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Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Apr 2007)

David Norris: I thank Senator Tuffy for making this time available to me. I have an interest in the Bill for a number of reasons. As a matter of principle, I have always supported independent regulation for professions, including the news media and newspapers in particular, which lash out and ask others to be regulated independently, but are not keen on it for themselves. While I support independence and...

Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Apr 2007)

David Norris: That is good.

Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Apr 2007)

David Norris: Did she really?

Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Apr 2007)

David Norris: She does not have quite as much in common with me as the Minister of State thought.

Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Apr 2007)

David Norris: I read nothing other than the reports of Seanad proceedings. I keep a constant supply in the lavatory. I find it extremely moving.

Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Apr 2007)

David Norris: Excellent. I do not attend to such lower needs in the bed. Perhaps the Acting Chairman does, but that marks another significant cultural difference.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: Adi Roche addressed a significant meeting of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs. I spoke to Ms Roche before the meeting and she asked me to raise a specific matter on today's Order of Business, namely, the fact that she welcomes — as does everyone else — that we are moving towards an intergovernmental agreement regarding the children of Chernobyl. The Government has asked Ms Roche...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: I would like the Leader to raise this matter directly with the Minister, Deputy Roche. This morning on Radio 1, we heard Dr. Roderick O'Sullivan, a distinguished scientist who nine years ago had the water analysed on behalf of anglers and found choliform bacteria. However, when he went to the local authorities, they rubbished his findings. Two years ago, he went to the Minister, Deputy...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: I am most grateful to the Cathaoirleach. I am sorry our friends from America are no longer in the Chamber because I would have liked them to know that, while we support America, we deplore the attempts to employ torture and would like to support the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, on her visit to Syria. A think tank established by their own people made this very...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: It was because they were given a special visa exemption.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: For God's Sake.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: It was because of bureaucratic laziness.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: If she accepted that, why did she ask me to raise the issue?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: I had to——

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: ——because I came to the House to debate the Medical Practitioners Bill 2007, on which I had been briefed. I strongly resent the Senator's suggestion that I derelicted my duties in any way.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: I was specifically asked to raise the issue by Adi Roche because I made the point on meeting her beforehand.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: Exactly.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: Always one for a laugh.