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Seanad: Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

David Norris: Splendid. Well done.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

David Norris: He is on the way out, thank God.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

David Norris: As always I listened with interest and respect to my colleague, citizen Mansergh. He is perfectly right that historical files are never destroyed. It would be pretty difficult to destroy them since they have all been tossed into a bonfire or a skip or have been lost. That subject should be addressed, namely, the extraordinary inefficiency in the management of archiving. Within a couple of...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

David Norris: It will not take long to do.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

David Norris: He has spoken already.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: I thank Senator Quinn for allowing me time to speak, particularly in light of what he had to say which was very dignified and moving because he was clearly personally touched by the tragic events in Northern Ireland. I also pay tribute to Senator Maurice Hayes because what he said was remarkably generous when one thinks of the appalling savagery visited on his community and on the other one...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: Adi Roche addressed a significant meeting of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs. I spoke to Ms Roche before the meeting and she asked me to raise a specific matter on today's Order of Business, namely, the fact that she welcomes — as does everyone else — that we are moving towards an intergovernmental agreement regarding the children of Chernobyl. The Government has asked Ms Roche...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: I would like the Leader to raise this matter directly with the Minister, Deputy Roche. This morning on Radio 1, we heard Dr. Roderick O'Sullivan, a distinguished scientist who nine years ago had the water analysed on behalf of anglers and found choliform bacteria. However, when he went to the local authorities, they rubbished his findings. Two years ago, he went to the Minister, Deputy...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: I am most grateful to the Cathaoirleach. I am sorry our friends from America are no longer in the Chamber because I would have liked them to know that, while we support America, we deplore the attempts to employ torture and would like to support the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, on her visit to Syria. A think tank established by their own people made this very...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: It was because they were given a special visa exemption.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: For God's Sake.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: It was because of bureaucratic laziness.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: If she accepted that, why did she ask me to raise the issue?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: I had to——

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: ——because I came to the House to debate the Medical Practitioners Bill 2007, on which I had been briefed. I strongly resent the Senator's suggestion that I derelicted my duties in any way.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: I was specifically asked to raise the issue by Adi Roche because I made the point on meeting her beforehand.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: Exactly.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

David Norris: Always one for a laugh.