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Seanad: Statute Law Revision (Pre-1922) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Apr 2005)

David Norris: Yes.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision (Pre-1922) Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Apr 2005)

David Norris: All will be explained.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

David Norris: I support what Senator Mansergh said on community employment schemes. I know of situations where communities have benefited significantly from these schemes. This is something that needs examination. I suggest that we have some discussion on the case of Dean Lyons. There are points of principle to be raised about the behaviour of the Garda. A man was convicted who plainly could not have...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

David Norris: Perhaps we might welcome him to the House. He is a distinguished writer.

Seanad: Rights of Migrant Workers: Statements. (13 Apr 2005)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

David Norris: I also welcome a debate on planning guidelines but I do not agree with my esteemed colleague, Senator Ó Murchú. I think the opposition he drew between the people of Ireland and vested interests was emotive. I am very concerned by these guidelines. A very populist line is being followed. The Government is not taking a clear lead in policy. On the wireless today I heard that only 2% of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

David Norris: Could Senator Dardis shout a little louder because I have a cold and I cannot hear very well? I am sure his contribution is frightfully interesting.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

David Norris: Yes, I am looking for a debate because in addition to planning guidelines, there is the question of services. I am worried to hear someone I respect from the Government side saying he sees nothing wrong with landowners selling a few sites for various purposes. That is a dangerous road to go down. I look forward very much to the debate.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

David Norris: I look forward to Senator Dooley's contribution to the debate.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Apr 2005)

David Norris: I am sure Senator Dooley will be given an opportunity by the Cathaoirleach to contribute to the debate but I am not going to try and take this debate now.

Seanad: Expressions of Sympathy on the Death of His Holiness, Pope John Paul II: Motion. (12 Apr 2005)

David Norris: I will not dissent from the terms of this motion, although I regret that it was changed and that the message will be sent not to the Camerlengo but to Cardinal Ratzinger, about whom I must say, in the words of an English parliamentarian, I feel there is something of the night. Nevertheless, it is important that we mark this event. I also understand that the motions were placed simultaneously...

Seanad: Expressions of Sympathy on the Death of His Holiness, Pope John Paul II: Motion. (12 Apr 2005)

David Norris: ——even though many other people, some of whom are obscure and of questionable background, are now standing in the serried ranks of the saints. Pope John XXIII was universally loved and revered for his humility, which was not one of the qualities of the recently deceased Pope John Paul II. The intellectual powerhouse of Catholicism, the Jesuit Order, was marginalised and sidelined under...

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Apr 2005)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Apr 2005)

David Norris: Did I hear a question?

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Apr 2005)

David Norris: I agree with Senators Maurice Hayes and White. At the beginning of Senator White's contribution, it seemed from a technical point of view there was a lack of a question. However, she is quite right. I do not approve of the suppression of facts and material. This has happened in the case of the inquiry into the murder of the solicitor, Pat Finucane, and the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Apr 2005)

David Norris: This is not the way we in Ireland want to run our democracy. The sooner the Turks are told this, the better. I concur with Senator O'Meara's view that as we have become more prosperous, we have become less caring, as evidenced by the recent case in Irish Ferries. To my shame, I heard of the case on the BBC World Service when I was abroad. The report stated an Irish company had been found in...

Seanad: Order of Business. (12 Apr 2005)

David Norris: He was not helped by you.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

David Norris: Where?

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

David Norris: I support Senator Dooley's request for a debate on this matter. He suggested that the newspaper reports are inaccurate and that the information provided came from dubious sources. The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek, The Irish Times and the Irish Examiner have all carried stories relating to this matter.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2005)

David Norris: I do not know what else the Senator wants of people reporting on this issue. I questioned the American ambassador on this subject and he informed me that the US Government has provided its Irish counterpart with a categoric assurance that no prisoners, in the condition that has been reported, were taken through Shannon Airport. He did not state, however, that this was not his Government's...