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Seanad: Standing Order 18: Motion (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: That is completely wrong.

Seanad: Standing Order 18: Motion (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: I demand a vote.

Seanad: Standing Order 18: Motion (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: I recognise the presence of some distinguished visitors, including Bishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, Orissa in India, at the invitation of Senator Mullen. There is a country where one has a real problem, where one has both the guarantee of freedom of conscience and an anti-conversion law. That is where one has a problem with tolerance that gives rise to difficulty. I wish to correct...

Seanad: Standing Order 18: Motion (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: It was Billy Wicklow's father, who himself became Roman Catholic when he married Eleanor Butler but his father was Church of Ireland. The supporters were people such as Colonel Moore and Mr. Benjamin Haughton. First, they ran it past the Anglican archbishop and then they could not find the Roman Catholic one so they ran it past the administrator of the Pro-Cathedral. They more or less got...

Seanad: Standing Order 18: Motion (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: That is virtually all I have to say. I am not against the Angelus, the crib or our tradition but as a believing, practising, church-going Christian I find the prayer deeply offensive. I find it very undemocratic that the time for the debate was changed. It was supposed to start at 1.30 p.m. and a vote taken beforehand-----

Seanad: Standing Order 18: Motion (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: In that case I withdraw my remark but I understood the business was to be taken at 1.30 p.m. There was confusion. I will vote on the matter, but I want Members to understand that my decision is not anti-Catholic, anti-Christian or anti-religious. Rather, I respect those precious values. Unpleasant notes were sent. I received seven or eight notes, but none was unpleasant. Some were a bit...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: Hear, hear. She was installed yesterday evening as a pro-chancellor of Trinity College.

Seanad: Standing Order 18: Motion (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: In what way were they insulting?

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: Senator Daly is quite correct.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: I express regret that a very interesting and sometimes stormy debate on the media yesterday was not reported at all. I would have thought the media would have been interested in it.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: I support my colleagues, particular Senator Mary Ann O'Brien, who spoke about the children's hospital. I think this is an absolute disaster. I raised this issue a number of years ago and suggested that it be sent to an international review panel, including planning and medical experts. It would have taken about a month to six weeks, but that was not done. It actually suited me to have the...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: Yes, I am asking for a debate on this subject. We need to be very careful to protect the trees. If we are going to make this disastrous decision, at least let us ensure that it will have the least hazardous outcome possible.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: Perhaps we could have a debate on foreign affairs as we have not had one for a long time. There is the question of the journalists who were killed. It is appalling. They are particularly at risk as are human rights defenders. As a long time admirer of President Chávez, he seems to have lost his marbles totally, or his supporters have, attacking Mr. Capriles, who is his most significant...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: I am calling for a debate on foreign affairs and also curiously linking it with homophobic comments against him. It is disgusting.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: I regard power generation as strategic.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: We are selling the spoon and keeping the knife and fork.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: We are not going there, sorry. The Senator will not get my support on that issue.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: On a point of order, this is the most dangerous thing I have ever heard in my life.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: I do not agree with this. It is terrible for children but where a government starts interfering in the planning process, one is right down the rotten road of corruption. I certainly-----

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Feb 2012)

David Norris: I call on my friend Senator MacSharry to withdraw that statement because it-----