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Seanad: Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2009: Second Stage (29 Apr 2010)

David Norris: That is misleading.

Seanad: Communications (Retention of Data) Bill 2009: Second Stage (29 Apr 2010)

David Norris: I also welcome the Minister of State and, like my colleagues, broadly welcome the Bill, although I have some reservations about it. I have already organised the tabling of amendments to it. The Minister of State outlined the background to the legislation, to which Senator Regan referred, namely, the European directive and the attempt by the Government to transpose it into Irish law. The...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: Bravo.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: I agree with my colleagues who spoke about the matter of the Garda convention. I have always believed in freedom of speech and still do. It may well be legitimate for individual citizens to hold and, in some cases, express extreme views such as those that have been aired. However, we are not discussing an ordinary citizen. The person in question is a representative of those who are the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: Such fortitude is what is needed in order to take on the system, of which Standard & Poor's, Fitch Ratings and Moodys are part. These companies are completely corrupt, particularly as they were involved in rating the top six bundles that precipitated the entire financial crisis. Goldman Sachs corruptly profited as a result of Greece being sent down the slide. No one is taking action in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: I again call for Standard & Poor's and the other companies to which I refer to be wiped off the international map and for a truly independent ratings agency to be established under the auspices for the United Nations.

Seanad: Smarter Travel Initiative: Motion (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: It is the content of the Minister of State's contribution that is important, not his posture.

Seanad: Smarter Travel Initiative: Motion (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: He deserves to grin. He took a hell of a lot of risks.

Seanad: Smarter Travel Initiative: Motion (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: Yes.

Seanad: Smarter Travel Initiative: Motion (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: On a point of order, the Minister of State has important comments to make. Would it be possible for them to be taken as read and included in the record if he has not finished after five minutes? Could we ask that they be taken as read and published, as they will have been circulated?

Seanad: Smarter Travel Initiative: Motion (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate him on his appointment to the Department of Transport. Before he leaves the Chamber, I wish to comment on his observations regarding a hierarchy with pedestrians are at the top, cyclists next and then motorists. There is a degree of discrimination against motorists, which is regrettable. I live in the north inner city and it is virtually...

Seanad: Smarter Travel Initiative: Motion (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: I am merely outlining my lived experience.

Seanad: Smarter Travel Initiative: Motion (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: The facts do not support the argument that there is any real concern for mortality in the inner city. To have cars moving around the city at a crawl is absolutely idiotic. The position with regard to traffic speeds is chaotic. In Tallaght, for example, there is a three-lane highway on which a speed limit of 60 km/h applies. People could easily drive their cars at speeds of 100 km/h or 120...

Seanad: Smarter Travel Initiative: Motion (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: Perhaps not when he is on his death bed, but we shall certainly find another opportunity to discuss this matter at a later date.

Seanad: Smarter Travel Initiative: Motion (28 Apr 2010)

David Norris: The Minister of State gave an indication of strong support on the part of the Government for the metro. That is extremely important. His replacement, the former distinguished Senator and now Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is aware that the metro project originated in this House some years ago, when some of us used an unusual political...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)

David Norris: I share the concern of my colleagues about the resignation of the governor of Mountjoy Women's Prison, Ms Kathleen McMahon, who is a remarkable woman who has done wonderful work. Senator O'Toole referred to prison overcrowding and the fact that people were put in jail for not having a television licence. Two years ago I tabled an amendment to a Bill in this House to deal with that matter...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear.