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Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

David Norris: Without adequate consultation-----

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

David Norris: -----and the exclusion of evidence.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

David Norris: Can the Minister give us statistics, figures?

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

David Norris: It refused to take contrary evidence.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

David Norris: You excluded anybody who didn't agree with you.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

David Norris: You did. It is true.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

David Norris: Did the Senator speak with any of the prostitutes?

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

David Norris: It is the argument of one side.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

David Norris: They have not. They do not distribute condoms.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

David Norris: There are many good things in this Bill. In particular, I am glad the Minister has looked at a situation to which I drew attention over many years, which was completely misunderstood, where people close in age, but underage, are engaged in sexual activity and are criminalised. For example, there was a case of a sexually experienced girl of 16 and a half years of age seducing a 14 year old...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Second Stage (6 Oct 2015)

David Norris: -----success in full decriminalisation? Why did it refuse to invite in Swedish sex workers who expressed grave dissatisfaction with the model in Sweden? At a Dublin conference in October, Pye Jakobsson of the Swedish Rose Alliance spoke about the various negative consequences experienced by sex workers under the Swedish model. I would have expected that would have been of interest to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Oct 2015)

David Norris: They have gone.

Seanad: European Council Decisions: Motions (1 Oct 2015)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I have one cavil with the motion and that is the use of the word "benefit" in the phrase "for the benefit of Italy and Greece". This is not being done for the benefit of Greece, which is being crucified by the European Community and economically is in an appalling state. The economic situation in Greece is a catastrophe and social life there is...

Seanad: European Council Decisions: Motions (1 Oct 2015)

David Norris: It is not rubbish. I proved it at the time. I have been put in touch with NASC, the Irish immigration support centre, and it has formulated a family reunification scheme. Senator Bacik spoke about this. It is examining a targeted, supported, twin-track migration route for persons in need of protection who have family members in Ireland. Syrian nationals living in Ireland would be...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)

David Norris: I missed the opportunity to say a few words in tribute to Senator Jimmy Harte, and I would like to take this opportunity to say how much I will miss his quiet but deadly sense of humour.

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Sep 2015)

David Norris: He was an unobtrusive man but he had a very shrewd political intellect. Of course he came from a distinguished political dynasty. I wish him well in his retirement. With regard to the question of genetically modified food, which was raised by my colleague and friend, Senator Feargal Quinn, it is very interesting that the North of Ireland has decided to ban it. This places us in a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza: Discussion (30 Sep 2015)

David Norris: Mr. Sourani and Mr. Walsh are very welcome. I wonder what we can do. This committee has passed very strong resolutions and has passed them on to the Government. During one summer, as a result of an Israeli blitzkrieg, there was an emergency recall of the Seanad and some very strong speeches, which were broadcast on YouTube and so on, were made. That seems to have had very little effect. ...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2015)

David Norris: I would like to give a general welcome to the Government's capital proposals. As I was listening to RTE on the wireless this morning, I thought it was quite unusual that there was a degree of accord between financial commentators and political pundits in welcoming the plan and finding very little indeed they could cavil about. I particularly welcome the introduction of metro north in a...