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Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I salute the Cypriots as a courageous, decent, wonderful people. There is no principle in what the EU is doing. It is a reversal of what was said to this country. We were bullied and blackguarded into a shameful, disgraceful betrayal of the people-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)

David Norris: -----and we did it because we were told we could not possibly interfere with the creditors of the bank, including the senior bondholders. That is now what they have told Cyprus they have to do. There is not a principle between the blackguards in Europe. The only thing about the situation from this country's point of view is that it gives us an opportunity to blow the morality and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Senator Keane dresses more extravagantly and beautifully.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I would like to compliment Senator Mary-Louise O'Donnell for alerting us to a rather insidious situation that this House has been penetrated by subversive agents. I would like to ask how they got into the House. Did somebody sign them in and, if so, who was it? This is acting against the whole morality and decency of this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Persons like that should be vigorously vetted before they are allowed in. We should be alerted to their presence, particularly since they boast about their devious programme. I welcome the judgment of Mr. Justice Peter Charleton in the High Court yesterday upholding a claim from the proprietors of Bewley's that they should not be tied into the upward-only rent review. I have been raising...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)

David Norris: It is what we should have done.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)

David Norris: That is Mr. Rupert Murdoch for you.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Well said.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I thank the Minister of State for his answer. I am not happy to stab Senator Barrett in the back and agree with the Minister of State. I am sorry about that.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I agree with Senator Sean D. Barrett. On the basis of the arguments made by him, it seem there is already sufficient incentives for business in this area. For them, business is booming. They are all profitable and do not need stimulatory encouragement, although they will seek it if is available. As I understand it, this relates to the refurbishment of aircraft hangars. What happened to...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

David Norris: He is not. Is he a Labour Party supporter?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

David Norris: He is perhaps a Sinn Féin supporter. There is no reason, even the most venal, to give these incentives.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2013 [Certified Money Bill]: Committee and Remaining Stages (21 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Will this provision facilitate a successful effort which, sadly, was taken to pieces, namely, the refurbishment not of hangars but aircraft? There were several companies involved in the reconditioning of aircraft. I understand a tiny fragment of that business remains at Dublin Airport and it would be worth investing in. Team Aer Lingus was gobbled up by Swiss Air and it resulted in huge...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Include me out of that one.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

David Norris: That is how they grab people. I am sure Lord Rothermere is a big fan of the Irish language.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

David Norris: If they read the Irish Daily Mail, what else will it encourage them to do?

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Is cinnte é sin. Ciúnas from the Irish Daily Mail would be a good idea.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I am being seriously provoked, but I apologise.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Rubbish.