Results 161-180 of 194 for speaker:Don Lydon

Seanad: Address by the European Union Ambassador to the United States (8 Nov 2006)

Don Lydon: Like everybody else, I welcome the ambassador. As he said, we might have had disputes in the past at home but when people get out on the world stage they are one of our own. It is great we have people like the ambassador and Mr. Peter Sutherland, who is chairman of the Trilateral Commission, who will never forget where they come from. I was interested in the ambassador's comment on Turkey....

Seanad: Address by the European Union Ambassador to the United States (8 Nov 2006)

Don Lydon: What is the ambassador's view? Many people would say Turkey is geographically not part of Europe. Is there is a limit to the amount of expansion we can undertake? Do we move on from here to Georgia, the Ukraine, Belorussia and Kazakhstan? What will happen if Russia applies? There must be a limit to the level of expansion we undertake. Does the ambassador have a view on that?

Seanad: British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage (29 Nov 2006)

Don Lydon: I also welcome the Bill. It is short and technical, and as Senator Ryan said, seems to be an amendment to an amendment to an amendment. I am not sure that an international agreement can be amended in this way without returning to the people in a referendum. However, if the legal people say it is acceptable, I suppose it is. Importantly, it will allow funding to continue for cross-Border...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Dec 2006)

Don Lydon: I, too, support the call for the debate on the health service. As Senator Quinn mentioned, we should narrow it to perhaps child or adolescent psychiatry. Psychiatry has always been seen as the Cinderella of the health service and adolescent psychiatry as the Cinderella of the psychiatric service. As long as 30 years ago, I called for investment in this area and successive Governments,...

Seanad: European Communities Bill 2006: Second Stage (7 Dec 2006)

Don Lydon: I will be brief in my contribution. This is one of those short Bills introduced from time to time that slips through, as it were. It has been said it is a short, technical and important Bill and that we should pass it. While this is a short Bill, it is a deadly one in many ways. The Minister of State said, "No doubt some of you are wondering why it is necessary for the Bill to give...

Seanad: Genealogy and Heraldry Bill 2006: Second Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Don Lydon: I too support the thrust of the Bill. When I first read it I thought it was a very good Bill and written by somebody who has an interest in this area as I have. I can see from where the Minister is coming when he speaks about the committee on genealogy and heraldry as provided in section 13 of the 1977 Act, that there is a Chief Herald and that it is legal. The only matter on which I take...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2006)

Don Lydon: I ask the Leader to arrange a debate on the Middle East, perhaps not this week but when we return after the recess. The problems of the Palestinian people continue apace and there are still killings, bombings and everything else close to the great wall, which is an affront to any human decency. I also pay tribute to Deputy Haughey on his elevation and particularly to Deputy Síle de Valera...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Feb 2007)

Don Lydon: Senator Mooney has just pre-empted me, I was going to ask the Leader for a debate on the Middle East in view of recent events. I second his request. There was no MRSA in the hospitals when they were run by the nuns. That is the trouble.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Feb 2007)

Don Lydon: Especially Senators.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Feb 2007)

Don Lydon: Just suspend it.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Don Lydon: It has not been done yet.

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Don Lydon: Thank God for the men of 1916 who ensured we can make our own laws and not depend, as we did for 800 years, on those of our nearest neighbour. It is astounding there are 4,500 statutes that may be still in force and that 3,188 of these may still apply. As Senator Mansergh asked, because of the inexorable move towards a united Ireland, have we taken into account consulting the people in...

Seanad: Statute Law Revision Bill 2007: Second Stage (7 Feb 2007)

Don Lydon: One is a solicitor and the other a barrister.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Don Lydon: At night?

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Don Lydon: I am sure we all welcome the decision by North Korea to take steps towards ceasing its nuclear programme and we would welcome a similar measure in Iran. For this reason I ask, once again, for a debate on the Middle East at the earliest possible juncture.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 Mar 2007)

Don Lydon: I agree with Senator Norris about the lobby of the Abbey Theatre. I knew Daithí Hanly well and he was a great friend of mine. The stones are preserved and numbered. There is much interest abroad in this issue and the lobby should be incorporated into any new Abbey Theatre that may be built. Recently, there has been much disparity in judgments made in the courts, whereby a person might...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 Mar 2007)

Don Lydon: I would welcome a debate on these matters at the earliest possible occasion.

Seanad: National Climate Change Strategy 2000: Motion (21 Mar 2007)

Don Lydon: When this side of the House puts down a motion we praise the Government and when the Opposition puts down a motion it condemns the Government. This is an important motion because it concerns not just a part of Dublin, Leinster or Ireland, but the whole world. In one way I am glad the motion has been put down because it will contribute in some way to what Senator McDowell called for, a...

Seanad: National Climate Change Strategy 2000: Motion (21 Mar 2007)

Don Lydon: The scale and nature of the agricultural sector are problems. Our livestock numbers are large compared to our population and agriculture accounts for 29% of greenhouse gas emissions here compared to an average of 10% for the EU-15. Only Mongolia has more agriculture in this respect. The high level of cement production per capita due to considerable construction activity is another problem....

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Mar 2007)

Don Lydon: I made no comment on the matter at all.