Results 61-80 of 194 for speaker:Don Lydon

Seanad: Development Co-operation Objectives of Irish Presidency: Statements. (12 May 2004)

Don Lydon: I am glad the Minister of State agrees with me.

Seanad: Middle East Conflict: Statements. (26 May 2004)

Don Lydon: A debate on the Middle East presents a wide ranging brief. We could discuss Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Syria or Lebanon. For the most part, Senators will wish to refer to Iraq and what I call the Holy Land. We hear continually of Israeli over-reaction. When a group of Palestinians blows up a bus, kills ten people or blows up a building and the Israeli response is gunships and...

Seanad: Order of Business. (15 Jun 2004)

Don Lydon: I support Senator Bannon's call for a debate on the economy. It would be useful and give us a chance to examine those elements of the economy that are the envy of other European countries. We have one of the most successful economies in the world. The sooner we discuss this, the better.

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion. (15 Jun 2004)

Don Lydon: I move: That Seanad Éireann resolves that sections 2 to 12, 14 and 17 of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 39 of 1998) shall continue in operation for the period of 12 months beginning on 30 June 2004."

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2004)

Don Lydon: This is a speech.

Seanad: EU Presidency: Motion. (7 Jul 2004)

Don Lydon: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I sincerely believe that he is the only person, and I include the Taoiseach, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Giscard d'Estaing, all the civil servants and everyone else in the whole Union in this, who reads all the documentation on the Lisbon Agenda, the enlargement process and the new constitution. Credit where credit is due and we owe a...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 Jul 2004)

Don Lydon: Like Senators Norris and Brennan, I too call for a debate on the Middle East. It is an important topic that should be debated at regular intervals, particularly in light of the recent judgment by the International Court of Justice regarding the West Bank wall. There may not be enough time in tomorrow's proceedings, but I and I am sure other Senators would be more than willing to sit on...

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Jul 2004)

Don Lydon: I welcome the Minister to this House of which he was once a member. He has had a rough time of it recently.

Seanad: State Airports Bill 2004: Second Stage. (13 Jul 2004)

Don Lydon: People with specific agendas are targeting the Minister. However, the Minister who is a calm and tough man will win in the long run. Perhaps the many people who attacked the Minister in recent times did so with a tinge of jealousy. I am not too sure of their reasons but the Minister is well able for them. I was glad to hear Senator Finucane state that Fine Gael is not opposed to the break-up...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2004)

Don Lydon: I ask the Leader to consider arranging a debate on a form of abuse which, according to UNICEF, has affected approximately 140 million young women over the past ten years. Annually, 2 million women and young girls are at risk of female genital mutilation. This problem has arisen in many western countries with the influx of immigrants but is not usually discovered until something serious...

Seanad: Order of Business. (6 Oct 2004)

Don Lydon: Garrison games.

Seanad: Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Bill 2002: Second Stage (Resumed). (6 Oct 2004)

Don Lydon: I welcome the Minister and congratulate him on his well-deserved appointment. I also welcome the Bill. The existing system of invoking redress for wrongs was rightly discredited and the Bill admirably gives effect to principles of fairness and transparency. It is important that the independence of the new office is clear and I look forward to its promulgation within the Permanent and Reserve...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Oct 2004)

Don Lydon: Last week I called for a debate on the issue of female genital mutilation. The Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children has spoken out against this barbaric custom which has reached our shores. Yesterday, Senator Cox asked for a debate on women's equality issues and, if the Leader so desired, this could be part of that debate. In one of yesterday's newspapers an article described the...

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (27 Oct 2004)

Don Lydon: I welcome the Minister to the House and congratulate him on his appointment. I have no doubt he will do an excellent job in his new role. This is a peculiar motion before us.

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (27 Oct 2004)

Don Lydon: I was hoping to tie up matters at the end. Life in Palestine today is life in an open prison. The daily life of any Palestinian is, to quote a phrase, "nasty, brutish and short". Palestinians need permits for everything — to go to school, to work, to shop, even to post letters. There is very little a Palestinian can do without Israeli permission. There is a network of more than 400...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (10 Nov 2004)

Don Lydon: I welcome the Bill which has been in gestation for a long period. I speak as a psychologist and psychology is the only one of the 12 professions in which I am interested. However, I am sure the others are just as important. I have been involved in the profession for 30 years and I have a number of concerns. Psychologists have their own professional body, namely, the Psychological Society of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Dec 2004)

Don Lydon: I did not know Senator Brennan was going to mention it, but I rise to ask the Leader for a debate in the new year on energy and energy resources. Ireland is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world in terms of energy resources. It has very high usage but few resources. We could usefully have a debate on this subject. I ask for a debate on the barbaric custom of female genital...

Seanad: Order of Business. (17 Dec 2004)

Don Lydon: I thank the Leader for having arranged a debate on Northern Ireland at such short notice and for having arranged for the Taoiseach to come to the House. I hope we might have a longer debate on that subject in the new year. I call for a debate on the telecommunications industry in the new year. It is important that we examine all the telephone charges and so on. I say this in light of the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Bill 2002: Second Stage [Resumed]. (27 Jan 2005)

Don Lydon: This is an important piece of legislation. Perhaps it would not have been contemplated but for the events of 11 September 2001, a defining moment for the world. I was in a taxi in Malaga when I heard the news. The driver told me that the Palestinians had bombed the White House. Needless to say, I was not long in getting to a television. However, terrorism did not begin on 11 September 2001,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (9 Feb 2005)

Don Lydon: We cannot tell the Senator.