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- Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Dec 2004)
David Norris: I agree with much of what Senator Quinn and others said about changing behaviour. There has been a dramatic drop in penalty points pursuit, but when accident numbers increase this is described as a blip. Senator Quinn said it is more serious and that people do not take penalty points seriously. I do not agree. It is because nobody has the slightest respect for the speed limits. Why should...
- Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2004: Second Stage. (9 Dec 2004)
David Norris: That is excellent. It is good to have something so that people with older cars can apply it so that they know what speed they are travelling in kilometres per hour. What a diplomat we have in the Minister of State, Deputy Callely. He says that the concept that decisions relating to the application of special speed limits should be taken by the major local authorities was introduced through...
- Seanad: Tributes to Deputy Head Usher of the Houses of the Oireachtas. (10 Dec 2004)
David Norris: He is not dead yet.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2004)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2004)
David Norris: I support what Senator Brian Hayes said. It came as a surprise to me to hear there was this side deal. It is insulting to this House that it was done without reference to the House. Can the Cathaoirleach or the Leader indicate to the House whether they had prior knowledge of this wheeling and dealing with Seanad seats? It worries me particularly because I referred last week to the IRA demands...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2004)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2004)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2004)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2004)
David Norris: : Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2004)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2004)
David Norris: Is the Leader scoring points?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2004)
David Norris: As one who comes from a former southern Unionist background, who is not a Roman Catholic or a republican, and is a Nationalist in as far as I love this country, I commend the Taoiseach on the extraordinary patience, skill and dignity with which he mustered the ability to make a long telephone call to Dr. Ian Paisley yesterday. That shows considerable grit and he increased his stature by so...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2004)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2004)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2004)
David Norris: What of the naming of accused persons in newspapers?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Dec 2004)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Dec 2004)
David Norris: I was rather amused to discover that, following its acquisition of National Irish Bank, shares in Danske Bank fell by 4%. We have had representatives from Northern Ireland in Seanad Ãireann on previous occasions. It is a question of how these people will be introduced, elected or appointed. A letter to The Irish Times this morning points out that the Alliance Party made a strong submission...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Dec 2004)
David Norris: That is what the letter said. I am seeking a debate on the metro in light of the headline in today's newspapers to the effect that "Metro delay 'will affect' targets for M50 upgrade". The Joint Committee on Transport unanimously supported the idea of a metro, as did the professional report carried out in respect of this matter. If the delay in the metro is going to cause significant problems...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Dec 2004)
David Norris: Immediately after the Order of Business today.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Dec 2004)
David Norris: We have not met our commitment or our targets. The Taoiseach has welshed on his pledge to the United Nations at a time when our finances are in much better shape than they were when he made the commitment.