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

David Norris: Would I, honestly? My goodness, the things one learns in this House.

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

David Norris: Many people buy old cars and then find the tax is very high. I pay about half what I paid for the car in tax and that is daft. To increase it further is not necessarily an environmentally friendly measure because, for example, I do not use the car all that much. I used to cycle to Leinster House until I was knocked off my bicycle in O'Connell Street, which is extremely dangerous, as we...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: I am sure the Members would like to recognise the presence of the former Independent Senator and professor emeritus, John A. Murphy, who graced these benches until recently. I support Senators O'Toole and Ó Murchú on the appalling situation in Iran. The woman was sentenced to a considerable number of lashes, which is a savage punishment, but this was doubled or trebled because she had the...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: It is good of it to do so.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: We have had a few speeches from Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Why is there always this glut of legislation?

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: He does not have a yacht or the Luxembourg or Élysée Palaces either. The poor thing.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Members will give him a dig-out.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: I thank Senator Prendergast for allowing me this time to speak. I welcome the Minister because she is a brave woman who went into Angola but I wonder if she regrets that decision now. I will not engage in partisan political attacks because I agree with those who said recently that what is needed now is a Tallaght strategy. Rather than party members knocking lumps out of each other we...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Professor Nelligan cannot be silenced. He stated that too many promises are made regarding sophisticated services regardless of cost only for cutbacks to be made when the bills must be paid. The blame for this is then shifted elsewhere. We need a universal health service closer to European models and we must stop political point-scoring on the health service. We should adopt a Tallaght...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Is it a centre of excellence?

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: I have three questions also. I support strongly the idea of centres of excellence. I know there are political difficulties because everybody seems to fight for their own back yard but it is important. It would have been better if they had got agreement in principle from everybody before they looked at the geographic location. That was a flaw. Also, the public must be reassured that no...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: There is no point in doing it the other way around. On that basis I would like an update on the position regarding St. Luke's Hospital. I ask the question because of the special benefits that accrue to patients there, large numbers of whom have contacted me. There are substantial grounds in the hospital where they can have a walk, sit down, enjoy the shrubbery and so on and many of them,...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Statements (20 Nov 2007)

David Norris: Good.