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Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

John Lyons: ...political world in the Dáil Chamber might ask about the relevance of some of the Bills passed through the House. Although we might know how relevant each Bill is that becomes law, the Children and Family Relationships Bill is one to which everyone can relate because of its vast, positive impact on society and how we view the diverse types of family life that exist. One could ask...

Topical Issue Debate: Ambulance Service Provision (25 Mar 2014)

John Lyons: ...comments. Unlike a lot of Deputies, I do not go running around the House shouting concern too often, but on this matter I genuinely feel concerned. I am concerned that we are going to throw the baby out with the bathwater here. Dublin Fire Brigade, as I stated already, is the most impressive and exemplary fire service in the country, operating a fantastic, efficient and cost-effective...

Topical Issue Debate: Emigration Data (3 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: In keeping with the final contribution in the preceding debate, I take this opportunity to congratulate my own county of Dublin on the fantastic victory of its team in the all-Ireland football final some weeks ago. I acknowledge the fantastic work being done by the Central Statistics Office in collecting data on emigration from this State. That information is gathered from the quarterly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Time to Go Report: Discussion with NYCI (1 Oct 2013)

John Lyons: ...perspective because politicians, in particular, are afraid. The Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, got an awful beating on the radio one day over a comment he made but there will always be push and pull factors when it comes to emigration. That is not to dismiss what is happening but it must be kept in the background too. As Deputy Calleary said, there is not a family which has not...