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Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: Absolutely.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: Who is acquiring their votes?

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: He showed it plenty of times and showed it again this morning.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: The Leader can forget that.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: Well done.

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

David Norris: I thank my colleague, Senator Coghlan, for yielding to me. I welcome the Bill which is appropriate and timely. It brings us into the computer age and takes into account all the outflow of these terrible financial scandals but it is a bit late in the day. It is a pity we did not wake up earlier and act in this regard previously, in particular in respect of this shameful business of loans....

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: Hear, hear. Perfectly right.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: I wish to make a couple of positive points which will require me to mention names but only for the purposes of identifying specific cases in a positive manner. I very strongly welcome the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Louise O'Keeffe.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: Ms O'Keeffe is a remarkable and courageous woman who was let down by the machinery of the State. The State and church engaged in a nasty form of evasion of their clear responsibility to this woman who had demonstrated that she had been abused. I welcome the decision by the Supreme Court to refuse to grant costs to the State as any other decision would have bankrupted Ms O'Keeffe. Yesterday...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: It would be impossible to refer to the example I am giving without mentioning the name of the individual in question. I do not do so in a critical sense. I think I can refer to another Member of the House by name. I am very pleased my colleague on this side, Senator John Paul Phelan, raised the circumstances facing Protestant schools, an issue I briefly referred to the other day. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 May 2009)

David Norris: I understand that. I welcome the decision to select it for debate because it has a much more powerful effect if the issue is raised by somebody who is not a member of the Protestant community. This shows the value of the House. I call for a debate on human rights in the international context, particularly in light of the appalling events in Afghanistan where more than 100 innocent civilians...

Seanad: Pharmacy Education (6 May 2009)

David Norris: I am grateful to the Cathaoirleach for selecting this matter. I welcome the Minister to the House, particularly since he seems to be in such a benevolent mood. I hope I will get an equally positive and satisfactory answer from him. Once again I am raising the matter of final year pharmacy students. I had to do this previously with a number of matters, including the enormous increase in...

Seanad: Pharmacy Education (6 May 2009)

David Norris: I formally thank the Minister of State for his reply but, as he will no doubt understand, it is completely unsatisfactory even from an intellectual and logical point of view. I understand the Minister of State was merely reading it but his script acknowledged a particular situation with particular consequences and then offered a garbled generalised response which is not a solution. It...

Seanad: Pharmacy Education (6 May 2009)

David Norris: I thank the Minister of State. People who have completed all the requirements should be entitled not to be frustrated in this bizarre way. I know that neither the Minister of State nor the Minister, Deputy Harney, would wish that.

Seanad: Energy Resources: Motion (6 May 2009)

David Norris: I am delighted to have been called to speak immediately on coming into the House. I am especially glad the Minister, Deputy Ryan, is here because I have some suggestions, questions and prods to deliver directly to him. First, I welcome him to the House and say I am extremely glad a person of his capacity, commitment and political and ideological background is in his position. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

David Norris: I shall reserve myself for the Phoenix Park. It will be the Park or nothing.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

David Norris: There will be calls claiming intimidation.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2009)

David Norris: While I wish all my colleagues well, I cannot join in the orgy of congratulation. I have always deprecated the practice of using the Seanad as a diving board into the Dáil and I continue to do so. However, I strongly welcome the intervention of Mr. George Lee, a man of the highest integrity. It is guaranteed to strengthen the gene pool in the other House, which seems to be made up...