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Seanad: Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union: Statements (14 Mar 2012)

David Norris: I have listened with great interest to people who are wiser than myself, and in particular I was very impressed and interested in what Senator Sean Barrett, who is an expert in this area, said, namely, that this is imposing a fiscal solution on a monetary matter. I think that is absolutely accurate. I was fascinated by what Senator Reilly said, namely, that there may be some kind of legal...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Norris: We know about the man with the garlic cloves.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Norris: There were many players at the scene of that little game.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Norris: I do not know about that.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Norris: I call for a general debate on standards and values in Irish life. I call for a debate having watched a programme called "Tallafornia", which is both compulsive and repulsive viewing. It is a seriously drink-sodden programme where young people are exploited.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Norris: Three young men and three young women are put into an atmosphere of continual drinking. They are encouraged to behave licentiously and compete to bring people home to bed them. The last episode was obnoxious. One of the young women had an interest in somebody who was not particularly interested in her. She managed to bring somebody back to the house and the other guys decided to gang up...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Norris: With the then Senator John Paul Phelan on this side of the House, I raised the case of Bethany Home in Carlow. Today I raise the case of St. Joseph's in Ardee which has been in operation since 1922 and gone to strenuous lengths to meet the appropriate HIQA requirements. The people of the area provide personalised care for the elderly. If they are displaced and transferred to the local...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Norris: What will happen to those people whose images are permanently on film when they want to get married ten or 20 years from now? What will their children think when their images turn up?

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Norris: I thought there was a ban on using these kinds of instruments in the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Norris: Hear, hear. Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Mar 2012)

David Norris: How about some independent regulation for the printed media?

Seanad: Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (8 Mar 2012)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (8 Mar 2012)

David Norris: Is there any prospect of Goldman Sachs being held accountable for its criminal involvement for which it received €600 million for cooking the books for the Greeks?

Seanad: Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (8 Mar 2012)

David Norris: I understand. I thank the Acting Chairman. However, the Minister might answer the question that he did not hear legally.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

David Norris: No. We have no leader, as the Cathaoirleach knows.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

David Norris: If the Cathaoirleach is calling me, I am grateful. I congratulate Mr. Seán Gallagher on the decision he received from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, BAI. It was appropriate. I listened to the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Rabbitte, on every radio station. He consistently described the situation as a mistake, but I do not believe that to have...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

David Norris: I spoke of him with great respect and in the highest terms, as I am sure the Cathaoirleach will agree. I was simply confirming that the election was appropriate, but that its context needed to be considered. Every party committed to a review of the electoral process. When it was reviewed by an all-party committee in 1996, three principal recommendations were made to make it easier for...

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Mar 2012)

David Norris: Comhghairdeachas leat.