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- Seanad: Media Standards: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Feb 2012)
David Norris: The Minister should listen to the evidence that was given by witnesses as the Leveson inquiry about what is going on in Ireland. They said it.
- Seanad: Media Standards: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Feb 2012)
David Norris: Did Mr. McMullan not say he knows that the same practices exist in Ireland?
- Seanad: Media Standards: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Feb 2012)
David Norris: Yes.
- Seanad: Media Standards: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Feb 2012)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Media Standards: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Feb 2012)
David Norris: And now we show it to the press; the new tyranny.
- Seanad: Media Standards: Statements, Questions and Answers (22 Feb 2012)
David Norris: Will the Minister send a representative to the Leveson inquiry?
- Seanad: Wind Turbines Bill 2012: Second Stage (22 Feb 2012)
David Norris: If not, I will share time with Senator Higgins. I only need two minutes.
- Seanad: Wind Turbines Bill 2012: Second Stage (22 Feb 2012)
David Norris: I wish to share time with Senator Higgins.
- Seanad: Wind Turbines Bill 2012: Second Stage (22 Feb 2012)
David Norris: I will only take a minute. She has my permission if she wishes to take my time. I congratulate Senator Kelly, a new Senator, on his excellent Bill. I am not sure if he had the assistance of the drafting service but I want to take the opportunity to welcome the fact that for the first time we now have the assistance of a drafting service in this House. It is a very important service of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
David Norris: Senator Daly is quite correct.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
David Norris: I express regret that a very interesting and sometimes stormy debate on the media yesterday was not reported at all. I would have thought the media would have been interested in it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
David Norris: I support my colleagues, particular Senator Mary Ann O'Brien, who spoke about the children's hospital. I think this is an absolute disaster. I raised this issue a number of years ago and suggested that it be sent to an international review panel, including planning and medical experts. It would have taken about a month to six weeks, but that was not done. It actually suited me to have the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
David Norris: Yes, I am asking for a debate on this subject. We need to be very careful to protect the trees. If we are going to make this disastrous decision, at least let us ensure that it will have the least hazardous outcome possible.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
David Norris: Perhaps we could have a debate on foreign affairs as we have not had one for a long time. There is the question of the journalists who were killed. It is appalling. They are particularly at risk as are human rights defenders. As a long time admirer of President Chávez, he seems to have lost his marbles totally, or his supporters have, attacking Mr. Capriles, who is his most significant...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
David Norris: I am calling for a debate on foreign affairs and also curiously linking it with homophobic comments against him. It is disgusting.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
David Norris: I regard power generation as strategic.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
David Norris: We are selling the spoon and keeping the knife and fork.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
David Norris: We are not going there, sorry. The Senator will not get my support on that issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
David Norris: On a point of order, this is the most dangerous thing I have ever heard in my life.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)
David Norris: I do not agree with this. It is terrible for children but where a government starts interfering in the planning process, one is right down the rotten road of corruption. I certainly-----