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Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I second Senator O'Toole's motion. I am all in favour of women in politics, but given the rhetorical question asked about Lehman Sisters, had it been Thatcher's sisters, the situation might have been considerably worse.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: On the economic area, I am a prophet crying in the wilderness. Why did the people meeting in Davos not take up the situation of Standard & Poor's and Fitch, which dishonestly rated products, were involved in this whole bundling system, helped to walk us into this position and at whose beck and call we are still because they continue to rate people? The Davos world economic forum should have...

Seanad: Free Trade Agreement with Colombia: Motion (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I second the motion.

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I very much welcome the opportunity to make a statement on this topic and, in particular, the time and trouble the Minister has taken to come into the House. I certainly have some suggestions to make as to how this matter can be addressed. This issue has been evident for quite a while but in a minor way, although there have been tragic casualties resulting from the ingestion of magic...

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: Is the Minister aware that the landlord of the head shop in Naas is a member of the Judiciary who has today justified his position by saying he asked the Garda and the Garda said it was alright-----

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: -----and that everything being sold is perfectly legal and that it is alright with him?

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: Will the Minister comment on that?

Seanad: Water and Roads Infrastructure: Motion (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister and compliment my Fine Gael colleagues on tabling such an important motion. However, I am disappointed that, once again, we have this ding-dong approach between the two sides of the House. This is unhelpful, particularly because there is significant agreement between the motion and the amendment to it on the problem the country faces. There is a nuance on both sides...

Seanad: Water and Roads Infrastructure: Motion (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: It was not - we have it from no less a source than Senator Cummins.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

David Norris: When I asked about the matter, Senator Maurice Cummins replied and said the answer was a definitive no.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I raise the treatment of issues such as the apparent fact that wives of certain Central Bank officials travelled with their husbands. I am bored to death by this unimaginative muckraking. It is about time a stop was put to it. I raised this issue over the years and was universally told that it was sour grapes on my part and that I was raising the matter because I did not have a wife and...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

David Norris: He said that.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

David Norris: We are not.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2010)

David Norris: Last week I mentioned that I was of the view that people in this country were beginning to rend and savage each other in a very unattractive way. In that context, I referred to the attention being given to the issue of travelling spouses. What I said was repeated on a radio programme and there was some support for my views. One of the correspondents asked how I knew what the public felt....

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2010)

David Norris: This is a glorious opportunity to sow political dissension and my colleagues on this side of the House have exploited it very cleverly. I am sure they are also motivated by principle and while it would be a very pleasant sight for some on this side to see a degree of disagreement between the Green Party — in particular, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government,...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I thought the Senator said the dogs there were as well looked after——

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2010)

David Norris: What did the pet shop have to do with anything?

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I see. I am sure animals are well looked after in the shop. Some pet shops do keep dogs. The question of exotic pets and their uncontrolled importation should also be examined.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I have a position on hunting, as I am against blood sports in general. I was interested to hear my colleague, Senator Mullen, drag in the issue of abortion, which seemed a little extraneous.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2010)

David Norris: It would be like me asking about the welfare of homosexual dogs in these various places. I share elements of his position. I certainly believe there is a hierarchy and that it is appropriate that as a species we look after ourselves. However, we should recognise our close genetic kinship with animals and our responsibilities for them. There is no contradiction whatsoever in my position...