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- Seanad: Civil Liability and Courts Bill 2004: Second Stage. (11 Mar 2004)
David Norris: I am very grateful to my colleague, Senator Henry, for allowing me to share time. I only need a short amount of time because I have just a couple of points to make upon which I have been briefed. The first point, which may have been covered, is the question of the time limit for taking legal action. I have had strong representations on this point and although it looks more efficient to reduce...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: There was also a Supreme Court ruling on that issue which stated that it was immoral and wrong.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Fat chance. They are responsible for it.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: It was King Hussein.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: I ask the Leader for a debate on the situation concerning health, in particular tuberculosis. I raised this issue some weeks ago in the context of the resurgence of the habit of spitting. This is of particular concern given that there is now a resistant strain of TB and that the only consultant dealing with the disease has been removed from Peamount Hospital. In the circumstances prevailing...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: There is one thing we can do and I ask the Leader to put it to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. We can operate the human rights provisions of the external agreement of the European Union. We should not be trading with a rogue state. It grieves me to say that because it is a state I love. I seek a debate on President Bush's visit. He is perfectly entitled to come here but the citizens of this...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: It is not tolerable that that warmonger should come here and bring his troops with a licence to kill decent people who are protesting against what he stands for.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Hear, hear. Well said.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: It has. It is on the record that the condemnation came from President Arafat himself.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: One of the chief terrorists is Bush.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Good.
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: So it can discriminate even more.
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: That is what the Minister is saying. It is a disgrace.
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: It is profoundly in breach of equal treatment principles to change the law retrospectively.
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Hear, hear. Well said.
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: Good for the Senator.
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: I wish to share time with Senator Henry.
- Seanad: Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (23 Mar 2004)
David Norris: I salute Senator Cox for her brave and honourable contribution here because she did a decent thing when she said she would argue and lobby for certain changes, especially in regard to the most vulnerable and particularly widows. This is necessary. We are disgracing ourselves. I do not ask the House to listen to me or Members of the Opposition but to the Supreme Court because this case was...