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- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2009)
David Norris: We certainly have.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2009)
David Norris: In the spirit of co-operation and because of the Leader's attempts to raise the matter with Cabinet, I wish to press the amendment in an effort to strengthen the his hand with the civil servants in the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2009)
David Norris: No, I wish to press the amendment in an effort to strengthen the Leader's hand in battling on behalf of the oppressed people of Ireland against the civil servants.
- Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)
David Norris: I remember.
- Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)
David Norris: I grateful to the Minister of State, Deputy Moloney, for staying in the House, because I know he is under considerable pressure. I wanted him to be here because I want to ask him, directly and personally, to take particular action today. I know there is support within his own party, on this side of the House and from many professionals for a motion I raised this morning, and will continue...
- Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)
David Norris: I do not think that comes as any great surprise to people in this House. I saw one of the "Reeling in the Years" programmes last year that was looking back approximately 25 years. I was then making a dignified but passionate plea to change the criminal law on homosexuality. Sitting behind me was a plump, smug, self-important priest who showered me with contempt and abuse. It was only last...
- Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)
David Norris: I very much welcome the Minister of State's commitment.
- Seanad: Communications Masts (27 May 2009)
David Norris: This is turning into a bit of a Laois love-in and I am quite happy to participate in such an event. I welcome the Minister of State, who has been in and out of the Chamber very busily and very positively all day. I hope he will be able to be positive about this matter which is rather scientific and technical. It is the concern a number of people in Leixlip have about low-frequency...
- Seanad: Communications Masts (27 May 2009)
David Norris: I thank the Minister of State for his reply, even though he engagingly admits that, like myself, he is not a world ranking scientist. I note the statement refers to the "Department's current advice to those living in close proximity". The use of the word "current" is interesting because it suggests there may be developments in this area. Some eminent scientists have expressed more than...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2009)
David Norris: Is Senator McCarthy natural or is he wearing something?
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2009)
David Norris: I am the judge of that in this House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2009)
David Norris: Perhaps I should be reined in with a lasso.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2009)
David Norris: That an is untruth. Travellers are entitled to be treated as individuals, not as a single group.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2009)
David Norris: I refer again to a matter I raised yesterday, that is, the atrocious sectarian murder in Coleraine. A loyalist group has re-routed its march, and that is very welcome. Speaking as a southern Protestant from a Unionist background, I ask the group to cancel the march completely because it is inappropriate for music to be played and people to march when a man is lying dead as a result of his...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2009)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2009)
David Norris: Hear, hear. I can verify that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2009)
David Norris: I asked a clear and specific question about promises the Leader gave.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2009)
David Norris: In that case, I will survive the night on a commitment rather than on a promise.