Seanad debates

Tuesday, 4 November 2014

3:05 pm

Photo of David NorrisDavid Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

A total of 97% of the people of Ireland said the presidential nomination process should be broadened. Let us hear something about that instead of this tinkering away at the edges of situation. Let the Government for once fully address the central issues involved instead of endlessly tinkering around the edges.

Could we have a debate on the Middle East? We had a very good one recently. I am very grateful to the Leader and you, a Chathaoirligh, for bringing the Seanad back in July for that reason. The situation there is ghastly. I received an e-mail today that says Gaza has run out of petrol. A maximum of six hours of electricity remains. I am sorry to say that at the same time my old university, Trinity College, whose graduates I represent, is collaborating with the Israeli arms industry in defence systems and drone technology. That is shameful. I am all in favour of the exchange of ideas and I do not agree with a total block on academic exchange but I do not think we should be involved in that kind of military technology.

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