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Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

David Norris: It is necessary that we get a balanced view.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Development of Green Technology: Motion (5 Nov 2008)

David Norris: I will just deal with the sheep and cows then. The methane gas, which can be produced through aerobic digestion technology with a dry fermentation process, has the capacity to provide enough energy every year to more than a million homes in Ireland. A Cork-based company, Kedco, is investigating this. These are the kind of things that need to be done. The universities are also playing a...

Seanad: Development of Green Technology: Motion (5 Nov 2008)

David Norris: I record the Minister of State's courtesy in yielding to me. I understand he had intended to come in at this point and I am very grateful to him. He may be in a position to respond to one or two of the points I will make, although I may not be here as I have a group of guests coming in. I will read the record. I welcome this debate. In the last session I handed to the Minister for the...

Seanad: Medical Cards: Statements (5 Nov 2008)

David Norris: I am grateful to my colleague, Senator Joe O'Toole, for giving me this time to speak. I welcome the Minister. She is a woman of exemplary courage but I just happen not to agree with her on a number of issues. Like Senator O'Toole, I applaud universal access. There is a clear case that it saves money and one can test this against the improvement in health of elderly people. I am not...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

David Norris: This is such an historic day that I only wish to strike one note by joining the Leader and other colleagues in congratulating US President-elect, Barack Obama. We can all breath a little more freely today, particularly those very many of us in Ireland and elsewhere who cherish human rights and decent standards. America has begun the process of rediscovering her soul and, as Senator Ó...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

David Norris: I echo Senator O'Toole's call for the Minister for Finance to come to the House to explain how we will address certain difficulties that may arise in the context of economic relations between Ireland and the US. A distinguished American businessman provided a sophisticated analysis of this matter and suggested that it might not all be one-way traffic. I will be interested in hearing what...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

David Norris: I thought Ireland was the greatest country in the world.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Nov 2008)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Broadcasting Standards: Statements (4 Nov 2008)

David Norris: The BBC was prepared to pay one of these performers £18 million on a three-year contract. That inevitably sparked some rivalry or jealousy, particularly in view of the fact that the BBC is slimming down its operations, including the BBC World Service, its foreign language operations and the range of its journalists. It is looking for a popular market — the reality TV market. There is a...

Seanad: Broadcasting Standards: Statements (4 Nov 2008)

David Norris: They are talented people, but were foolish, clownish and nasty. Mr. Sachs is owed an apology, as is his granddaughter. What damage was done? Mr. Sachs must be treated with respect. His granddaughter acknowledged she slept with Mr. Brand, but it has done wonders for her career. Her band has been resurrected and she is being plagued by requests for appearances.

Seanad: Broadcasting Standards: Statements (4 Nov 2008)

David Norris: I doubt I will need that. I would like to take up a couple of things said by my good friend Senator Ó Murchú. He is naturally sensitive about matters to do with the Roman Catholic Church. That is understandable, as he is a devout member. I am a devout member of the Church of Ireland, and sometimes I feel a bit bruised when I hear the kind of gloating that goes on when some ghastly...

Seanad: Broadcasting Standards: Statements (4 Nov 2008)

David Norris: Well, I doubt he could defend himself.

Seanad: Broadcasting Standards: Statements (4 Nov 2008)

David Norris: He is up to his ears in war crimes affairs, like his pal George Bush, whom we will see the end of tonight.

Seanad: Broadcasting Standards: Statements (4 Nov 2008)

David Norris: I am not deviant in any sense. I represent the plain people of Ireland. We all have little sensitivities, but I do not think broadcasting can be tailored to them. However, I say "Hear, hear" to Senator Ó Murchú's comments about the Angelus. I was one of those Church of Ireland people who objected strongly to being made a cat's paw of by disaffected Catholics who wanted to use us as a...

Seanad: Broadcasting Standards: Statements (4 Nov 2008)

David Norris: This is what is known as a filler. Since we came back we have had statements on this and that and the other. Let us be frank about it. This is in the aftermath of the Russell Brand — I forget the other fellow's name——

Seanad: Broadcasting Standards: Statements (4 Nov 2008)

David Norris: It was those two clowns who precipitated this debate. It was a good idea for a filler. Let us have a look at this incident. There was an offence, and it was gross. It was at the expense of that decent man Mr. Sachs, who played Manuel in "Fawlty Towers". It was a gross personal insult to him and it was nasty and treacherous — even if it had been only a private telephone call — to...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Nov 2008)

David Norris: That is telling him.