Aisling Dolan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Will there be one everyone in the audience? Senator Norris, it has been an absolute honour to share this Chamber with you. Today, I can only acknowledge the tributes that have been paid to you and add my voice to them. You have left Ireland a better country and there is no better tribute that someone can pay than that. You have done that for the people of Ireland and people who fought battles. When you stood, and you stood alone at times, there were so many who stood in silence in support. Today, their voices ring strong and true throughout the country.

Senator Norris, I would have known you first when I lived in Summerhill on North Circular Road, where your home was. You were always so supportive of the older mansions and houses in Dublin, and when your home was opened up for viewing, it really gave an insight into the beauty in our city. You have always spoken about that. Lately, of course, we sometimes do not hear so much about the beauty in our city, and on the northside.The Senator has been a shining light and, as we have heard, a star in that area. I thank him for that. Although I am a woman from the west of Ireland, beauty in all parts of our country is something we need to acknowledge. I wish he would be here so I would get the chance to know him a little better but I thank him for everything he has done to date and I am glad to have shared some time with him.