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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2013)

David Norris: -----that another of these people has been affected by leaks from the Garda. It is a little worrying as well. I do not like the practice but I worry about the fact that, apparently, if one takes on some of the establishment, one gets a nice solid whack through leaking. It is not good practice.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: The Leader is losing it.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I took a position on both these matters but the Leader left me out.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I was quoting Senator Mullen.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: On a point of order, I think I have been accused of misrepresenting matters. The record should show I have misrepresented nothing at all and if there is a question of a cause of anger and alarm-----

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: ----- I made a point of welcoming the visitors. As Senator Ó Murchú knows quite well, as does Senator Coghlan, who I am sure will tell the truth about all this, I made them welcome and said it was a very positive thing.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: However, I cannot restrain my sense of humour at the utter hypocrisy-----

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: -----of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael on the Northern gerrymandering of the DUP. They are well met.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: He certainly was a Member of this House. I served with him here.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: We both were here at the same time. I was here in the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: My colleague on the University benches, Senator Rónán Mullen, is a constant apostle for calm, serious and respectful debate without name-calling. It was, therefore, with a certain amount of surprise, despite the history of these matters, that he described the Marie Stopes Clinic as abortion privateers. I am not 100% sure how that fits into calm, serious and respectful debate, but no doubt...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I have. Can we have a calm, serious and respectful debate on the issue of abortion? I agree with my colleagues, including Senator MacSharry, on the question of evictions. It is probably unconstitutional. I am in the curious position of having taken an action against the State where it agreed with all the evidence that I presented but stated it could not grant me relief because of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Why are these suspended when it is the banks?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I will end on this point, if I may. After I spoke last week on this question of eviction, which I regard as an obscenity, I gather that the Secretary General of the Department of Finance appeared to suggest that there were not enough evictions. I cannot think of anything more half-baked. Apart from the moral issue, if one evicts all of these borrowers - there are tens, if not hundreds, of...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Will we have to pay a professional a fee to assess our property?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: I will.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Here comes the dictatorship. No debate necessary. Abolish the Seanad.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: It is lamentable.. It is bureaucratic rubbish.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2013)

David Norris: Hear, hear.