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Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Jun 2021)

David Norris: I thank an Cathaoirleach. I will be sharing time with my friend and colleague, Senator McDowell. I will first turn to South America, to Brazil under the thug Bolsonaro. There are 200,000 acres of Brazilian rainforest burned each day. This is 150 acres lost every minute of every day, which is 78 million acres destroyed every year. Why is the European Union still buying this Brazilian...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2021)

David Norris: A Senator.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2021)

David Norris: I had not thought I had anything to say but as usual I find I do. I am not entirely sure it is appropriate for me to welcome the Minister to the House because we are in the Dáil Chamber and this is his natural home and environment. However, I will welcome him for the sake of form. The situation of vulture funds buying up masses of apartments is completely and utterly wrong....

Seanad: Organisation of Working Time (Reproductive Health Related Leave) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 May 2021)

David Norris: How very kind of the Cathaoirleach. I greatly appreciate it. I pay tribute to my good friend and colleague, Senator Bacik. She has been involved in issues of human rights over many years. She has been particularly involved in women's rights, although not exclusively. There is nothing narrow about Ivana. I am very glad the Bill has been accepted by Government. It is a very positive move...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2021)

David Norris: What is the name of that street?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2021)

David Norris: That is not good.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2021)

David Norris: I am on the record of the House as having commended Sinn Féin on its parliamentary contributions but I deplore its continued attack on the Tánaiste, Deputy Varadkar, about alleged leaks. He has acknowledged the act was inappropriate and he has apologised.The Dáil voted confidence in him. He did nothing illegal or corrupt. There was no self-interest, personal gain or personal...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2021)

David Norris: I am sorry I have not been in the House for the past month but I was in hospital having a couple of operations for cancer, which I think were successful. I would like to raise first the remarkable work of Les Martin, which I have drawn to the attention of the House previously, with regard to screening for genetic disorders in children. There has been a report from the national screening...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2021)

David Norris: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach very much.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jan 2021)

David Norris: I wish to raise the nonsensical notion of enforced fobbing in during the Covid pandemic. The Government has launched an intensive PR offensive instructing everyone to stay at home and work from there. I am in five vulnerable categories - I am 76 years of age, diabetic, a transplant survivor, immunosuppressed and just out of hospital after the removal of another tumour. I have a doctor's...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Dec 2020)

David Norris: I thank the Cathaoirleach.I was not in the House last week, so I did not get the opportunity to comment on the Pat Finucane affair. From my background as a southern unionist, I take it extremely badly that the British Government has shown itself to be totally untrustworthy. It is very shocking to me that the British Government first tried to get Her Majesty the Queen to lie, then it broke...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Nov 2020)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Nov 2020)

David Norris: Has there been any movement on the question of Standing Order 41, which inhibits discussion of financial matters in this House? I raised this matter quite some time ago and every party and every individual in the House all agreed it should be got rid of. It was then kicked to touch to the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission. I would like to know what is happening. It looks like another...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2020: Second Stage (18 Nov 2020)

David Norris: And the lack of press coverage.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2020: Second Stage (18 Nov 2020)

David Norris: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2020: Second Stage (18 Nov 2020)

David Norris: What about the young people?

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2020: Second Stage (18 Nov 2020)

David Norris: The Bill is a bit like the curate's egg; it is good in parts but stinks in some of the others. I have advocated since 1979 the extension of the franchise to the University of Limerick and Dublin City University. I have always been onside for that and I think it would be a good thing. I also think the idea of an element of universal suffrage is terribly important for the democratic...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2020: Second Stage (18 Nov 2020)

David Norris: The Senator's party, among others. Of course they did. I remember it. I saw it and was an eye witness to it-----

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2020: Second Stage (18 Nov 2020)

David Norris: -----so nobody can challenge me on that one.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2020: Second Stage (18 Nov 2020)

David Norris: I will most certainly not withdraw it.