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Seanad: Government's Irish Aid Strategy: Statements (13 Nov 2007)

David Norris: I am being greedy in taking seven or eight minutes while the remaining time will be shared between the Senators. I think it is five or six minutes and three minutes. I know the Leas-Chathaoirleach will be his usual flexible self. I welcome the Minister of State, who is an old friend from the Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs. I noticed that we were visited by a distinguished...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)

David Norris: In reiterating the calls made by Senators yesterday for a debate on the health service, I would like to emphasise one aspect of it. Somebody must have been listening to what was said yesterday when a number of Senators, including myself, raised the question of hospital hygiene. It is worrying that, according to the report published yesterday, a large number of people die from...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Yes. It is very important that a debate be arranged to allow us to look at this situation. The point I made yesterday — that it is not acceptable that it can take a long time for spillages of human waste to be cleaned when contract cleaners are in hospitals for a limited number of hours — was emphasised again today on the radio. I direct the attention of the Members of the House to a...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Yes, even better. Wonderful.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Can I ask about the Defamation Bill 2006? When I raised this matter a week or two ago, the Leader agreed with me that it was not a good idea to reintroduce it on Committee Stage as 35 Senators — a majority of the Members of the House — had not had an opportunity to discuss it on Second Stage. He said my proposal was sensible. I see that sense has not yet broken out on the Order Paper...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)

David Norris: How many constituencies does the Leader have?

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)

David Norris: What about the clear and direct question I asked about the Defamation Bill? Can the Leader give me an answer to that question?

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

David Norris: I thank Senator Quinn for sharing time and I welcome the Minister of State. It is clear that a large preponderance of accidents involve many young people with alcohol taken driving on country roads in the early hours of the morning at weekends. If one applies a grid test, one will discover that it covers a significant number of these five or six elements. We must, therefore, examine these...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

David Norris: I also got the benefit of your Pol Pot remark.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

David Norris: I agree with my colleagues, including Senator Hanafin, that we should have a discussion with the Minister for Transport. I am very concerned about the situation in Aer Lingus. The management there is obviously under pressure from Ryanair and one can understand its difficulties but it is trying to extract a written undertaking from workers that they will not strike. Is this September 1913...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

David Norris: A sieve.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Kevin Myers has been right about something.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

David Norris: He was right because they are illegal immigrants.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

David Norris: That does not mean they were legal immigrants.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Not that again.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Will the Bill be introduced on Committee Stage?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2007)

David Norris: The Leader could assist me very much by answering the question. Will it be introduced on Committee or Second Stage? That was not the question he answered.

Seanad: Local Government (Roads Functions) Bill 2007: Second Stage (15 Nov 2007)

David Norris: I shall not need the time allocated. While having lunch I noticed the Minister was here, realised I had glanced through the Bill and wanted to make just two or three points. The Minister is aware of some of them. I welcome the Bill as tidying-up legislation. There seems to be a good deal of that at the moment, a certain amount of revenue gathering and sharing and divvying out, so to speak....