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Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

David Norris: A mother stated that she was afraid her daughter would be subjected to female circumcision if she went back to her country of origin. The reason she was not allowed to stay in Ireland was that her older daughter had remained at school in her native country. However, the officials did not realise that this tragic mutilation had already happened to the older girl and nothing more could be done....

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)

David Norris: Where is the meeting and what time does it start?

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister to the House on this positive occasion. I recognise the presence in the Visitors Gallery of Professor Brian Norton, whose name has already been referred to several times in the debate, as well as a distinguished group from the Dublin Institute of Technology. I welcome this development because it is on the north side of Dublin. We have seen consistent asset stripping by...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I thank the Leader for her compliment. She is full of plámás but we want jobs, institutions and investment. Plámás is all very fine after we have got the investment but we must get the investment first. Like other speakers, I wish to pay tribute to the DIT. It not just a question of votes because the number of votes is fairly small. There was a period when Trinity College conferred...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: Of course, we all welcome votes and let us not pretend otherwise because without them we would not be here to speak about matters in which we are interested. Like Senator O'Toole, I think the DIT should be enfranchised whether or not it is to become a university. I would like to see all the Dublin colleges, including the DIT, come in with Trinity College so we would have a Dublin...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: Cathal Brugha Street is just down the road from me. I spent a wonderful, imaginative evening there recently.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: Yes, but Senator O'Rourke was there the previous year.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: She is still remembered there. I wish to refer to the disposal of these properties, I am thinking particularly of Cathal Brugha Street which has contributed enormously to the development of tourism in every way, including teaching excellent skills. We always had the best raw materials but we could make an awful bags of them in catering, although now we are among the finest in the world. What...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I hope it will not be demolished and replaced by something like that ghastly telephone house across the road. In that case, we demolished a row of 18th century buildings and sold the site to a British trade union's pension fund, which built that monstrosity and rented it back to the State. If anything was ever provincial, it was that act of vandalism. As regards the question of the DIT...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: Exactly.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: He is definitely an asset.

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: The consultation process may not go far enough, however, because people want to be included in decision making. I have been lobbied on that matter by some of the local groups. Among the impressive documents I received in this respect were some brochures from the DIT. They are fascinating because they encapsulate what the proposed development is all about. The opening paragraph states: The...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I always thought it was a pity, although I did not look down on UCD because there were wonderful things out there. However, the provision of residential places coupled with the tutorial system really seemed to mark Trinity College out. It was not the old buildings but the fact that students lived on campus and the college was alive with university clubs. The Grangegorman proposal is a...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I am sure she has received thousands of letters. The inner city network has made some very good points. According to the census, 15,000 local people in the area left school at or before 15 years of age. Although there has been an increase in educational attainment, much of that is accounted for by people who have moved into the apartments that have been built there in recent years. Less than...

Seanad: Grangegorman Development Agency Bill 2004: Second Stage. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: Hear, hear and why not? There are lots of nice votes there.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (14 Jun 2005)

David Norris: Like everybody else, I was greatly shocked when I heard of the illness and subsequent death of Seán Doherty. He was a remarkable man and a great storyteller. I have heard some of those stories. I understand that immediately prior to his death he was on holiday with his family in Donegal, in tremendous form and telling stories. He was at the heart of the party, as always. I am grateful to my...

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jun 2005)

David Norris: Latvia supports it. We are home and dry.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jun 2005)

David Norris: The ruling should be changed. There is general agreement on all sides of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I will be putting it down next week for formal discussion and seeking a vote on it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Jun 2005)

David Norris: I thank the Cathaoirleach for confirming my opinion that there is no need for balance on the Order of Business. It had struck me. The matter raised by the Leader is serious but it would not be appropriate to name and shame, to use a favourite phrase. The matter is serious because a dereliction of responsibility is involved if people kick up a fuss and call for debates but are charged with...