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Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: I believe the Minister of State is commending the amendment.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: I certainly agree with that.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: That was a good thing too.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Good idea.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: It would be wonderful if that were true.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: It would be a miracle.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Extraordinary.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Senator Bacik and I congratulated Fianna Fáil on the record for that.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: I said that.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: 75%.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: I thank all my colleagues who took part in this debate, which was extremely useful. It was a good debate on all sides, including that of the Minister of State, with whom I do not agree — I will say a few words about that later. This is precisely why I entered politics. As an Independent, non-Government Member I have the luxury of applying the litmus test of principle to Government...

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: I move: That Seanad Éireann, in the light of: the abolition of the Combat Poverty Agency; the destruction of the Equality Authority; the downsizing of the Irish Human Rights Commission; the absorption of the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism; as well as the refusal to advocate the monitoring of the human rights protocols attached to the external trade agreement...

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Senator O'Toole is not speaking fast enough. He should learn from me.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: Not in the Equality Authority. The Senator should provide facts and figures.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: We have. What have we done?

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: It is called shutting the stable door.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (4 Feb 2009)

David Norris: The Minister of State was great to know the comments before we uttered them.