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Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Feb 2004)

David Norris: I congratulate Senator Brian Hayes on his idealism if he believes it is possible to invoke Article 27. He is much more idealistic than me; I do not believe for a minute that there will be a breaking of rank on the Government side and that large numbers of them will vote with us.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Feb 2004)

David Norris: I am aching for a debate. I raised this issue from a Luddite perspective four months ago. I do not like the interposition of machines between the voter and the result. Senator Dardis said this is not a serious issue. I would have thought that the undermining of the confidence of the electorate in this State is a dangerous threat to democracy. Since this debate has opened up, I have been in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Feb 2004)

David Norris: There have been increasing concerns about it all along.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Feb 2004)

David Norris: I support the call for a debate on violence in the North of Ireland. It is important to remember that people in Sinn Féin really do seem to be moving. I listened two nights ago to a senior Sinn Féin representative on Vincent Browne's programme. He was asked the very direct question whether he would like to see arms taken out of the situation now. He answered "Yes" with uncharacteristic...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Feb 2004)

David Norris: Is this a question?

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Feb 2004)

David Norris: Has the Senator a question?

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Feb 2004)

David Norris: Is the Senator certain of that? I think I see him on the Government benches.

Seanad: Competition Authority Report: Statements. (25 Feb 2004)

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

Seanad: Competition Authority Report: Statements. (25 Feb 2004)

David Norris: I congratulate Mr. Fingleton and the Competition Authority on the excellent work done. I am glad Mr. Fingleton is moving on now to investigate the legal profession which richly deserves his attention. We are lucky also to have the services of people such as Dorothea Dowling. Theirs is the kind of incisive intellect needed to look into the uncompetitive practices of this industry. Senator...

Seanad: Competition Authority Report: Statements. (25 Feb 2004)

David Norris: Brokers are a mixed bunch. I had a broker who was a decent old school friend who did as much as he could for me. Brokers are convenient for people like myself who are phobic about forms. However, there are sometimes problems on the structural side of things as they are sometimes tied to a particular company and one does not know how much commission is being charged because they do not inform...

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Motion for Earlier Signature. (25 Feb 2004)

David Norris: Why?

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Motion for Earlier Signature. (25 Feb 2004)

David Norris: I agree.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Motion for Earlier Signature. (25 Feb 2004)

David Norris: This is the Seanad.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Motion for Earlier Signature. (25 Feb 2004)

David Norris: I demand a debate.

Seanad: Civil Registration Bill 2003: Motion for Earlier Signature. (25 Feb 2004)

David Norris: Exactly.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2004)

David Norris: The Senator should send her flowers.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2004)

David Norris: I support Senator Mooney's request for a debate on this issue. Exciting possibilities are opening up. I received a letter yesterday from a group called the Decentralisation to Brussels Unit, Cúpla Focal Limited, which indicated it is in possession of a language used only in officially sanctioned documents and now available under licence. Anything published in the language, it stated, will...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2004)

David Norris: We need to examine how Temple Bar will be handled by Government in future. We should also have a debate on the future of the Abbey Theatre. Last night the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Mr. O'Donoghue, indicated there would be very severe difficulties in developing on the Abbey site. That is a great pity historically, but if it is to be moved, it must be moved to some place on the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2004)

David Norris: The Abbey Theatre.

Seanad: Order of Business. (26 Feb 2004)

David Norris: I also have a feeling about that.