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Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

David Norris: I have indicated that some of it is contradicted by senior Garda officers. The Senator also asked about aid or assistance in the transportation by aircraft or otherwise of persons so deprived of their liberty. Is it beyond the intelligence of a small section of the Fianna Fáil Party to understand plain English? If one refuels an airplane, one is facilitating its operation. It is part and...

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

David Norris: I will not withdraw anything. Under Irish law a victim is entitled to secure civil damages against the State. I sincerely hope that the people for whom the Government has been complicit in their kidnap and torture will sue the State and I hope the record of Seanad Éireann and the fact that I and others have pursued this over the past few years will stand as evidence. Senator Marty mentioned...

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

David Norris: I am honoured to support the motion. I am glad there is a division of opinion on the Government benches because there are decent and honourable people who would not sell their fellow human beings into torture——

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

David Norris: ——simply because they have the habit of being colonised,——

Seanad: Use of Irish Airports: Motion. (8 Mar 2006)

David Norris: ——touching their forelocks and being gombeens.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

David Norris: Perhaps I might ask the Leader if the debate on the Lourdes Hospital report will be open-ended. It is very appropriate that the women should lead off, and we are lucky in this House to have qualified women from all sides. I would not have agreed to that if there were a consultant here, but it would be useful if the debate were open-ended, since, from a personal perspective, I may not be able...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Mar 2006)

David Norris: The gardaí were blamed, but the judge said that he was not bothered by the clock. He certainly should have been bothered, since, as a result of his lack of punctiliousness, someone walked free from Garda custody. I join with those others, including from the Government side, who have called for a debate on accident and emergency departments. A very calm and reasoned consultant from Galway was...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Mar 2006)

David Norris: I call for a debate on the Middle East, in particular, on the impact of the disastrous American policies in this area, especially in light of the fact that a Cabinet Minister appeared in New York on St. Patrick's Day and took a salute from returning members of the 69th division of United States Air Force in full uniform who had been involved in the massacre of civilians. It was highly...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: I support my various colleagues from different sides of the House who praised RTE. We should recognise how lucky we are to have such an excellent and independent public service broadcasting service, as many other countries do not. Would to God that the United States had an independent broadcasting service like RTE to examine current matters under discussion there. It is highly unusual,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: It is intriguing and unusual.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: Perhaps it is bullying. Perhaps this has led to a significant increase in the representation of the Labour Party in the Dáil, which I had not noticed. Senator Ryan said that it is the second largest party in the House.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: I congratulate him and am sorry I missed that remarkable political event.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: Even the fact that the Criminal Justice Bill was introduced in 2004 is instructive as this is 2006. The situation is paralleled by the Disability Bill 2001, which was withdrawn, in that a Bill that was initially 34 pages long has had 340 pages of amendments added to it. The Bill is dwarfed by amendments that constitute ten times its bulk, which clearly suggests that it should be withdrawn and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: The Minister has added issues such as ASBOs, gun control and so on, which should perhaps be matters for separate legislation. If one has a Criminal Justice Bill 2004, it becomes less relevant by 2006. There is a gross disproportion. I ask that the Bill be withdrawn and properly presented to the House in a form that is appropriate to the parliamentary process.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: I am flattered by the confusion.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: It is so that Senator Henry will have the last word. She has shown herself to be an ornament of the House in these areas and we are lucky to have her because she speaks calmly and in a measured way with considerable knowledge and without partisanship. For that reason, I am disappointed that an amendment was proposed because the Senator's motion was carefully worded. She used the word "regret"...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: While battling cancer is important in terms of women's health, there are also high rates of colorectal cancer among men, so we should consider the possibility of introducing a coherent programme which does not specify gender, except where people like Senator Henry advise us of particular sexual predispositions. Even though breast cancer is unusual in men, I know of two male sufferers.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: Well done.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: The Senator has plenty of time.