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Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

David Norris: She is a Trinity graduate.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Apr 2013)

David Norris: Well said.

Seanad: Mortgage Arrears: Motion (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: We will see about that. There is an argument against having Sky Sports, but it is a moral rather than a financial one. As Sky Sports is owned by Rupert Murdoch, how could anyone have it in the house? I was not in the House to hear the discussion, as I was attending the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade. Therefore, if the point I want to make has been raised, I apologise. When I...

Seanad: Mortgage Arrears: Motion (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: I will end now. I have just returned from Cyprus and what is happening there is a thundering disgrace. The people concerned came here and told us that we could not and must not burn the senior bondholders because it was a matter of principle, legality and morality. They then went to Cyprus and forced the Cypriots to do so. They are picking us off, one at a time. We are little experiments...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Councils: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: Population.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Councils: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: Has the Tánaiste given any consideration to the question of the use of drones? I refer to drone attacks in Afghanistan and so on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Councils: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: People are entitled to a free trial.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Foreign Affairs Councils: Discussion with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: While I support that proposal, I ask that the Chairman sent a similar note to the Iraqi representatives in respect of the 30 people who were killed in bomb attacks on the same day.

Seanad: Taxi Regulation Bill 2012: Report Stage (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: On a point of disorder, let me say that I share Senator Barrett's distemper. I am undone. I am confronted by three buttons and know not which to press.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Position of LGBTI People in Uganda: Discussion (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: Deputy Buttimer and I got one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Position of LGBTI People in Uganda: Discussion (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: It is an honour to be in the presence of Ms Nabagesera because we revere her for her extraordinary courage. None of us in this country who have been involved in easier aspects of this trouble have had to confront anything like the brutality, the viciousness and violence that happens in Uganda. I was also honoured to meet David Kato at a meeting of Front Line Defenders in Dublin Castle and I...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: The Cathaoirleach will note that I have used one letter.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: Yes. I meant they should go forth and multiply, to put it biblically.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: It is a very serious matter. Mr. Chopra has said himself that austerity does not work. It is not working and it is driving the people down. We should join a coalition of the southern European states and take the big boys on. We should not let Germany win the third world war. It is utterly wrong and shameful that we should go back. It is perhaps appropriate on the day of Mrs. Thatcher's...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: Yes, I have. Can we have a debate on the most important matter facing the country? We are reverting to Thatcherism. She said what she is quoted to have said. I have heard it and seen it. She said there is no such thing as society and it is only an economy, which is what our friends in the EU are telling us. It is regrettable that there should be such a clear conflict between the...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: Why?

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: It is not personal although there is nothing to say it should not be. I did not name anybody.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: Yes, I have.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: I am sorry, but the Cathaoirleach keeps interrupting.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2013)

David Norris: With the greatest respect. It is very important for the House to consider the matter. If the Taoiseach has his way and abolishes the Seanad, there will be no brake on the Government. It will be able to do what it likes at the touch of a button and make mayhem out of the judges. I agree with Senator Bacik and was very pleased that nearly 80% of people at the Constitutional Convention showed...