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Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: I wish to make a couple of positive points which will require me to mention names but only for the purposes of identifying specific cases in a positive manner. I very strongly welcome the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Louise O'Keeffe.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: Ms O'Keeffe is a remarkable and courageous woman who was let down by the machinery of the State. The State and church engaged in a nasty form of evasion of their clear responsibility to this woman who had demonstrated that she had been abused. I welcome the decision by the Supreme Court to refuse to grant costs to the State as any other decision would have bankrupted Ms O'Keeffe. Yesterday...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: It would be impossible to refer to the example I am giving without mentioning the name of the individual in question. I do not do so in a critical sense. I think I can refer to another Member of the House by name. I am very pleased my colleague on this side, Senator John Paul Phelan, raised the circumstances facing Protestant schools, an issue I briefly referred to the other day. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: I understand that. I welcome the decision to select it for debate because it has a much more powerful effect if the issue is raised by somebody who is not a member of the Protestant community. This shows the value of the House. I call for a debate on human rights in the international context, particularly in light of the appalling events in Afghanistan where more than 100 innocent civilians...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: I ask for a debate on human rights to take into account circumstances analogous to those in Gaza that are still occurring, even under the Obama administration, in Afghanistan where the great powers played out a game, at long distance and to the disadvantage of that country's people, which inspired the Taliban and resulted in the negative aspects of extreme, fanatical religious positions.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: Absolutely.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: Who is acquiring their votes?

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: He showed it plenty of times and showed it again this morning.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: The Leader can forget that.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: Well done.

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

David Norris: I thank my colleague, Senator Coghlan, for yielding to me. I welcome the Bill which is appropriate and timely. It brings us into the computer age and takes into account all the outflow of these terrible financial scandals but it is a bit late in the day. It is a pity we did not wake up earlier and act in this regard previously, in particular in respect of this shameful business of loans....

Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)

David Norris: That is a bit thick.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)

David Norris: Why is there not such work?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 May 2009)

David Norris: Fat chance.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

David Norris: I take a more temperate view. We made fools of ourselves and did not manage this matter very skilfully. We cannot blame the press for the interest it took in this. I certainly will not work seven days, or 24 hours. I often leave this place at 11 p.m. and I do a damn hard day's work, but if anyone thinks I will work on Sunday, they can forget it. I go to St. Patrick's Cathedral and I...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

David Norris: Senator Leyden's Government gave it away for nothing and the Minister who did so went to jail. We know all about that. I ask for the debate we were promised on human rights, especially in the light of death sentences currently being passed on people in Tibet.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (13 May 2009)

David Norris: Nonsense.