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Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Dec 2004)

David Norris: The Senator was not a novice either.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Dec 2004)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (2 Dec 2004)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: I am looking at page B10.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: I would like to share my time with Senator Henry.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: Senator Henry has indicated that three minutes will be enough for her. I hope it is not churlish of me to take most of the time. It is a privilege to be allowed as a Member of the Seanad to attend the other House because there is a certain drama and sense of occasion about budget day. That was very evident today. I will note some local colour. I looked up at the Visitors Gallery at one point...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: That is very valuable work but it is not the entire contribution women should be making to Irish society. I was very glad that departing from the printed script which we have before us in this very efficiently produced booklet, the Minister paid tribute to his predecessor, former Minister, Deputy McCreevy, who laid the foundations for this budget. Although it must be gratifying for him to be...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: That is the way people make their feelings felt on the doorstep and if the Government responded, I am not complaining. I would complain more if it did not respond. It was significant that Fr. Seán Healy was involved in the discussions. In an article in The Irish Times recently he wrote that all the hoopla surrounding the budget each years tends to obscure the most important fact that...

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: It is too small.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: Definitely not. Vótáil.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: The Minister is sitting on the immoral earnings of the horses.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2005: Motion. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: If it were only a six-week language course it would have very little impact. It would be negligible.

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: Will the Minister agree that there would be some circumstances in which a child would be better off being stateless than having the citizenship of a really deplorable state foisted on him or her?

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: It is the Minister's fault. He is so interesting.

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for his informative disquisition in his speech. I learned a good deal from it and followed it with great interest. It was clear and logical. However, the speech left out salient areas and I wish to explore them. The Minister was very interesting when he spoke about Garda statistics regarding racist attacks. I welcome what he said and I hope it...

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: He would? I wish him joy then. How about Iraq? How about Falluja? Would that be a nice place to go back to? Let us consider these sort of places.

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: Even there I think one would be a lot safer.

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: There are large sections of it where it is not particularly safe.

Seanad: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Bill 2004: Second Stage. (1 Dec 2004)

David Norris: They have a very peculiar view and perhaps they do not know that much about it. It is not a particularly safe country. Certain sections of it are extremely dangerous, particularly for women who may be subjected to genital mutilation, as one's female child might be if one is sent back there. There is a constitutional requirement on the Minister and on the Government to protect the rights of...