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- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: Deputy? I resist that demotion to the Lower House.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: I did not defame the Minister. He is not a dog.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: Read Senator "Mansewerage".
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: Three journalists.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: It was worth tabling the amendment to have provoked so vigorous an assertion of the freedom of the press from Senator Harris. He did it with his usual flair and panache. On the dog licences, if the Minister has a look at the speeches of Senator "Mansewerage" he will see exactly what I was at.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: It is an honest opinion.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: I apologise for my accent.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: It is not. If Senator Walsh checks the record he will find that I made that initial mispronunciation some years ago and I continued it in the House. It had nothing whatever to do with what happened in the other House. I just linked it now. If he checks the record, he will find that.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: Check the record and find it. I gave Senator Walsh a wonderful opportunity to align himself with those views. There we are. I am all in favour of free speech and I welcome the fact that I was able to let Senator Walsh put on the record his position on it.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: Now let us get back to the Bill.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: In that case I shall make sure to amend my pronunciation in future. I regret if it caused considerable distress to Senator Walsh, but I do not believe that for a minute.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: I have discussed this on the air with the person involved and it did not bother him at all.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: Senator Walsh is just a squall of hot air.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: Getting back to the matter at hand, with the permission of Senator Walsh, one of the matters about which I was worried was that it seemed it was possible that someone might preface their words by saying, "In my opinion", and I referred to a comedienne at the time who was using "allegedly" to protect herself against libel. We also ought to remember that there are people being defamed. Whether...
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: I will not go any further than coffee. I will explain to the Senator the feelings of the two principal participants, which are of reasonably good humour.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: I welcome the movements the Minister has made in this matter. The provisions regarding the prominence of the apology are important and significant. It is a positive move by the Minister.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: I move amendment No. 22: In page 18, line 24, after "not" to insert "automatically". We had this debate on Committee Stage. Section 22(3) states: (3) In a defamation action, an apology made by or on behalf of a defendant in respect of a statement to which the action relatesâ (a) does not constitute an express or implied admission of liability by that defendant. I wish to insert the word...
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: The Minister is correct. The lack of normality would not distress me in the slightest. However, my lack of normality has led to a resounding silence throughout the House. As I appear to have no seconders, I should not waste the time of the House on it.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: Yes, they are.
- Seanad: Defamation Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (11 Mar 2008)
David Norris: Senator Mullen made some effective points, especially when he referred to the previous debate. I do not want to rehearse the whole debate because that would be tedious and it is already on the record. When the Bill goes to the other House, Members of it will have an opportunity to consider the whole debate, including Second and Committee Stages. We are now on Report Stage and it is not the...