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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

David Norris: ...will second. First, I am not aware of the decision of the Supreme Court in London but I gather it is positive and I very much welcome that. I have never been anything but greatly averse to the IRA and all its doings, but Pat Finucane was a professional man going about his professional responsibilities in representing citizens. He was murdered by a collection of loyalist thugs. Of...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2018)

David Norris: I also pointed out that one of the Sinn Féin representatives in the Dáil indicated that this would be a method of screening out people who are antagonistic to the IRA. That is clear political interference, it could not be clearer. I have to say that I am not a persistent critic of Sinn Féin as some people are in this House. To quote the Bible, there is more joy in heaven...

Seanad: European Court Decision: Motion (16 May 2018)

David Norris: I am somebody who is a royalist. I come from a southern unionist background. I am also aware that the Provisional IRA engaged in torture during this historical period.However, it is much worse when those activities are carried out by legitimate agents of the State. That is what I find utterly shocking. The men were innocent when they were suddenly lifted off the street. This is a human...

Seanad: Northern Ireland and 20th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (18 Apr 2018)

David Norris: ...forgotten and sidelined nowadays. He may have been socially very conservative but was a real beacon of rationality, decency and good faith. John Hume took decisions, very courageously, to meet the IRA leaders and sacrificed his own political future in so doing. There was no doubt that one of the dividends of this agreement would be that the moderate parties would be greatly diminished...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)

David Norris: ..., and in so doing he had the very difficult task of facing down the hard men in his own group. Therefore, it was with some surprise and sadness I heard him refer to the late Martin McGuinness as a proud IRA man. There is nothing much to be proud of in the IRA's record. My friends in Sinn Féin in this House are among the best contributors to debate in the Seanad. They are quite...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)

David Norris: Deputy Adams was never in the IRA. We all know that because he told us so and we have to believe every word of his.

Seanad: Equality of Access to Education: Motion (12 Jul 2017)

David Norris: ...ever gone to UCD. He went in 1916 to study Irish. That was a bit of a facer for the family as well, and paradoxically, he was the only member of the family in recent history to be attacked by the IRA, though he got his vengeance. It would be a real pity to expect that students should start their professional lives with their hands tied behind their backs. That is what a loan is....

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

David Norris: ..., it is remarkably gracious of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, to send a personal note to his family. He was involved in the Warrenpoint massacre. He was also involved in persuading a former IRA informer to come back to the North by talking to his mother. Within hours of his arrival, the informer was murdered. In the presidential campaign I said to Mr. McGuinness: "Martin, you did not...

Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2015)

David Norris: ...minority. As I pointed out, 98% of prostitutes are against it, but 80% of the voters in Northern Ireland are in favour of it. This is why we have the unusual alliance between provisional Sinn Féin-IRA on the one hand and the Roman Catholic hierarchy on the other, together with the Paisleyite Protestants. It is an interesting alliance. Amnesty International does not endorse or...

Seanad: Beit Collection: Statements (18 Jun 2015)

David Norris: Representatives of the foundation have clarified that 17 masterpiece paintings were donated by the Beits. Of course they were. We know this because our friends in the Provisional IRA raided the place. We have them to thank - I thank those in Sinn Féin very much - for a series of appalling and violent raids on the house.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in Gaza - Middle East Peace Process: Palestinian and Israeli Ambassadors (3 Sep 2014)

David Norris: ...history with the United Kingdom. That is not helpful and I would avoid that in future; it is populist. I particularly point to the fact that the Queen of England is more Irish by descent than half the IRA.

Seanad: Protection of the Public Interest from Tobacco Lobbying Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Dec 2013)

David Norris: Hear, hear. No more about the IRA.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2013)

David Norris: ...when he points that, because of the time lapse, it is very difficult to get a conviction, and that because of certain agreements that were made, issues were fudged. For example, when the disarmament of the IRA happened, and it destroyed its weapons and explosives, it was part of the agreement that no forensic tests were done on any of that weaponry, so a huge body of evidence was...

Seanad: Defence Forces (Second World War Amnesty and Immunity) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Feb 2013)

David Norris: ...work they did. That is particularly welcome when one considers that out at Fairview, there is a monument to someone I would not put in anything like the same category, General Seán Russell of the IRA, who died on a U-boat coming back from Nazi Germany to do his mischief in this country. I am glad the Government has chosen this time to rectify a great injustice and I applaud the...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2012)

David Norris: I seek a debate on human rights and would like this included in it. As the IRA said in the old days, "We have not gone away." The money has not gone away either. It has gone into the pockets of billionaires in America and Europe and it should be taken back from them to rehouse the people who have been evicted.

Seanad: European Stability Mechanism Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Jun 2012)

David Norris: As somebody who was sentenced to death by the IRA 30 years ago, I find these consistent historical attacks on Sinn Féin boring beyond belief.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Jun 2012)

David Norris: ...of where they come from or what side they are on. Doctors and nurses are neutral; they treat the wounded. We had a horrible example in this country of Jean McConville who was murdered by the IRA simply for giving a glass of water to a British soldier. That was her right as a human being. We must make a strong protest, in particular in light of the fact that the motivation of the Royal...

Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) (Amendment) Scheme 2010: Motion (Resumed) (29 Sep 2010)

David Norris: ...people can hive off millions of euros into their wives' accounts, while others are losing their houses. That is not acceptable. I recall the comment made by Mr. Gerry Adams to the effect that the IRA had not gone away. The money has not gone away either; it has not evaporated. Somebody made a profit and is sitting on a nice pile of cash. In the past two years the transfer of wealth...

Seanad: Central Bank Reform Bill 2010: Second Stage (6 Jul 2010)

David Norris: ...had to be saved. This was not so. As it is a world problem, we should address the issue on a worldwide basis. I remember Gerry Adams saying "They haven't gone away, you know", in reference to the IRA. The money has not gone away either and someone has it. There has been an increase of 25% in the number of billionaires in the United States of America and in the worst of times, the...

Seanad: Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2010: Second Stage (28 Jan 2010)

David Norris: ...was raised in the House, a number of speakers used the opportunity to issue calumnies against Shell to Sea and those involved in it. We were told they were paramilitaries and smeared them with an IRA bully boy image. Doing so was grossly unfair. When I protested and investigated the comments made in the House, I found there was not a tissue of truth in them. One is not responsible if...