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Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: Tá an Gaeilge go flúirseach agat agus blás álainn dílis agat ar fad.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: I am still here.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: I am very glad to have an opportunity to speak on this Stage of the Bill. I hope to be able to refer to section 33, in particular, but I must attend a meeting of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs. I welcome the emergence of the Bill from the Dáil. It is interesting that the amendments fill a very thick volume. This may suggest the Bill was not as carefully thought out as it might...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: Many are empty. Therefore, why are they being built?

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: The idea that because one is born on a particular patch of land, all of one's extened family have the automatic right to live there is absolute nonsense. Reference has been made to the flight from the land and the desperate efforts made to bring people back. If a family has ten children, should all ten have the right to build on its land? Can they sell that right? This is complete...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: I am glad the question of tattooing, identification and microchipping has been introduced at this point because I was reserving my power for a later amendment. I welcome the opportunity to say a few words on this issue because I fully support the Minister on the microchipping of dogs. He mentioned the case of a greyhound bitch. I saw her at the newly developing headquarters of the Dublin...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: Although Senator O'Toole has spoken on behalf of the Independent group, I request that I be allowed to speak because I am essentially from the same parish as the late Joe Doyle. I spent my childhood and young manhood in Dublin 4. I was an Anglican and Joe a Roman Catholic. He was very heavily involved in the Sacred Heart Church, which many of my neighbours attended. I went every week to...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister. I am sure we will deal expeditiously with these matters. I compliment the Minister on the constructive manner in which he dealt with the entire process, which cannot have been easy. It was in fact remarkable that an appointed head of a semi-State body, Bord na gCon, was on occasion so vociferous against the Minister. That was most regrettable and unusual and in my...

Seanad: Carers in Ireland: Statements (13 Jul 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Carers in Ireland: Statements (13 Jul 2010)

David Norris: Senator Corrigan anticipated my first remarks, which were to the effect that the tributes paid earlier to the late Nuala Fennell constitute a highly appropriate context in which to have this series of statements. I wish to front-load my acknowledgement that this Minister of State is decent and that the economy is bad. Having got that out of the way, I will review the present position. The...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (13 Jul 2010)

David Norris: I am honoured to have been asked by my group to represent the Independent group in paying tribute to the late Nuala Fennell. She grew up in Portlaoise and as a Laois man of one remove, I am very proud that county can claim a connection with one of the great forward-looking figures of Irish politics in the second half of the 20th century. She was the daughter of an officer in the Garda. I...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2010)

David Norris: Last Thursday Senator Mullen stated I had voted in favour of the use of the guillotine. I have checked the record of the House and there was no such vote.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2010)

David Norris: What he said was untrue and I want to correct him. In fact, I spoke against it, as the record shows. I refer to the situation of an Irish company which, apparently, has been deprived of the opportunity of applying for a job. Many of us will know about the magnificent pipe organ in the National Concert Hall which was built by an Irish company using Irish crafts people. It has been very...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2010)

David Norris: It is very relevant and I ask the Cathaoirleach to allow me to finish.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2010)

David Norris: It would be a shame if the situation in which people are being forced by Government policy to a point where they are almost at the brink of suicide could not be raised on the Order of Business. I would like to outline the situation for the Cathaoirleach if he will allow me to do so.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2010)

David Norris: The man in question has no money for food or clothes for his children. We must hear these voices which are getting louder and more frequent all the time. He said: What we are living in is poverty. We do our best to disguise it to neighbours but if you ask what I had for dinner today I would tell you honestly that I had two slices of toast with marmalade and tomorrow the marmalade is gone.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2010)

David Norris: These voices need to be heard because they relate the experiences of our people at this time.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2010)

David Norris: Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2010)

David Norris: I hope we will hear the truth on this occasion. It would be refreshing.