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Seanad: Order of Business. (14 May 2003)

David Norris: The proposal was to just hand it over.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Joint Investigation Teams) Bill 2003: Second Stage. (14 May 2003)

David Norris: Like other speakers, I am against crime in most of its manifestations. I accept international boundaries are used by organised crime and that with the globalisation of crime, it is inevitable there will be globalisation to match it on the part of police authorities. I understand this and the difficulties imposed by international criminal organisations confronting isolated national...

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

David Norris: Yes.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

David Norris: This is the third or fourth occasion on which we have dealt with the area of road safety in the past 12 months. This suggests that the matter is either a significant priority or else it is a sign of the political bankruptcy of the House in that we cannot come up with new ideas. I doubt it is the second because the motion was put down in the name of Senator Dooley, who is one of the brightest...

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

David Norris: Perhaps there is justification for transferring responsibility for speed cameras to a commercial authority. That would create considerable resentment, however, and, before it is done, realistic speed limits must be introduced. With regard to accidents in urban areas, we have a duty to educate pedestrians and cyclists. We are all pedestrians and many of us are cyclists, as well as being...

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

David Norris: I only had to buy the licence and I did not have to complete a test.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

David Norris: I hope retrospective tests are never introduced.

Seanad: Road Safety: Motion. (14 May 2003)

David Norris: Teacher's pet.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 May 2003)

David Norris: I support Senator Brian Hayes in his call for a debate on the drink laws. If the Minister sees himself as the new Fr. Mathew, I have no problem with it. Fr. Mathew was an excellent man. We certainly need another one in the 21st century. There should be a review of the full range of planning and licensing laws in the debate as they part of the problem. We, as legislators, ought to address the...

Seanad: Health Service: Statements. (13 May 2003)

David Norris: I thank Senator Henry for sharing time. It is important that we hear voices such as hers because she comes from the professional coalface. Her contribution and that of Senator O'Toole were important because they were made by Independent voices who did not make a political football of the issue, which is one of the problems. Everybody recognises the health ministry is a poisoned chalice. The...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: I strongly support those of my colleagues who advocate backing Senator Higgins and Deputy Howlin. What they are fighting for is an important political point in terms of the freedom of Members on all sides of the House. I am sure everyone here supports what they are doing.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: I am not allowed. May I have a list of animal imagery which is permissible?

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: There was one but there is more rejoicing in Heaven over one that—

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: While the vote was taking place – I wonder if this escaped the attention of my friends; I would like to think they are all still my friends – General Michael Jackson was giving evidence in Derry. He is the man who was in command of the entire British army. He was giving evidence to the effect that what the British army did in Derry was perfectly reasonable, that it was perfectly well...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: —where the regime is in control is the ten mile area around Kabul.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: The question which may have been forgotten in my lengthy diatribe—

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: I ask her to, please, arrange the debate on Iraq for today.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: The Senator will if he barks at me—

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: —black widow.

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Apr 2003)

David Norris: He ended up in a stew anyway.