David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I completely agree with Senator McDowell. If he cares to put down a motion that Seanad Éireann utterly condemns the decision of Permanent TSB to sell off those mortgages, I would certainly be honoured to second it. We had a discussion in the House about a year ago when I introduced the National Housing Co-operative Bill 2017, which would have addressed the situation of the vulture funds. It is an absolute disgrace. I have to laugh when I think of 1916. God almighty, when we have the State evicting people it is a bit of a nonsense.

Last night I saw a film on television. I congratulate RTÉ on producing it. It was a documentary called "Condemned to Remember", by Tomi Reichental, who is a survivor of Bergen-Belsen. It was extremely powerful. It was in two parts; the first dealt with his origins in Czechoslovakia and his capture at age seven by the SS, when he was sent to Bergen-Belsen. The second part was even more powerful. It showed interviews with people all over Europe and news footage of what is going on now in places like Bratislava, where Muslims were having stones pelted at them and being told "Slovakia for Slovaks", "we do not want you", "we do not want Muslims" and "F-U-C-K Allah".