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Seanad: Power Sharing Agreement in Northern Ireland: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

David Norris: Exactly.

Seanad: Power Sharing Agreement in Northern Ireland: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

David Norris: No, but I wish to give the Minister the opportunity to contradict it and I am very glad he has done so. I hope he will return to the matter in his speech because this is an important aside and it deals with the whole area of political massaging. In the same vein, the German Foreign Minister stated there would be a European army. The Minister and I know there will be over our dead bodies.

Seanad: Power Sharing Agreement in Northern Ireland: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

David Norris: It is very good we have this situation at the moment and of course there should be strong co-operation. I am astonished by the people who want a 32-county republic but who object to people buying their goods in Newry. Their argument is that it is part of a different economic regime. I am all in favour of revisionism. We need a little more of it. People who were regarded as revisionist...

Seanad: Power Sharing Agreement in Northern Ireland: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I agree with Senator Cassidy. It is very awkward but it would be very unfortunate if the House did not hear from Senator Doherty, who is a Sinn Féin representative, one of the most significant parties involved in this situation. It is wrong that Ministers are not prepared. I do not care-----

Seanad: Power Sharing Agreement in Northern Ireland: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

David Norris: Even so, that could have been got around in some way. I am not blaming the Minister-----

Seanad: Power Sharing Agreement in Northern Ireland: Motion (17 Feb 2010)

David Norris: The Order of Business here is chaotic.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

David Norris: Let him cast the first stone.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

David Norris: There is nothing bloodthirsty about "God Save the Queen".

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

David Norris: A remarkable woman——

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

David Norris: ——and a direct descendant of both Brian Boru and Hugh O'Neill, which is more than can be said for Mr. Gerry Adams MP MLA.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

David Norris: The apparent behaviour of the Minister for Defence does raise certain ethical issues, although it is not the most important matter confronting the country. I would welcome a clean-up of electioneering practice. I hope it will not shock Members too much to learn that, even in the sacred groves of academia, things can get mucky at election time, believe me.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I wish to raise a matter which I have raised previously on the Order of Business, on the Adjournment and at the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs committee, that is, the existence of camps for Roma families at Cesmin Lug and Osterode in Kosovo. There are 600 people living there in the most heavily lead-contaminated dump in Europe. I also raised this issue with the United Nations Secretary...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I join in the welcome to Senator Dearey. I also express my sorrow at what I understand is the imminent resignation of Deputy Trevor Sargent as Minister of State. I have known him for many years. I know him to be an honourable, decent, hard-working man. I am not sure of the circumstances but I expect there is some element of mistake as well as perhaps some error of judgment. I do not...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

David Norris: This is an illustration of a point of order that came out as a point of philosophy.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

David Norris: The Leader said there were 800,000 small and medium sized enterprises. Could that possibly be right? It sounds like one for everyone in the audience.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2010)

David Norris: Yes but the Leader said there were 800,000 small and medium-sized enterprises. The Leader also mentioned the 40th anniversary of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly which started 20 years ago.

Seanad: George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I wish to share time with Senator Quinn.

Seanad: George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State for this positive debate. The absence of discord is noticeable. Every contributor has spoken in support of the Bill, which represents a most positive development. I salute a great friend of Ireland, Trina Vargo, who is known to many of us in this House. She has worked tirelessly and honestly for the cause of Ireland. I have always been struck by her...

Seanad: George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear.