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Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: Cathal Brugha Street is just down the road from me. I spent a wonderful, imaginative evening there recently.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: Yes, but Senator O'Rourke was there the previous year.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: She is still remembered there. I wish to refer to the disposal of these properties, I am thinking particularly of Cathal Brugha Street which has contributed enormously to the development of tourism in every way, including teaching excellent skills. We always had the best raw materials but we could make an awful bags of them in catering, although now we are among the finest in the world. What...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I hope it will not be demolished and replaced by something like that ghastly telephone house across the road. In that case, we demolished a row of 18th century buildings and sold the site to a British trade union's pension fund, which built that monstrosity and rented it back to the State. If anything was ever provincial, it was that act of vandalism. As regards the question of the DIT...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: Exactly.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: He is definitely an asset.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: The consultation process may not go far enough, however, because people want to be included in decision making. I have been lobbied on that matter by some of the local groups. Among the impressive documents I received in this respect were some brochures from the DIT. They are fascinating because they encapsulate what the proposed development is all about. The opening paragraph states: The...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I always thought it was a pity, although I did not look down on UCD because there were wonderful things out there. However, the provision of residential places coupled with the tutorial system really seemed to mark Trinity College out. It was not the old buildings but the fact that students lived on campus and the college was alive with university clubs. The Grangegorman proposal is a...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I am sure she has received thousands of letters. The inner city network has made some very good points. According to the census, 15,000 local people in the area left school at or before 15 years of age. Although there has been an increase in educational attainment, much of that is accounted for by people who have moved into the apartments that have been built there in recent years. Less than...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I support Senator Finucane's call for screening for prostate cancer. I have it done every year as I have had a prostate problem for some time, which happens to most men over a certain age. The blood test is simple and is a good idea that should be done. The Senator also raised the matter of BreastCheck. I received a communication this morning from Age Action Ireland pointing out that, though...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I support the Government in this but we have an arbitrary, capricious and unchristian system here. Will the Government consider removing from the Constitution the provisions referring to Christianity, as it is plainly not prepared to act upon them? I have a great regard for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, but he suggested recently it was regrettable that we...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I am. There are situations all over the country of people who have been here for five years and who are being thrown out. This is not what the Irish people want. The Leader knows that the decent people of Athlone rallied around a family being deported. A seven year old boy was left behind when his family was sent back to Romania. A man who converted from Islam to Christianity and who is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

David Norris: A mother stated that she was afraid her daughter would be subjected to female circumcision if she went back to her country of origin. The reason she was not allowed to stay in Ireland was that her older daughter had remained at school in her native country. However, the officials did not realise that this tragic mutilation had already happened to the older girl and nothing more could be done....

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

David Norris: Where is the meeting and what time does it start?

Seanad: Disability Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I support Senator O'Meara. This is an important point. It is instructive, interesting and perhaps indicative that Senator Kett has found himself in large measure in agreement. Perhaps this indicates the Government may be prepared to look again at the issue. While it is useful that people can challenge on the basis that procedures were not fully followed, the contents of the assessment are the...

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

David Norris: Senator White should be encouraged.

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I would like to share time with Senator O'Meara and to allow her to speak first.

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I am glad to have the opportunity to take part in this debate. I had lunch yesterday with the former Commissioner, Mr. Pat Byrne. He reminded me that I had been invited some years ago to talk at an international convention on policing in Dublin Castle. I was invited in order to stir things up and he told me that I most certainly did. I woke them during the siesta slot because I spoke about...

Seanad: Morris Tribunal Reports: Motion. (15 Jun 2005)

David Norris: Bravo.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2005)

David Norris: The Taoiseach is my constituency representative, and generally speaking I get on fairly well with him. However, Senator Brian Hayes's point is perfectly appropriate. If the Taoiseach is in charge of the Government of this country, his primary responsibility is to be inParliament to answer the difficult questions. He is not simply to be a glad-handler or official opener of everything. I...