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Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: Nonsense, of course it does.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: I join with Senator Brian Hayes in calling for a debate on the children's hospital. Senator Feeney was inaccurate in what she told the House; I am sure it was unintentional. I raised this issue immediately upon learning of it. I did so in light of the fact that there were calls from a group of senior consultants asking that an international peer review panel be established. It would not...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: ——that had nothing to do with medicine but everything to do with the completely inappropriate ethical committees that sat in judgment.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: I do not like Catholic ethical committees. I do not like Protestant ethical committees. Religious sectarianism of any kind does not have a role in this area. The only reason I would support what is described as a Protestant ethos is because it clears those theological conceptions out of the way and places at the centre of treatment the rights and welfare of the patient and the sanctity of...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: I managed to get an extension of this time by 15 minutes, about which I am sure they will all be pleased.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: Not just for myself.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: These are serious issues. We put forward the idea of the amendment to the Treaty of Amsterdam. We were given certain indications. We were told, for example, that there were only one or two pieces of information. That is wrong. A total of 34 pieces of information were given. We were told it would be hermetically sealed. The American authorities have indicated that this information is...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: Go on.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: The facts she stated were wrong.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: Senator Dardis interpreted Senator Feeney's words, not his own.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: Senator Ross said that.

Seanad: Current Situation in the Middle East: Statements (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: That is very kind. I very much appreciate it.

Seanad: Current Situation in the Middle East: Statements (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: I have telegrammed mine, so to speak, and there may be an opportunity for my colleague to contribute.

Seanad: Current Situation in the Middle East: Statements (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: I also welcome the Minister of State to the House and I welcome the tone of his speech. It is significantly different from some of the earlier speeches delivered on this subject in this House. I also welcome very much the balanced speech of Senator Mooney, particularly his condemnation of the use of cluster bombs. He is right. That was condemned by the most senior humanitarian official as...

Seanad: Pre-Nuptial Agreements: Motion (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: The Minister is a dewy-eyed romantic. Children often exist before the marriage.

Seanad: Pre-Nuptial Agreements: Motion (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: I thank my colleague, Senator O'Toole, for sharing his time with me. When I looked at this matter, I thought it was another facile idea of the Government to amend it. I did not see the point in the amendment. Now I do, having listened to the Minister. The Law Reform Commission is over-burdened. The Minister has commissioned a special report and I take it that this is in response to the...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Register (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: I express my gratitude to the staff of the House. I had not anticipated this debate would be called so early. Like everyone else, I had expected a vote at 7.15 p.m. and I was meeting a guest when they managed to contact me. I am grateful for their usual efficiency. The matter I wish to raise has been advertised in The Irish Times and elsewhere. Regrettably, as a result of human error, a...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral Register (18 Oct 2006)

David Norris: I thank the Minister of State for providing us with the Minister's response. I do not find it entirely satisfactory because it is a type of wing and a prayer response. We hope the election will not take place early, a hope I fervently share, and that these people will be on the register. However, the Minister of State said that the 1937 Act does not provide for a supplement to the...