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Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

David Norris: I will be very positive today and commend those involved in the arts, on which I seek a debate in the light of the wonderful broadcast of "Strumpet City" recently which vividly brought back to mind and celebrated in a better way than any I could think of, in the beautiful voice of Barry McGovern, the Lock-out. We were invited to see at the Abbey Theatre "Drum Belly", an adventurous,...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2013)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: Can it be noted that it was passed unanimously because that would add strength to it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: I listened with interest to Deputy Byrne. I am not sure if he is suggesting we should adopt his motion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: Good. I was contacted by Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan during the week. The motion was read to me over the telephone and I took a note of it. It seems to me to be pretty reasonable. I think we are moving towards something that will accommodate everyone. I have also spoken to Senator Jim Walsh and I believe that with the addition of a couple of words the motion could be agreed unanimously....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: I am very selective. There are newspapers and newspapers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: I have had no immediate cause for complaint against The New York Times. Perhaps it simply has not recognised my existence, as a previous contributor was kind enough to point out. It is a very important report. I also know that if this report was inaccurate, our very efficient Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade would have countermanded it. We also know from various sources that it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: If Senator Walsh is proposing two small amendments then I would be very happy to second them and to support the motion as amended in its mild form. I point out in support of it that it would be difficult for us to disassociate ourselves from what the Tánaiste and leader of the Labour Party has said in public and also to refuse to acknowledge the motion in the European Parliament, which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: I wish to make an observation. Deputy Eric Byrne raised the academic issue. At the senior academic and research level, the interrelationship between Ireland and the US is vital. Traditionally, the difficulty has always been that the United States has commercial validation companies which it hires to give accreditation to degrees, but these companies frequently got things disastrously...

Seanad: Charities Regulation: Motion (1 May 2013)

David Norris: I compliment my colleagues on tabling this very important motion. I have just come from a meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and a series of other briefings. We are very busy in the Seanad today, but there are a number of issues I wish to raise. I am very glad that the motion has not been amended, that it has been accepted and that there will not be a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: I have the luxury of being an Independent Member, which I find quiet useful. It allows me to be undiplomatic from time to time but I do this in a way that I do not think is hostile. I am friendly and well disposed to the United States, which I am sure will come as a huge relief to that immense country. Let me preface my question by stating I have been on this committee for a long time....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: They were hinting at it and they have done it with America.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: I take the point, but that is the general context. It is blackmail. There are no two ways about it. We see similar instances from China and it happens in other countries as well. I am interested in the question of adverse effects because of people like me speaking out. What is Mr. Cotter's view of people like myself raising these issues? I intend to continue to raise them, not in away...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: Yes. I do not believe that capital worries about people like myself raising issues. I think capital flows in the direction in which the greatest profit can be made. Will Mr. Cotter give his views on the sensitivities of American capital to old lefties like me saying that one should not bump people off without giving them a trial?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: If they do not wish to answer my question, they can.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: This is a political committee. They are big boys.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: I am not at all surprised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: Sorry; Mr. Cotter is satirising-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: I am talking about the general raising of the issues. I made a light-hearted comment that I felt the United States would not be worried about my concerns. I am well aware of my insignificance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Trade Promotion: Discussion with American Chamber of Commerce Ireland (Resumed) (1 May 2013)

David Norris: Is it Mr. Cotter's view that there would be particular sensitivity or could it cause Ireland commercial damage?