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Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

David Norris: I withdraw that. They did not have the courage to do it but still they carp. We are being told from the Government side of the House that the project will be delivered in 2016. That is hopeless. That is an utter waste and it is the reason it will run into hugely excessive cost. When I heard an individual from the Railway Procurement Agency being interviewed on a radio programme, I laughed....

Seanad: Dublin Traffic Congestion: Motion. (11 Jun 2003)

David Norris: I will be very brief and I hope the Chair will be flexible. I will deal with just one point. If the same costings were used for the Dublin Airport metro tunnel as for the Dublin Port tunnel, the latter could be extended from Dublin to Belfast. That shows how unrealistic are the costings given by the Railway Procurement Agency for the Dublin metro. Let us get real. Let us involve people such...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Jun 2003)

David Norris: Will the Leader indicate when the landlord and tenant Bill will come before the House? I hope the Government will reconsider the position in respect of the legislation. If not, I will do my best to have it amended because of the most astonishing notion it contains regarding the protection of landlords who do not make proper declarations of tax. This will be done by making it impossible for...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Jun 2003)

David Norris: —having its free run at the toll bridge extended. We should consider this matter.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Jun 2003)

David Norris: A tax on salt is what caused the French revolution. The peasants will be revolting again if we are not careful.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Jun 2003)

David Norris: It is. Very good.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 May 2003)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 May 2003)

David Norris: I join my colleagues who have asked for a debate on Iraq. It is significant that Mr. Rumsfeld, who I believe stands convicted of being a war criminal, should have made such a point as reported at 7 a.m. on "Morning Ireland". It was a virtual admission that there were no weapons of mass destruction. It was the lead item in the news headlines but by 9 a.m. had dropped to third or fourth place....

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 May 2003)

David Norris: He was a Beatle – a group in the 1960s. Very good, too.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 May 2003)

David Norris: That ends the sermon for today.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 May 2003)

David Norris: What has become of the guardian ad litem?

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 May 2003)

David Norris: I do not think so.

Seanad: Auctioneering Profession: Motion. (28 May 2003)

David Norris: And university Senators.

Seanad: Auctioneering Profession: Motion. (28 May 2003)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister of the State. I compliment him on his gift of prophecy because he indicated that he has taken note of all the things Senators have said. Some of us have not said much so far, but I am sure what we say will be noted.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2003)

David Norris: I am not sure how appropriate it is to continue the prayer because there are large numbers of people from different religions. Perhaps it would be better in Latin. As I have said before, there is a certain level of hypocrisy about it. As I am a regular churchgoer, this is not some kind of atheist position. There are many atheists, Jewish people and Muslims in this country.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2003)

David Norris: We have gone through that already. I support Senator Higgins in saying it is very important for us to give the maximum backing to the two Ministers. The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Deputy Dermot Ahern, seems to have held the line pretty well. When attempts were made to abolish the Irish Box altogether, he simply refused and indicated he would veto this....

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2003)

David Norris: Perhaps Mr. O'Leary's name can be removed from the record. Would that be in order?

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2003)

David Norris: I withdraw the mention of Mr. O'Leary immediately. I wish to seek a debate on foreign affairs, with particular reference to the disastrous situation in the Congo. The Government has been misinformed because Ugandan troops and militia are still in that unfortunate country and they are raping its natural resources.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2003)

David Norris: I may not have been quoted accurately regarding Lissadell House last week—

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 May 2003)

David Norris: The Student Prince is an operetta. The Prince is by Machiavelli.