Results 141-160 of 194 for speaker:Don Lydon

Seanad: European Communities (Amendment) Bill 2006: Committee and Remaining Stages. (21 Jun 2006)

Don Lydon: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Treacy, for his presentation on the Bill which, although short, is very important and involves the expansion of the European Union. It heralds the way for two further countries to join the family of the European Union in peace. After all, that is what this is about. It is not about trade, commerce or anything else; it is about peace. People of my age who...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Don Lydon: I also support Senator Ryan's call for a debate on the Palestinian problem. I spoke to the Prime Minister of Palestine at the weekend and I can assure the House that the Palestinians want peace and would support a two state settlement. The situation, however, is complex and, from an Israeli point of view, if the people next door want to destroy the state, there are no easy solutions. It would...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Jun 2006)

Don Lydon: No.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Don Lydon: This is very serious.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Jun 2006)

Don Lydon: To murder or not to murder.

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2006)

Don Lydon: What height was Hitler?

Seanad: Order of Business. (3 Jul 2006)

Don Lydon: What height was Charlie Haughey?

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Don Lydon: I wanted to speak on section 184. Has that opportunity now passed?

Seanad: Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (3 Jul 2006)

Don Lydon: Section 184 seems to provide great potential for a garda to abuse his position. I say that as a Member from Donegal. I do not say many gardaí will abuse their position but the potential exists. It is different from a traffic offence because a garda can issue a charge and demand payment.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Jul 2006)

Don Lydon: The Senator should go fishing.

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Don Lydon: I propose to share time with Senator Ó Murchú.

Seanad: Foreign Conflicts: Motion. (5 Jul 2006)

Don Lydon: There are two parties to this conflict. On the one hand, we have a Jewish state that was carved out of territory that did not belong to it. Israel is very tough in all its dealings with others. I have been to that country and the attitude of its people is that they will never again endure another Auschwitz or Bergen-Belsen. However, I do not believe Israel is a viable state because it is...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Don Lydon: Unfortunately, I was unable to attend yesterday's Order of Business but I understand several Members were critical of An Taisce. This is a body which has done much good work.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (6 Jul 2006)

Don Lydon: In recent years, however, it has gone from being a respected body to being perceived as an interfering busybody. It has got to such a stage that if An Taisce was operating in Italy, Sorrento would never have been built.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Don Lydon: I call for a debate on migration, immigration and integration in light of a high level conference held on the matter in the UN and two reports from the National Economic and Social Council. The ESRI recently pronounced that workers from Romania and Bulgaria should be banned from Ireland or at least limited in the numbers who can come here. A Gallup poll conducted in September in Bulgaria...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Oct 2006)

Don Lydon: It does not matter what one's views are. Legislation must be made by the Houses of the Oireachtas and it should not wait for judges to make some decision. Let us have a bit of courage.

Seanad: White Paper on Irish Aid: Statements (4 Oct 2006)

Don Lydon: At the United Nations General Assembly in September 2005, the Taoiseach said, "It is an affront to our common humanity, five years after the Millennium Summit, that 30,000 children die each day from easily preventable diseases, or that 100 million people go to bed hungry, or that 100 million children are not receiving a basic education." These words are included in the Foreword to the White...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

Don Lydon: I support Senator Bannon's call for a debate on the register of electors. Perhaps we could defer the general election until such time as the matter is sorted out.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2006)

Don Lydon: The Chair must rule.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Nov 2006)

Don Lydon: I support Senator Glynn's call for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to come into the House to discuss the question of vandalism. I also want to put to the Minister the question of the sale of fireworks, which I believe cannot be sold legally here, yet travelling from Monaghan yesterday morning I saw huge containers full of fireworks. They are also being sold in shops and from...