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Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Yes. I would prefer to lodge a complaint and cash a cheque. I do not want to cash a complaint and lodge a cheque. I got a cheque for €450 for a recording of Anna Livia Plurabelle by Joyce for Deutscher Rundfunk in Berlin. It was a beautiful recording. When I brought the cheque to the bank, not only would they not cash it for me but the staff would not give me the money. Although...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

David Norris: I am sorry. They will not allow a complaint to be sent as they put them into a box. One must write to Mr. Richie Boucher and hope the complaint attracts his attention. Could we have a debate on the banking system? The Government is just as bad. They will not allow people to buy their own mortgages but they are selling them to scumbags of vulture capital funds.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

David Norris: I will finish on that. We need a debate about the entire system.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Pylon jumping.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

David Norris: I thank the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Perhaps it will be Maurice Manning.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Hear, hear. Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

David Norris: That is Killarney calling north Dublin black.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

David Norris: I have found the piece. I ask Senators whether they think the following is homophobic. The person concerned, Mr. Waters, stated: "Well, you know, if two brothers applied to adopt a child, they’d be laughed out of court but the fact that they’re buggering each other would make a difference, would it?”

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

David Norris: He also stated: "I mean, you know, we’re moving towards gay abortion." Where are we going next?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

David Norris: I am exercising my freedom under parliamentary privilege to raise a scandal, with the protection of this House. I ask my colleagues, if that kind of thing was said about them or black people, Jews or Islamic people, would the person who said it not be up in court? I object strenuously to my money being paid out to this person and demand that it be paid back. I demand that the appropriate...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

David Norris: I ask the Leader to refer a specific and grave matter to the relevant committee of the Oireachtas. It concerns homophobia. I would like to read the most authoritative statement on the welfare of children. It comes from the American Academy of Pediatrics and was published in April 2013. It reads: Extensive data available from more than 30 years of research revealed that children raised by...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Feb 2014)

David Norris: I am asking the Leader to refer this matter to the appropriate committee because, in addition to this, there is a further very destructive and extraordinarily unpleasant quotation and if the Leas-Chathaoirleach gives me a moment - I was not expecting to be called quite so soon - I will-----

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

David Norris: -----that would be wonderful.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Well done.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

David Norris: There certainly are.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

David Norris: Fine, I am over time but, as I said on Sunday, the homophobes have had 2,000 years on the stage and I believe we are entitled to a few words now and again.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)

David Norris: I join colleagues in calling for a debate on homophobia in a context where an attempt is being made to close down that debate. It is disgraceful that RTE has shown such a Gadarene rush to pay up on this issue. I wonder about the legal advice the State broadcaster was given, because I very much doubt it was clearly in the line which RTE took. As a taxpayer and television licence payer, I...