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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2007)

David Norris: ——over a site that is of prime significance in the main thoroughfare of Dublin. The Abbey is the national theatre and should not be allowed to become the prisoner of vested financial interests in a development on the south side or in the financial services centre. As I noted yesterday, the ghost of Sean O'Casey will come back to haunt them.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)

David Norris: I have speedread the Minister's speech. I welcome some of the things she said, although I would like some of them to be spelled out. Although I have been and continue to be critical of the health service — I will probably criticise it again on the Order of Business tomorrow — I salute the Minister, Deputy Harney, for putting her head firmly in the lion's den, which was a remarkably...

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)

David Norris: I am a little surprised that this speaking slot has come so soon. I am glad I came to the Chamber because this is a good opportunity to contribute to the debate. I had arranged to share half of the time allotted in this debate to my colleague, Senator O'Toole, who is not here. Can I propose that the Senator be allowed to share time with me if he materialises and wants to take half of my time?

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)

David Norris: That is excellent. I am sure Senator O'Toole has quite a lot to say.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)

David Norris: I will take my time. I will speak at a reduced speed.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)

David Norris: The Chair should be able to tell me how much time I have.

Seanad: Pharmacy Bill 2007: Second Stage (20 Mar 2007)

David Norris: That will be more than ample. I will speak at a reduced rate because I inhaled almost an entire Georgian ceiling a week or so ago, and consequently I have a lung infection.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 Mar 2007)

David Norris: I wish the Cathaoirleach could bring the health service to order. The aforementioned women was basically sentenced to death by our system for the crime of being poor and unable to afford health service treatment through private means. That should not be tolerated. It is a reproach to us, as representatives of the people, that the life expectancy of those with cystic fibrosis is ten years...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 Mar 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 Mar 2007)

David Norris: I wish to ask a point of information of the Leader. She stated the Government was awaiting the advice of the Chief Justice. Is this correct? Would it not be the advice of the Attorney General, if anybody? Does the separation of powers come into play whereby the Chief Justice cannot advise the Government? I apologise if I misunderstood.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 Mar 2007)

David Norris: The seats could be repaired.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Mar 2007)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 Mar 2007)

David Norris: I agree with my colleague, Senator Ryan, that we should recognise this terrible and shameful day, the fourth anniversary of the declaration of what this House has described as an illegal, immoral and unjustifiable war. The regime which made that declaration has since shown itself to be deeply criminal and shameful in terms of the way in which the values of the West have been destroyed or...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 Mar 2007)

David Norris: Was I doing something wrong?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 Mar 2007)

David Norris: How unusual.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Mar 2007)

David Norris: The Minister is the very one who wants newspapers to be able to lie about politicians as much as they want.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Mar 2007)

David Norris: On a jocular note, I prefer "inserted". It is much clearer and thinking back to some of the other sexual Bills, if the terms are absolutely substitutable and one is the same as the other, we could have odd references about substituting instruments into various people's anatomies.

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Mar 2007)

David Norris: I would like to tease out the amendment because I cannot remember whether the Minister had returned or whether his replacement was dealing with the issue on his behalf. I did make the point that he spoke about mens rea and how it was such a fundamental part of the Constitution and so forth and that it was implied that it would be taken so by the courts and so on and then that we had the...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Mar 2007)

David Norris: With the greatest respect, I do not accept that Senator Terry is the only one with high standards. I think mine are reasonably high too. I accept and sympathise with the fact that one can have horrible cases, particularly in England, where, because they were wearing mini skirts, judges held that young adult women were inviting rape and that there was contributory negligence. These kinds of...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Bill 2007: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Mar 2007)

David Norris: May I make a quick point?