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Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: Two items are to conclude simultaneously at 7.30 p.m. I believe the Leader has made a mistake.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: It is many months since I said in the House that the Government in confronting the financial crisis should take decisive action by amalgamating the three principal banks, nationalising them in one clean, surgical sweep and taking Anglo Irish Bank out into the middle of the Atlantic and sinking it. I have repeated these sentiments on a number of occasions and, as far as I know, they have...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear. Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: Yes, in light of no assurance from the Leader.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: Is it five Members per group?

Seanad: End of Life Care: Motion (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: I am grateful to Senator Coffey for allowing me this time. I am especially pleased that Senator Mullen has tabled this motion, which is very important. The length and detail of the motion shows the complexity of the situation. I am glad to speak on this issue as I was asked to deliver the Mary Redmond Foundation lecture in February last at the St. Francis Hospice, which I did. It was a...

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2010: Motion (Resumed) (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: I will also be brief in my remarks, as I understand we will have a further opportunity to discuss the economy in general terms tomorrow. I am concerned by this instrument and was concerned when it was introduced two years ago. I am unsure, but I have a feeling I voted against it. I remember asking about the extent of our possible exposure. I also asked what our GNP was. The debts we...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

David Norris: I spoke twice yesterday on the economy and I have to speak on it again today so I do not intend to say very much about it but I say this, I listened to the broadcast this morning on the early news and I could sense a shudder of fear going through the Irish people. We all feel that fear. That is why speeches like that of Senator Marc MacSharry yesterday, which was a clear clarion call that...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2010)

David Norris: Tell that to the 450,000 unemployed.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

David Norris: In fairness, the judge complained.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2010)

David Norris: I will not say anything about the economy now as I will take a slot in this afternoon's debate and I do not want to waste time, which is short. I am in the process of putting a motion on the Order Paper and I thought it might have been on today. It concerns a really shocking development. I was staggered when I heard the HSE proposes to impose a 50 cent prescription charge on all...

Seanad: National Economy: Statements (Resumed) (6 Oct 2010)

David Norris: I propose to share time with Senator Pearse Doherty. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Martin Mansergh, who is a regular visitor to the House. Before Senator Mary White leaves the Chamber, I should point out how impressed I was, as usual, with her balanced and considered contribution, which offered a mixture of realism and hope for the future. This is terribly important at such a...

Seanad: National Economy: Statements (Resumed) (6 Oct 2010)

David Norris: We should invite those involved in Shell to come on board. We should tell them that the country is in dire straits, that their company is extracting the country's resources which it obtained for nothing and that they have trampled all over the people of the west. I made similar comments at a conference in Athlone, at which representatives from Shell were present. They came to see me very...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear. So have I.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Oct 2010)

David Norris: I second Senator Bacik's amendment to the Order of Business. With regard to the debate on the economy, there is a series of ironies which depend on context. It is extraordinary that today we are hearing more about the enormous waste within the HSE. We must place this matter in context by reflecting on the fact that the HSE proposes to charge the terminally ill, the unemployed and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2010)

David Norris: As so often happens, I was moved by the stirring words of Senator Harris and agree with much of what he had to say. He spoke about arithmetic, common sense and compassion. Regrettably, this House has traditionally had little impact on budgetary matters; in fact, we are confined constitutionally in the changes we can make. Thus, I will try to concentrate on the third of the items mentioned...