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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Feb 2007)

David Norris: That is the point — did the Attorney General give incorrect advice? Has he advised the Government incorrectly on other occasions?

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (22 Feb 2007)

David Norris: I second the amendment. I support the amendment because it is a serious matter if indictable offences are to be introduced through this kind of statutory instrument. There is a palpable lack of democracy about it and Senator Ryan may well be right that a constitutional challenge might lie ahead. The advice of the Attorney General is not always infallible. I pointed out this morning on the...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (22 Feb 2007)

David Norris: The Senator called a division. I heard him distinctly. That is a shocking abuse of democracy.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (22 Feb 2007)

David Norris: I do not expect to hear any more old guff out of Senator Ryan about procedural points after he has botched his vote in this scandalous manner. I am affronted as a democrat.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (22 Feb 2007)

David Norris: I second the amendment. Senator Ryan has found an important lacuna in the Bill. It is obvious that much bullying goes on by e-mail and text messages. I hope this amendment includes visual images. There is the horrible situation where young women, in particular, have been brutally attacked and it has been recorded on the camera element on a telephone to be then transmitted on boobtube or...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (22 Feb 2007)

David Norris: It does not matter what the Minister of State claimed, it is still nonsense. The Cathaoirleach obviously ruled the Minister was wrong on this. However, he made another ruling regarding an amendment of mine which I believe was wrong. Given that Senator Ryan's amendment was allowed, I am astonished my amendment was disallowed. I believe that was wrong and I will write to the Committee on...

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (22 Feb 2007)

David Norris: What about the question I raised about recording calls?

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (22 Feb 2007)

David Norris: It would be on a different basis.

Seanad: Communications Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (22 Feb 2007)

David Norris: Very good.

Seanad: Control of Exports Bill 2007: Second Stage (22 Feb 2007)

David Norris: I thank Senator Quinn for sharing his time. I welcome the Bill. I believe there is a role for the Seanad in refining and, perhaps, amending this legislation. This is an interesting situation which we are addressing for the first time. Ireland has a small arms industry. The Minister will be aware of the famous Timoney armoured car, tank and other products. There are very clever engineers...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

David Norris: The Leas-Chathaoirleach is wrong. He must obey the leader of his Party.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

David Norris: We are very tolerant on the north side.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

David Norris: I am very glad to have been preceded by Senator Mansergh. Some weeks ago I raised on the Adjournment the issue of the Irish Pharmaceutical Union and got a very dusty answer from the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, on behalf of the Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Harney. This matter also affects Irish Actors' Equity, which is far more vulnerable because its members are just doing...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

David Norris: I will be brief. I wish to raise two other matters, the first of which relates to planning permission. In this instance it concerns an ex-Fine Gael Member of this House, Councillor Farrelly, who has tabled an amendment to the development plan for Meath County Council to seek to shrink the safety area around a very historic house, Headfort House, in County Meath from more than 700 acres to...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

David Norris: I am definitely seeking a debate on this issue, particularly as only 30 of 1,500 big houses in existence at the time of the Civil War remain. I will leave the raising of the other issue I mentioned until tomorrow.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

David Norris: I do not mean to be discourteous, but could the Leader confirm what she seems to have stated, that they are prevented by law from informing the relatives?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

David Norris: I do not think that is the case.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2007)

David Norris: I am quite sure they are wrong.