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Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

David Norris: She is being naughty.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Where did they get it done?

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Perhaps it is because the Leader has a doctorate, apparently she is not the only one in the House who recently got one.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Jun 2006)

David Norris: I understand they sometimes go abroad. My point is that as we receive no costings whatever, we do not know whether we are getting good value.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Why are they not watching Senator Leyden?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Yes, of course it is.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Let us have it.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Is he the one who did not know how long the underground was, how much it cost or how much tax was paid on it?

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Do not get snotty about Montenotte.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

David Norris: I share my colleagues' concerns about the extraordinary rise in house prices. There is a middle class investment in this matter and a paradox in that many people are quite pleased by the situation. The aeroplanes going to central, eastern and southern Europe are chock-a-block with Irish speculators who will make the situation just as bad in Budapest and elsewhere as it is here. We must bear...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Absolutely. The Senator is 100% correct. It is wonderful that he is awake. He must visit this side of the House. We have often exchanged pleasantries across the floor of the House. I compliment Senator Morrissey on his courage in suggesting that we should have a debate on housing and the relevance of councillors and the planning situation. The Senator is a brave man, but I guarantee that he...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

David Norris: I am asking a question. On the wireless this morning, Mr. Bruton mentioned combatants taken in battle in reference to the inmates of the Guantanamo Bay concentration camp. Will the Leader contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and ask our representative, Mr. Bruton, to explain to the people in which battle a taxi driver was taken off a street in Afghanistan? He should let us know what...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (21 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Senator Ryan is fully correct in respect of what may be termed asymmetrical diplomacy in the Middle East. Yesterday, three children were massacred, but we have done nothing. We have never operated the external association agreement, including its human rights protocols, in its entirety. I welcome that the Government, through the Minister for Education and Science, has indicated there will be...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Some of us are.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

David Norris: Yes, 120,000 of them.

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

David Norris: I welcome the new agreement, although my feelings are slightly ambiguous. Due to my natural greed, which we all share, I am delighted at the prospect of a 10% pay increase but I am worried that we might price ourselves out of international markets. We must be careful to stay competitive. Last night there was an interesting debate here on foreign policy issues and the use of Shannon Airport....

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

David Norris: There may be a sinister element accompanying this wonderful weather. We heard this morning of a plague of mosquitoes in Drogheda. It may sound amusing——

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2006)

David Norris: ——but it indicates a substantial shift in the climate. For that reason I ask for a debate before the House goes into recess on the subject of climate change, global warming, the Kyoto Protocol and an underlying factor of the extraordinary expansion in population numbers. The leaving certificate examination is taking place at this time. Since I did my leaving certificate the population on...