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Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Feb 2003)

David Norris: —on having been demoted to being her Minister of State.

Seanad: Order of Business. (11 Feb 2003)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Feb 2003)

David Norris: As a grammarian, I deprecate the intervention of Senator Ryan because his reformulation of the phrase "distinguished former Minister" suggests that the distinction resides principally in the office rather than the person.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Feb 2003)

David Norris: I apologise.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Feb 2003)

David Norris: I support the call by Senator Brian Hayes for a debate on the dispute involving the former school attendance officers. I understand approximately 40 are involved and they are anxious to work. However, they need to be recognised as education welfare officers. This is crucially important because, as was said in the debate to which Senator O'Toole referred, children, particularly in deprived...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Feb 2003)

David Norris: We should debate the issue, particularly in terms of the involvement of the Church of Scientology.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Feb 2003)

David Norris: Unfortunately not among the most deprived sections of society. This is absolutely true.

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Feb 2003)

David Norris: The Leader should ask her colleagues, the Progressive Democrats, what it takes to upset him.

Seanad: Iraq Crisis: Statements. (6 Feb 2003)

David Norris: Where did he get it?

Seanad: Iraq Crisis: Statements. (6 Feb 2003)

David Norris: And after that Rumsfeld hugged him.

Seanad: Iraq Crisis: Statements. (6 Feb 2003)

David Norris: God forbid.

Seanad: Iraq Crisis: Statements. (6 Feb 2003)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Iraq Crisis: Statements. (6 Feb 2003)

David Norris: They were not involved in abortion. It was a scandalous abrogation of his moral responsibilities.

Seanad: Iraq Crisis: Statements. (6 Feb 2003)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Tom Kitt. I am glad that he is here because he is a decent man with firm liberal principles. It is dangerous to use the word "liberal" in the United States of America at present. It was not with surprise but with cynicism that I discovered that a motion I tabled last week under Standing Order 29 was not regarded as an urgent matter by the Seanad. Such...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Feb 2003)

David Norris: I support Senator Brian Hayes in his comments about the Criminal Assets Bureau and the need to discuss this issue. Like the IRA, the drugs criminals never went away. They were in the north inner city all the time. We should note that the establishment of the CAB was largely the result of pressure from people such as Independent Deputy Tony Gregory in the other House, who insistently pushed...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Feb 2003)

David Norris: With regard to what is happening at Shannon Airport, it is not appropriate for this House to condemn people while the matter is sub judice. It is wrong and prejudicial. We should remind ourselves that the women from the Ploughshare group in Liverpool a few years ago who, in a similar action, damaged Hawk fighters being sent by Britain to Indonesia to bomb the hell out of the East Timorese,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Feb 2003)

David Norris: It is very helpful when I give examples.

Seanad: Order of Business. (5 Feb 2003)

David Norris: I would disown them vigorously.

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Feb 2003)

David Norris: I wish to share my time with Senator Quinn.

Seanad: Protection of the Environment Bill 2003: Second Stage (Resumed). (5 Feb 2003)

David Norris: I welcome the Bill, which is appropriate. It is, by and large, a good Bill and I agree with most of its sections. My only problem is that it does not seem to go quite far enough. I recognise that it implements an EU directive of 1996, so it is something we are required to do and the Minister is being a good European by doing so. I am in favour of virtually all the provisions of the Bill but...