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Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

David Norris: He is very international now.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Let us mention Desmond Guinness in particular as he won the individual award.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Like my colleagues, I welcome the decision of the United States Supreme Court. I was at a lecture by a distinguished member of the Australian Supreme Court in the Incorporated Law Society when the announcement was made and it brought a round of strong applause from many distinguished judges, barristers, solicitors and legal authorities. It is tragic that we are surprised and overjoyed by this...

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: These are my reasons for the debate. That echoes what the emperor Caligula did in 40 B.C. when he commanded a statue of himself dressed as——

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Pedantry reigns supreme over there. Anyway, in 40 A.D. Caligula commanded that a statue of himself dressed as Jupiter be erected in the temple in Jerusalem. This is exactly the same kind of behaviour. This is the reason I am asking for this debate. Tomorrow the first train will leave Beijing for Lhasa and on board will be Chinese President Hu Jintao. This is a disaster for the Tibetan people....

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Come back An Taisce, all is forgiven.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: He is the first one to try to tear up the Geneva Convention.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: It has. That is perfectly obvious.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Does this mean that the House may have a debate on Tibet?

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Perhaps in the autumn?

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: It is seven years now.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: I ask the House's permission to share time with Senator O'Toole.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am relieved he chose not to make his speech in Irish, as I understand he did in the other House. I am not sure he spoke in Irish because of his love of the language or from a desire to wrong-foot his opponents. He certainly gave a bravura performance, as is to be expected from him. It is important that time is set aside in this House to review this Bill....

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: I am glad to hear that. The Minister's decision was presumably the result of amendments in the other House, which demonstrates that he is taking advice on board. I was concerned that recourse to the courts would not be required. I strongly support the Minister on the issue of protecting firemen — I do not know if any firewomen are employed — and ambulance staff.

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Although attacks on the fire services are a new phenomenon, they happen regularly. Members of the fire and ambulance services are being savagely attacked. Mark Hogan, a fireman in his 20s with the Dublin Fire Brigade, was head butted on Aston Quay and a series of attacks took place in Cork, including one in which a crew member was hit on the headwith a bottle. The chairman of the National...

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: The idea of meetings between the family and gardaí and drawing up a good behaviour contract is an excellent, constructive idea. Involving families is the way forward. A thoughtful speech by Deputy Carey in the Dáil, which I read with real interest, considered the increase in custodial sentences. This has increased from 10% to 20% and, if certain cases are included, 30%. There are some...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2006)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2006)

David Norris: I am glad Senator O'Toole raised the question of human rights in China. Like America, China is an empire that denies being an empire. It invaded, annexed and colonised Tibet in 1959. Now it has brought the railway that will complete the cultural genocide. For the reason Senator O'Toole mentioned, because we have dollar signs in our eyes, nobody utters a squeak. I raised the question of the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2006)

David Norris: The Senator is most welcome and I thank him for his support.