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Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: These are my reasons for the debate. That echoes what the emperor Caligula did in 40 B.C. when he commanded a statue of himself dressed as——

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Pedantry reigns supreme over there. Anyway, in 40 A.D. Caligula commanded that a statue of himself dressed as Jupiter be erected in the temple in Jerusalem. This is exactly the same kind of behaviour. This is the reason I am asking for this debate. Tomorrow the first train will leave Beijing for Lhasa and on board will be Chinese President Hu Jintao. This is a disaster for the Tibetan people....

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Come back An Taisce, all is forgiven.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: He is the first one to try to tear up the Geneva Convention.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: It has. That is perfectly obvious.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Does this mean that the House may have a debate on Tibet?

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Perhaps in the autumn?

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage. (30 Jun 2006)

David Norris: It is seven years now.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

David Norris: I heard the debate on stem cell research on RTE this morning and it seemed that the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin, was giving a kind of post-dated cheque and saying that if stem cell research proved effective and to have results, a case might be considered. This is an interesting position. He also referred to the question of ethical subsidiarity, which involves...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

David Norris: He is very international now.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Let us mention Desmond Guinness in particular as he won the individual award.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

David Norris: I support my colleagues in calling for a debate on the Middle East, particularly the situation in Israel-Palestine. In this instance one's heart goes out to the parents of Corporal Gilad Shalit who was kidnapped, one understands their human feelings. There is, however, rarely parallel concern for the human rights of the many children who have been killed by Israeli forces in that area. The...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Extreme left.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Dingly Dangly Douche.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

David Norris: It does not arise until next July.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

David Norris: I also heard the Tánaiste on the radio at lunchtime. I was surprised by what she stated because if it were true — and it was challenged in this House — that we spend as much as those countries which received the best results, it seems to highlight an inadequacy as we do not get the same results. Reference was made to the national treatment purchase scheme, which is a clear indication the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Of more concern, which might even concern those such as my friend from Clare when he disentangles himself from his county councillors, is the Secretary General's suggestion——

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

David Norris: This is on the Order of Business. The Secretary General implied the Department is routinely ambushed by the courts right up to the point of deportation. The use of the word "ambush" is very interesting and significant. What are the courts for if not to uphold the rights of persons in this country, including citizens? For the Secretary General of the Department responsible for justice to talk...