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Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

David Norris: And lawyers.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

David Norris: I was referring to the IRA campaign of the 1950s, as the Leader knows.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

David Norris: They are all part of the same movement, going right back to 1916.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

David Norris: It would not bother me.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

David Norris: I am getting increasingly fed up of the uncritical acceptance of 1916. I have asked repeatedly for a debate, but we do not get it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

David Norris: It is to be on 1916.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

David Norris: Let us get a box of matches.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

David Norris: That is not true.

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

David Norris: Like everyone else in the House, I welcome the ceasefire announced by ETA. I salute the work done by people like Fr. Alec Reid, of which I learned this morning on the radio. However, before we cover ourselves in congratulations that the Irish model was followed in the ceasefire, we should reflect on the fact that at the beginning of the campaign ETA took its inspiration and its filthy trade...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: I am flattered by the confusion.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: It is so that Senator Henry will have the last word. She has shown herself to be an ornament of the House in these areas and we are lucky to have her because she speaks calmly and in a measured way with considerable knowledge and without partisanship. For that reason, I am disappointed that an amendment was proposed because the Senator's motion was carefully worded. She used the word "regret"...

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: While battling cancer is important in terms of women's health, there are also high rates of colorectal cancer among men, so we should consider the possibility of introducing a coherent programme which does not specify gender, except where people like Senator Henry advise us of particular sexual predispositions. Even though breast cancer is unusual in men, I know of two male sufferers.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: Well done.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: The Senator has plenty of time.

Seanad: Cancer Services: Motion. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: Bravo.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: I support my various colleagues from different sides of the House who praised RTE. We should recognise how lucky we are to have such an excellent and independent public service broadcasting service, as many other countries do not. Would to God that the United States had an independent broadcasting service like RTE to examine current matters under discussion there. It is highly unusual,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: It is intriguing and unusual.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Mar 2006)

David Norris: Perhaps it is bullying. Perhaps this has led to a significant increase in the representation of the Labour Party in the Dáil, which I had not noticed. Senator Ryan said that it is the second largest party in the House.