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- Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)
David Norris: No. I reserve the right to reintroduce it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)
David Norris: How long will participants have on that Bill? How long can they speak for?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)
David Norris: I thank the Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)
David Norris: One is restricted in the number of prize bonds one can buy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)
David Norris: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)
David Norris: In recent days, two significant figures have indicated their intention to withdraw from public life, namely, Robert Mugabe and Deputy Gerry Adams. One has to respect Deputy Gerry Adams for the way in which he drew Provisional Sinn Féin away from the gun and violence, and in so doing he had the very difficult task of facing down the hard men in his own group. Therefore, it was with some...
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)
David Norris: No, I would not join Sinn Féin but I would support its very positive contribution to public life in Ireland. I welcome it and it is terrific, but I would just say it needs to disinfect itself from the violence of the past. The Protestant side was just as bad if not worse, but that situation needs to be addressed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)
David Norris: Do tell us.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)
David Norris: They should be hanging from the walls.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)
David Norris: All rubbish.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)
David Norris: Deputy Adams was never in the IRA. We all know that because he told us so and we have to believe every word of his.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)
David Norris: Does the Cathaoirleach find these constant interruptions as boring as I do?
- Seanad: Minimum Custodial Periods upon Conviction for Murder Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)
David Norris: I would like to recognise the presence in the Gallery of the families of people who have been murdered. It is, for them, a very shocking thing and there is no remission whatever from the sentence under which they must live. Murder is a very shocking occurrence. It revolts every decent person in society. I have had a nightmare once or twice in which I accidentally killed someone and tried...
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2017)
David Norris: And it was in the other House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2017)
David Norris: Of course it is.
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2017)
David Norris: What about the war in Iraq?
- Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2017)
David Norris: I call for a debate on freedom of speech. I spoke at the weekend at the James Fintan Lalor Autumn School in Laois. Also speaking at that event was Mr. Kevin Myers, a distinguished and courageous war correspondent who led the fight for the recognition of the service given by Irish soldiers in the First World War.I disagree with virtually every word he has written and on one occasion he...