made to the ambassador, we will have a difficulty because he has disappeared. President Ahmadinejad is somebody who is in touch with a different reality to that with which most of us are in contact. I saw him being interviewed recently and he spoke about how,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Dec 2005)

David Norris: If they came to the House, I would welcome them and think it would be splendid if they sat——

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Dec 2005)

David Norris: I genuinely think it is a good idea. This was what the Senate was about in the Roman period — wise old heads bringing their experience to bear on politics.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Dec 2005)

David Norris: I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he proposes to examine the laws relating to consent. He indicated that he was troubled, particularly about a case which came before the courts recently where a 17 year old boy and a 15 year old girl engaged in consensual sexual activity and the 17 year old was convicted of statutory rape. The judge expressed...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

David Norris: What about Senator Higgins?

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

David Norris: I would like to refer to the Order Paper and the fact that the last item among the papers laid before the House is the All-Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution's Tenth Progress Report: The Family. The Order Paper also lists my Bill, namely, the Civil Partnership Bill 2004 which deals with one of the issues in this regard. I propose substituting an amended Bill in light of the debate...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

David Norris: This may sound humorous but it is not intended to be. In the last week of the Dáil session the Ceann Comhairle said, "Ah for frig's sake, Enda". That was widely reported and broadcast by the media yet the comment does not appear in the Official Report because it was excised. A similar incident occurred in this House when a colleague of mine expressed concern about the high levels of adult...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Jan 2006)

David Norris: The fiction of independence should be preserved in this House.

Seanad: Strategy for Men's Health: Statements. (25 Jan 2006)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State and his adviser to the House. I was glad to have heard the concluding remarks of what my colleague, Senator Feeney. They were extremely interesting and helpful. I am also glad I had an opportunity to glance through the Minister of State's speech. I apologise for not being here earlier to hear all the debate but I was detained elsewhere on a matter concerning...

Seanad: Strategy for Men's Health: Statements. (25 Jan 2006)

David Norris: I apologise if the Cathaoirleach is distressed by my revelation.

Seanad: Strategy for Men's Health: Statements. (25 Jan 2006)

David Norris: Could I complete my course?

Seanad: Strategy for Men's Health: Statements. (25 Jan 2006)

David Norris: Could I complete my course because I was in mid-sentence?