Results 1-20 of 194 for speaker:Don Lydon

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2007)

Don Lydon: I pay tribute to the Cathaoirleach and to the Leas-Chathaoirleach for the great work they have done in the past five years and for the courteous way they have behaved. I also pay particular tribute to the Clerk of the Seanad and all her staff for the courteous, effective and efficient way they do their work. They are always available, polite, kind and helpful. I pay tribute to and...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2007)

Don Lydon: Everybody seems to think this is the last day on which the Seanad will meet. I believe we will be back for at least one day after the Dáil general election and before the Seanad general election. Lest we are not, I want to place on the record my belief that serving in this House is one of the greatest honours that can be bestowed on any Irish person. To have served here for 20 years is a...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Apr 2007)

Don Lydon: The election will be on 4 July.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Apr 2007)

Don Lydon: They are all in their offices working.

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (25 Apr 2007)

Don Lydon: Now and again someone comes along who is a bit special and who, in the words of Senator Dardis, enriches the lives of those with whom they come in contact. Kate Walsh was one of those people because one could not meet her or interact with her without coming away feeling a little better. She had a great sense of humour. She loved a good yarn and many a good yarn I traded with her. I can...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Apr 2007)

Don Lydon: I congratulate Ms Nancy Pelosi on visiting President Assad of Syria. Her actions might open up a new era of rapprochement between Washington and Damascus. I had the privilege of meeting President Assad in January and he assured me that on each occasion he came close to making peace deals with Israel or certain other countries, his efforts were stymied by Washington. With the Democrats...

Seanad: Northern Ireland: Motion (4 Apr 2007)

Don Lydon: Slowly but surely, matters are progressing and there will be no going back. I welcome the agreement between the DUP and Sinn Féin on the restoration of devolved institutions on 8 May. With Gerry Adams and Ian Paisley expressing their willingness to work together, we are looking towards a peaceful and prosperous future for the people of the Six Counties. Gone are the days when Unionists...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Apr 2007)

Don Lydon: That is consistency.

Seanad: Medical Practitioners Bill 2007: Second Stage (3 Apr 2007)

Don Lydon: I do not know who could argue with most of the aspirations of this excellent Bill, which represents a comprehensive updating of the legislation regulating medical practitioners, outlines an explicit definition of the role of the Medical Council, provides for increased lay membership of the council, puts new obligations on the council to adhere to the governance arrangements which apply to...

Seanad: Ethical Foreign Policy: Motion (28 Mar 2007)

Don Lydon: It has nothing to do with foreign policy.

Seanad: Ethical Foreign Policy: Motion (28 Mar 2007)

Don Lydon: This has absolutely nothing to do with Irish foreign policy.

Seanad: Ethical Foreign Policy: Motion (28 Mar 2007)

Don Lydon: Senator Norris should withdraw the fact that he called the Minister a liar.

Seanad: Ethical Foreign Policy: Motion (28 Mar 2007)

Don Lydon: It gives me great pleasure to second the amendment. It is an interesting motion but I wonder what it is meant to achieve. I believe it is an attempt to embarrass the Government but in that respect it fails because successive Governments have pursued an ethical foreign policy. When Liam Cosgrave addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations he had to deal with two major events, namely...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Mar 2007)

Don Lydon: There is great disturbance about the date on which the Taoiseach will call the general election. He should call it for 3 or 4 July, when the leaving certificate examinations will have been completed and everybody would be free to vote. I support Senator Glynn's call for an inquiry into the death of Eddie Fullerton, whom I knew. He had a big beard and looked a bit rough but he was a lovely,...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Mar 2007)

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

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 (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: Order of Business (14 Feb 2007)

Don Lydon: At night?