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Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Senator O'Toole is not speaking fast enough. He should learn from me.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Not in the Equality Authority. The Senator should provide facts and figures.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: We have. What have we done?

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: It is called shutting the stable door.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: The Minister of State was great to know the comments before we uttered them.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: I believe the Minister of State is commending the amendment.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: I certainly agree with that.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: That was a good thing too.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Good idea.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: It would be wonderful if that were true.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: It would be a miracle.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Extraordinary.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Senator Bacik and I congratulated Fianna Fáil on the record for that.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: I said that.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: 75%.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: I thank all my colleagues who took part in this debate, which was extremely useful. It was a good debate on all sides, including that of the Minister of State, with whom I do not agree — I will say a few words about that later. This is precisely why I entered politics. As an Independent, non-Government Member I have the luxury of applying the litmus test of principle to Government...

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: That is excellent. They have joined the socialists with Deputy Bertie Ahern. I was also interested to note that this motion was taken by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Of the two principal Departments dealing with this area, the Department of Foreign Affairs has the better record. I am not surprised the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform flunked it, which...