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Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

David Norris: ——from Austro-Hungarians. He might well end up with his head in a bucket underneath the tumbrel if he goes on saying that the Irish people fed their faces with their money for long enough——

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

David Norris: ——and then drop them in what is characteristically and diplomatically called the merde. All Senators received the circular about the amount of correspondence and so on we receive. The material in my hands is what I got in terms of reports and the same in terms of letters. Why are we getting so much rubbish? Why do we not do something if we are worried about the environment? This...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2008)

David Norris: It was President George Bush.

Seanad: Bullying in the Workplace (19 Jun 2008)

David Norris: I wish to raise a matter of great significance. What I refer to is a systematic violation of the human and constitutional rights of an Irish citizen in which, regrettably, through cowardice, protection of their own sectional interests or sheer incompetence various agencies of this State, including the Garda fraud squad and the Minister's Department, can be clearly shown to have colluded. I...

Seanad: Bullying in the Workplace (19 Jun 2008)

David Norris: I am horrified by the Minister of State's reply. If he thinks this matter is closed, he has another think coming because it most certainly is not. Much of the material in his reply is simply untrue. He stated: [T]he Department has endeavoured to assist him both within the constraints of the Act and outside the Act. He has been granted access to all relevant records. That is not true. It...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)

David Norris: The Minister of State is ahead of the game if he starts off by talking about al-Qaeda. He lost me there.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (19 Jun 2008)

David Norris: It is not arid.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (19 Jun 2008)

David Norris: I would welcome a continuing series of debates on the Lisbon treaty and the aftermath of the referendum. A certain response is being extracted now and I would like, in particular, to examine the military details. One of the reasons I am glad the treaty is stalled is that it means the European Defence Agency is not statutorily incorporated into the European Union. I do not want it to be and...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2008)

David Norris: I very much welcome that this House has responded so immediately to the situation after the referendum on the Lisbon treaty and I congratulate the Leader on taking this action. I had actually submitted a Standing Order 30 motion that this was a matter of urgent national importance but I have withdrawn it in light of this welcome move. We are in a remarkable situation. I, for the first time,...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2008)

David Norris: That is profoundly undemocratic, as is the response of some of the leaders of Europe, who should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. If there is egg on faces, the massive quantity of it should land on the people in Brussels who attempted to bully and hector, and who said we would be punished economically and would be the first victims financially. There were even people saying we should...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2008)

David Norris: I am sick of asking questions in this House. I asked a series of very detailed questions about the military aspects of the treaty — that was why I voted against it — including the European Defence Agency, coyly renamed from the Western European Armaments Group, and the redefinition of the Petersberg tasks to include intervention in a third country because of a threat of terrorism, which...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2008)

David Norris: This is a scandal. Its headquarters at the old veterinary college were sold and it was told it was to move to Greendale community school. It has now been told, however, that it is being axed and the Department of Education and Science has put out a press statement that misleadingly suggests it is going voluntarily. This is wrong. We must have an explanation why these 40 teachers are being...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2008)

David Norris: What a surprise. However, I am not done yet.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2008)

David Norris: I am obliged to do so because the aeroplane is there at Shannon Airport. An Irish citizen is being detained illegally. We have been criticised by the European Parliament, the Irish Human Rights Commission——

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jun 2008)

David Norris: Regrettably, I have no option but to put the matter to a vote.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

David Norris: I am not sure about the amendments under discussion as additional amendments have been tabled. I only have the original printed version on yellow paper and they are not included in that, which is a bit confusing. Will the additional amendments be available? They are not on the table.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

David Norris: I did not. They were not there when I looked a minute ago.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

David Norris: I thank the Acting Chairman for his help.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

David Norris: I have the list showing the grouping of the amendments.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2008)

David Norris: I will do a bit of research when I have had my say. I thank the Acting Chairman. I am generally in sympathy with the argument made by Senator Mullen but, as he indicated, mine is slightly more radical. In fact it is considerably more radical because it looks for a total ban on alcohol advertising and proposes a substantial fine. The reason for this is that the abuse of alcohol throughout...