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Seanad: Tributes to Head Usher of the Houses of the Oireachtas. (17 Dec 2004)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Dec 2004)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Dec 2004)

David Norris: May I move the adjournment of the House?

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Dec 2004)

David Norris: I join with the tributes paid to the Cathaoirleach and the other officers of the House. I am very grateful to my colleague, the senior Independent Member, Senator Ross, for paying our tribute to Paddy Behan. I thank the Cathaoirleach for the kindness, forbearance and, on occasion, flexibility he has shown us.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Dec 2004)

David Norris: I thank the Leader in particular for the style and panache with which she has conducted the affairs of the House. It is quite unusual that, although she is plainly a party person — more power to her — she has defended the interests of the House when necessary, something that we welcome on all sides. Where would we be without Deirdre Lane and Jody Blake, who we are delighted to have back...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Dec 2004)

David Norris: I will be seeking a debate on this matter early on Tuesday morning. It is important that we record the established facts, the first being that they were travelling on false passports.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Dec 2004)

David Norris: No, this is a trailer. They were in an area controlled by very dangerous people and gave the apparently flippant excuse that they were bird-watching. I wonder whether we might have a little more information. Were they members of the Irish Wild Bird Conservancy before they left this country? We know that one of the men has a serious conviction for bombing. We must be careful and need not...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Dec 2004)

David Norris: Splendid.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (17 Dec 2004)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State who has acted expeditiously and provided the House with full reports. I also welcome the fact that he has published the surrounding documentation. Some of the latter is technical in nature and I do not propose to discuss it in any great detail. It is important, from the point of view of democracy, that this information has been placed before us. In providing...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

David Norris: Except mine.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

David Norris: I join my colleagues in expressing concern about the behaviour of certain sections of the media. I have raised this issue on several occasions and warned that we should not be pusillanimous in facing up to these sections of the press. It is horrifying to learn that Ireland on Sunday, a most disreputable newspaper, described Charlie Bird as "fair game". Who are they to decide which citizen is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

David Norris: Yes, thank you. I wish to comment on the unfortunate day in the various committees yesterday. The American ambassador did not turn up at the meeting of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs, of which I and Senator Ryan are members, and there was a last minute change. The committee has no compellability with respect to foreign ambassadors and must deal with them in a courteous and diplomatic...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

David Norris: Exactly.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Feb 2005)

David Norris: I am in my love nest.

Seanad: Tsunami Disaster: Statements. (2 Feb 2005)

David Norris: They would be right to think that.

Seanad: Tsunami Disaster: Statements. (2 Feb 2005)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. He is right to state that the tsunami was an appalling catastrophe. It was a reminder of the immense power of nature. The first photographs I saw scarcely moved me because they were flat satellite photographs — the wave just looked like a kind of ripple. I was moved by a photograph I saw in a newspaper of people on a tourist beach. There was a...

Seanad: Tsunami Disaster: Statements. (2 Feb 2005)

David Norris: No, he did not quite say that. I do not intend to waste my time challenging Senator Dardis's interruptions. The impact of the wave was significantly less in areas in which mangrove swamps had not been removed to create beaches. The impact of the wave under the surface of the sea was minimised in areas where the despoliation of coral reefs had not taken place. I understand that less than 50%...

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (2 Feb 2005)

David Norris: I am very grateful to Senator O'Toole, not only for giving me the last five minutes of his time but also for making such a strong, coherent and dispassionate case for the inclusion of same-sex couples in this Bill. This is an important matter. Usually the explanatory memoranda of Bills are helpful but not in this case, which assumes a familiarity with the principal Act that busy...