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Seanad: Order of Business. (20 Nov 2002)

David Norris: Uncle Tom is a much nicer man. It is more appropriate.

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (20 Nov 2002)

David Norris: I also welcome the Taoiseach, particularly because he is known as a good and humane negotiator. That is why I am so devastated by his speech and so utterly disappointed in it. I have to say that. I hope the Taoiseach did not write his script. I have some tradition in language. In his speech there is praise for the SDLP. There is praise for Sinn Féin. There is praise for the IRA. I did not...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Statements. (20 Nov 2002)

David Norris: Well said.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

David Norris: With the permission of the House, I would like to share time with my colleague Senator Ross.

Seanad: Housing Grants: Motion. (20 Nov 2002)

David Norris: It is a pleasure to welcome the Minister to the House because, of the two brothers, I have nice things to say to him; I had to be a little firm with his one of his brothers today. It is a pleasure because of the reasonable and balanced nature of what he had to say. Although I sit on this side of the House, he and the other contributors on the Government side convinced me of their argument...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Nov 2002)

David Norris: Considering the current unrest among taxi personnel, the fact that 1,500 taxi drivers have criminal convictions and one has 30 criminal convictions, repeated complaints – especially from women – the fact that this is very unfair to decent taxi people, the fact that Garda consistently object to taxi licences and then see District Courts arbitrarily overturn decisions, the fact that...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Nov 2002)

David Norris: I understand your wise ruling, a Chathaoirligh. That is why I am asking the Leader to take this matter directly to Government to ask for an independent investigation into the disgraceful operation of the District Courts. On a more positive note, in the light of what I said yesterday about the room downstairs, the Superintendent of the Houses very graciously met with me. He explained the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Nov 2002)

David Norris: There are still some outstanding matters and I suggest this should be reviewed by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges where Senator O'Toole will make our position clear in the appropriate quarter.

Seanad: Order of Business. (21 Nov 2002)

David Norris: The House should condemn the District Courts.

Seanad: Fisheries (Amendment) Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (21 Nov 2002)

David Norris: I also welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Browne, and wish him strength in the negotiations that he and his colleague, the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern, will have to undertake on our behalf. It is very important that we safeguard the vital national resource of our fish stocks. I must put my hands up and admit that I do not speak as an expert on this matter, as I have no great knowledge of...

Seanad: Book of Estimates, 2003: Statements. (21 Nov 2002)

David Norris: I am grateful to my colleagues for sharing time with me. I am at a disadvantage when I find myself agreeing with Senators Quinn and Ross, as I like to disagree with them to make things more exciting. I particularly agree with the Senators' support for the Minister for Finance, Deputy McCreevy, and their criticism of the Opposition. I admire my great friend, Senator Higgins, as a superb...

Seanad: Book of Estimates, 2003: Statements. (21 Nov 2002)

David Norris: As I said last night, I met the Minister for Finance in the corridor after this year's general election. I told him that he had been a good Minister for Finance and that he had an opportunity to be a great one by breaking every single election promise. I want to modify that statement a little by saying there is one promise that should not be broken. The Government should keep its promise to...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Nov 2002)

David Norris: I support Senator Hayes in his concern about the closing of the centre in Shanganagh. I listened with interest to the interview with the Minister, Deputy McDowell, this morning. He introduced an element that was a little troubling when he pointed to some posters put up by Amnesty International in which there was a general context of racism and a question asked about members of the previous...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Nov 2002)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Nov 2002)

David Norris: As far as assisted reproduction is concerned, I could do with some assistance in that area myself.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Nov 2002)

David Norris: That must be it.

Seanad: National Tourism Development Authority Bill, 2002: Second Stage. (27 Nov 2002)

David Norris: I am grateful to my colleague, Senator Quinn, for allowing me to share his time. He is somebody with considerable expertise in this area and I sincerely hope he did not cut himself short. I welcome the Minister to the House. He may like to know we are discussing the report on the task force on immigration this afternoon. I expect it will come as some relief to him that he is now in a Ministry...

Seanad: Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (27 Nov 2002)

David Norris: I commend my colleague, Senator Henry, for putting down this timely and valuable motion for debate. It is an issue which we have been discussing since I was first elected. This House pushed as hard as possible to ensure Ireland would reach the target of 0.7%, a target set 32 years ago in 1970. Even though we have done extraordinarily well in comparison to the other more niggardly countries of...

Seanad: Overseas Development Aid: Motion. (27 Nov 2002)

David Norris: I am extremely pleased to hear that. I always like to sit down on a positive note.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Nov 2002)

David Norris: I support the remarks of Senator Joe O'Toole about the importance of the negotiations taking place in Brussels about the fishing industry, but I would like to go a little further. Senator O'Toole talked about the potential destruction of the fishing industry. It is not just the fishing industry that is at stake, however. If we are not careful and allow the Spanish trawlers in as they wish it...