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Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

David Norris: When the Commissioner came to this country, he gave undertakings to a small unrepresentative clique of people in the same way as we got the protocol on abortion in a previous treaty. That is not very democratic. I am making my way through the treaty. I have not yet decided how I will vote, although I am pretty close to deciding on a "No" vote.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

David Norris: I am entitled to do that. I will distance myself from anyone who attacks an elected representative. I deplore the attack on Proinsias de Rossa, MEP.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

David Norris: I also deplore the condescension that has been doled out to people who may honourably, decently and with integrity take a different view. That is not democracy, nor representative of the Europe in which I want to be. I want to be in a social Europe, not a neoliberal economic mess.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

David Norris: We are promised them and half the time they cancel them.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

David Norris: UNICEF has reproached her as well for inappropriate and inaccurate use of——

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

David Norris: Let us come back to that.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

David Norris: I did not say that; that is rubbish.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

David Norris: That remark should be withdrawn at once.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

David Norris: Excuse me, I am sorry, this is a democratic State and that is a most dangerous accusation to make about a legally established body and its chairman. It is outrageous and I demand that it be withdrawn.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

David Norris: The Senator has made serious criminal charges.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

David Norris: I have asked the Cathaoirleach to rule that that remark be withdrawn. Will he give a ruling on it?

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Apr 2008)

David Norris: We now have an extremely serious situation. Senator Callanan has said that he is telling the truth, in defiance of the Cathaoirleach's authority. It is a very serious constitutional matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2008)

David Norris: I thank my colleague Senator O'Toole for raising the custody case. It is extremely important and it is a reproach to this House. We had the relevant Bill, prepared by myself and Senator Bacik, on the Order Paper for four years. It went into every committee. The Government raised questions and some of these questions have been now answered by the learned judge, Mr. Justice Hedigan, who...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2008)

David Norris: I insist on doing so and I will say why. Several people read speeches from beginning to end prepared by Government advisers and I want to accurately put on the record the reproach of this distinguished judge to this House for not doing what it should have done. I want to get it right and I do not mean any disrespect; I am being accurate. The judge stated that it is something that calls...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2008)

David Norris: I beg your pardon, The Irish Times. The newspaper of record and the only newspaper that records the doings of this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2008)

David Norris: I welcome the fact that the Department of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement supporting Mr. Michael Semple a distinguished diplomat who has recently had some turbulence in his career and who is accused by certain media sources here of being a spook and a spy, quoting low grade British newspapers in so doing. I hope the statement of support contains information stating that he most...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 Apr 2008)

David Norris: Through the Chair to the Leader, this should be left on the record of the House. In possession of information that their shares were on a decline, some of these gentlemen went around the world on what they called roadshows flogging the thing. They were selling something they knew to be practically valueless to unfortunate people. That is theft and the amounts involved were €80 million,...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Apr 2008)

David Norris: It is a very narrow party.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Apr 2008)

David Norris: I do not have one. That is my great virtue.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (17 Apr 2008)

David Norris: I get thousands of votes, even in my small constituency.