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Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

David Norris: There will not be an independent press council.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

David Norris: Does the Senator agree with the inclusion of the word, "automatically"?

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

David Norris: In that case, they should not be allowed to use it as mitigation either. They cannot have it all on one side.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

David Norris: Such people are not compelled to sue. They are not obliged to continue with their actions.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

David Norris: I am not sure I used those phrases but I am grateful for the Minister's suggestions, as they will come in handy later.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

David Norris: The people were in shock.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

David Norris: I accept it is better to cut down on litigation and so on. I am glad the Minister has conceded there is an artificiality about this issue. Persons who are satisfied with an apology will not continue the action further, which is correct.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

David Norris: Is the Minister imputing impure motives to his own profession? I am so shocked I can hardly stand up. Somebody who wants only an apology will be satisfied with that. The concept of apologies being viewed as a mitigating factor in settlements for damages has been introduced. Nothing in the legislation inhibits apologies. My amendment is weak, as it states, "does not automatically...

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

David Norris: The Minister should have a little wordín in private with some of the colleagues.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

David Norris: That is a sensible arrangement. The matters being teased out are serious and I hope I am not wasting the time of the House. The Minister's replies have been interesting and clear.

Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2007)

David Norris: It would be good if we could continue the debate on another day.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

David Norris: The Senator does.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

David Norris: May I send my sympathies to the voters of south Tipperary? This tirade is but the beginning. I refer to the matter of Mr. Appleby, which was raised again by my colleague, Senator O'Toole. I very much agree with him and believe the language used by the Taoiseach that Mr. Appleby would have to stand in line and could not be moved up the queue was extraordinarily cavalier and dismissive,...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

David Norris: Hurrah.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

David Norris: I join with colleagues in expressing my revulsion at the way in which the story of the young man who tragically met his death in Lucan was treated in the media. It was stated authoritatively that he was known to the police, which he was not, and that he was a convicted criminal, which he was not either. His family, so traumatised by this, has no recourse in action. This afternoon we will...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

David Norris: The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, BCI.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

David Norris: It stated it was too political. This is absurd. We can publish any quantity of lies about dead Irish citizens but we cannot have a reasonable advertisement during Lent from a responsible organisation like Trócaire because it is politically incorrect.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

David Norris: It should be subject to standards of decency and reason. I do not suggest that the Seanad can crack the whip and send the commission to jail but we can question its decisions. I am merely raising a question.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2007)

David Norris: I appreciate that and would not like to overstep the mark. This is the fifth anniversary of a remarkable and immensely moving letter, which we read with great interest, from a woman who had been told that she was carrying a 16 week old foetus with a severe chromosomal abnormality incompatible with life. The trauma of that news was exacerbated by the fact that she was forced to carry it to...