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Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Everybody is entitled to go to the lavatory.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Yesterday was a superb day for Seanad Éireann. If anything vindicated its right to exist and its importance to democracy and political life in this country, yesterday was it. It was a superb triumph for our colleague, Senator Quinn, and I compliment him on that. He has been extraordinarily industrious. If one looks at the number of Bills he has produced, I simply do not know how he...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

David Norris: They let the Bill through.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

David Norris: The committee also heard from the Turn Off the Red Light campaign.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

David Norris: One might ask about the blue light.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

David Norris: This is sanctimonious rubbish and an abuse of language.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

David Norris: There is no evidence base whatsoever.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Senator Bacik should read the Swedish Government's own report-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

David Norris: I am sure Senator Bacik is not the only one.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

David Norris: I urge Senator Bacik to read the academic reviews.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Why not?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Feb 2014)

David Norris: That is a splendid idea.

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Do not allow the Constitution to tell you how to vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

David Norris: It is the right answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

David Norris: This is my first visit to the committee's proceedings and I am very impressed. All of the witnesses speak from the heart and believe they are countering violence. My questions relate to prostitution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Yes. The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has a membership of hundreds of thousands. As a member of three trade unions, I was never consulted about the Turn Off the Red Light campaign. How did ICTU arrive at its decision to support the campaign? Did it engage in a consultation with members or was the decision taken at a high level? I ask because a recommendation has been made,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

David Norris: It appears that there is considerable concern in Sweden that women are being exposed to violence as a result of this legislation on the basis that they are being displaced into areas where they are in danger, are less likely to have access to health services and are more susceptible to pimps. There is, therefore, a strong argument to be made in light of the fact that Sweden has not reported...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Domestic and Sexual Violence: Discussion (26 Feb 2014)

David Norris: It was a top-down decision. Ms Mulcahy's reply is very helpful. I have a question for Ms Counihan because she is involved in legal matters. I listened with great interest to what she had to say. On the business of violence, trafficking and so forth, I return to the Swedish model. As a legal person, does Ms Counihan take into account that in the most recent survey, the Global Slavery...