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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: If this had been published in a reasonable timeframe, not five months, the association would have had a couple of months to put itself in a position to avail of funding under budget 2018. This is immensely unfair to it because it was not given any time whatsoever. This was published after the budget and the association was given no opportunity. I think every member here is convinced that...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: All across the world people have been watching the film, "The Siege of Jadotville". I have been asked again and again whether it is a true story. People are actually stunned when they watch the movie. In any other country, these people would be heroes. Buildings, schools, hospitals and so on would be named after them all around the country. For more than 50 years, however, these men had...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That was about €400 million of public money.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Will Fianna Fáil take its seats in Westminster? They are absolute hypocrites, calling themselves the republican party.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is a stand-up comedy act.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Sinn Féin is a republican party.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Liam Lawlor, Ray Burke, Charlie Haughey. Will we go on?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Fianna Fáil, the republican party.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Leo's spin is-----

Seanad: Health Services: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: While I am disappointed that the Minister for Health, Deputy Simon Harris, is not present, everything I am about to say I have said to him directly and have put in a letter to him. He has been in County Donegal on several occasions, but I will reiterate the points made today. Letterkenny University Hospital is the sixth largest hospital in the State. It caters for over 23,000 inpatients...

Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Has the Minister of State seen the film, "I, Daniel Blake"?

Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I would recommend that, at the earliest opportunity, the Minister of State watches this film. It will be the best two hours of her life, especially as a Minister of State who represents a working class community in Dublin. It is a film directed by the wonderful Ken Loach, who has done much for Irish history with some of the films he has made about our island. "I, Daniel Blake" is the story...

Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Can the Leas-Chathaoirleach confirm is that Senator McCarthy or Senator Butler over there?

Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Senator's friends in the British Tory party pay that.

Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Did Martin McGuinness take a decision?

Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Did Martin McGuinness take a decision?

Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Absolute hypocrites.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I was very disappointed with the Citizens' Assembly recommendation regarding fines. That is entirely the wrong way to address the issue. We need to be realistic. When we consider the data, we see that Ireland undoubtedly has the highest figure in the EU for greenhouses gas emissions from agriculture. This reflects our economic structure. In fairness, and as the officials have stated, we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate Mr. Callanan's point that one has to be very careful with food sources. Is he saying that there is no feed we can give to cows and such that would reduce methane emissions? It appears to me that the options then are very limited. Taking on board the concerns of my colleagues about forestry and carbon sequestration, does that limit our options? Where do we sit with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues: Discussion (14 Nov 2017)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I apologise for interrupting. I read that 18% of greenhouse gases globally come from ruminant animals. We are part of an international community and this is an international challenge. I mean this as no criticism of the witnesses but it strikes me as extraordinary that internationally there has been no acknowledgement of this as a problem for which a solution needs to be found. I...