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Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

David Norris: When I asked about the matter, Senator Maurice Cummins replied and said the answer was a definitive no.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I raise the treatment of issues such as the apparent fact that wives of certain Central Bank officials travelled with their husbands. I am bored to death by this unimaginative muckraking. It is about time a stop was put to it. I raised this issue over the years and was universally told that it was sour grapes on my part and that I was raising the matter because I did not have a wife and...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I second Senator O'Toole's motion. I am all in favour of women in politics, but given the rhetorical question asked about Lehman Sisters, had it been Thatcher's sisters, the situation might have been considerably worse.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: On the economic area, I am a prophet crying in the wilderness. Why did the people meeting in Davos not take up the situation of Standard & Poor's and Fitch, which dishonestly rated products, were involved in this whole bundling system, helped to walk us into this position and at whose beck and call we are still because they continue to rate people? The Davos world economic forum should have...

Seanad: Free Trade Agreement with Colombia: Motion (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I second the motion.

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I very much welcome the opportunity to make a statement on this topic and, in particular, the time and trouble the Minister has taken to come into the House. I certainly have some suggestions to make as to how this matter can be addressed. This issue has been evident for quite a while but in a minor way, although there have been tragic casualties resulting from the ingestion of magic...

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: Is the Minister aware that the landlord of the head shop in Naas is a member of the Judiciary who has today justified his position by saying he asked the Garda and the Garda said it was alright-----

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: -----and that everything being sold is perfectly legal and that it is alright with him?

Seanad: Head Shops: Statements (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: Will the Minister comment on that?

Seanad: Water and Roads Infrastructure: Motion (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister and compliment my Fine Gael colleagues on tabling such an important motion. However, I am disappointed that, once again, we have this ding-dong approach between the two sides of the House. This is unhelpful, particularly because there is significant agreement between the motion and the amendment to it on the problem the country faces. There is a nuance on both sides...

Seanad: Water and Roads Infrastructure: Motion (3 Feb 2010)

David Norris: It was not - we have it from no less a source than Senator Cummins.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

David Norris: Can the Leader give us any information on the privacy Bill which we have been promised but for which no date has been given? I was one of those who took a very clear stand on the defamation and libel legislation when it was brought before this House. I raise the issue in the context of the Lillis manslaughter case. A person involved in that case, Ms Jean Treacy, was described in unpleasant...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

David Norris: It is not.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I make the point not about the case but about the press coverage of the case. It is a vital point which I need to make at this time. What is the public interest in knowing the names of this person's parents and siblings, their addresses, occupations and the number of children they have? This is completely wrong. I ask the Press Council to look at this issue. There are some very decent...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

David Norris: The church.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

David Norris: That is where we heard it previously.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I presume the Senator supports the rights of children in gay marriages then.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2010)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Feb 2010)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister of State. I also welcome Senator Butler's contribution because he showed a flexible approach and said although the Bill was very welcome in general, there were certain details which might need to be tweaked. The Minister of State is amenable and I hope he will allow this House to exercise its proper function in assisting him by tweaking the Bill and making some of the...

Seanad: Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (2 Feb 2010)

David Norris: It was not the Opposition but the loyal Independents.