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Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)

David Norris: It has been done and nothing has happened.

Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)

David Norris: They are bloody hypocrites.

Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Iraq War: Motion. (23 Nov 2005)

David Norris: Victory?

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Nov 2005)

David Norris: I am sure the House will agree — I speak not just as a member of the National Union of Journalists but as a human being — that it is remarkable a memorandum has now emerged clearly demonstrating that it took Tony Blair to persuade George Bush not to bomb the al-Jazeera studio in Qatar. The British are so worried about the memorandum that they have invoked section 5 of the Official Secrets...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Nov 2005)

David Norris: Before the debate, I ask that democracy be instituted in this House. Instead of having this motion handed down from on high by people who are not elected to this House, with the names of Government Members to be added to it, this matter should be discussed by those Members. I ask them not to permit their names to be added to this motion, which would validate the use of Agent Orange and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Nov 2005)

David Norris: It is a disgrace to this House and should be withdrawn. Government Members should not allow their names to be attached with infamy to that amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business. (22 Nov 2005)

David Norris: We in this House and you, a Chathaoirligh, have often spoken about the need to maintain the dignity of the House. I commend the Leader who yesterday represented this establishment with extraordinary courage, patience and tolerance when she came under an onslaught from callers, some of whom were all right but some of whom were ignorant in the extreme in the personal grudge they had against the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2005)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2005)

David Norris: I will not press the amendment today but I will next week. It is important this discussion is advanced. There is no reason it should be left until January. If I get an undertaking next week that it will be looked at as a matter of urgency, I will not be difficult and waste the House's time.

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Nov 2005)

David Norris: Will the Acting Leader get some information and take some action on genetically modified food? On 7 September, EU Commissioners approved Monsanto's GT73 oilseed rape for use as animal feed despite opposition from 13 member states. While six member states voted for it, because of qualified majority voting and the abstention of countries such as Ireland, it went through undemocratically at the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (16 Nov 2005)

David Norris: I wish to raise a matter that affects innocent bystanders. It is a matter I and other Senators have repeatedly raised at the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs repeatedly over the past few months but it has been confirmed today, namely, the admission by the United States authorities that it has been using napalm and white phosphorous in the bombing of cities like Falluja. This is chemical...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Nov 2005)

David Norris: I support Senator Finucane and others who have called for a debate on the rising tide of violence but hope it will be conducted in a non-partisan way because it affects everyone. Some incidents are worrying. Ireland has changed a great deal in my lifetime. I never thought I would see the day when there would be contract killings and that somebody would say he or she received €10,000 for...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Nov 2005)

David Norris: It is difficult to hear the Senators. Perhaps they should join Equity too. Some voice projection training might be useful. This is a serious issue as it relates to the lowest paid workers in the State. They earn €7,000 per annum, and they represent us all over the world. They are the most vulnerable people. It is extraordinary that the Competition Authority has put a gun to the head of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Nov 2005)

David Norris: Never.

Seanad: Ferns Report: Statements. (10 Nov 2005)

David Norris: I am grateful to Senator Henry for sharing time with me. This is not a pleasant occasion or one on which anybody should gloat. While nobody relishes the distress of a great institution such as the Roman Catholic Church, it is important that matters such as those addressed in the Ferns Report be exposed. I express my sympathy on this occasion to the many decent priests and members of religious...

Seanad: Ferns Report: Statements. (10 Nov 2005)

David Norris: The behaviour is inappropriate. I have great respect for many of the traditions of all the various churches. People say that only 4% or 5% of abuse cases relate to the clergy, but that is statistically anomalous, since for that to be representative of the general population, one would have to have 200,000 priests in the country, and we do not have that many. There is a particular problem in...

Seanad: Ferns Report: Statements. (10 Nov 2005)

David Norris: One must be equal in such matters. I do not believe that there is quite the same degree of sexual molestation in the Anglican Church, for example, but there is a devastating history, which has never been examined, of violent physical abuse of children in Protestant schools, including those that had expensive boarding sections. People's lives were destroyed, and no one ever opens his mouth,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)

David Norris: Good for her.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Nov 2005)

David Norris: It is very healthy.