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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Irish Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors: Discussion (13 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I welcome Mr. Power and thank him for his presentation. He referred to imports substitution in his final comments. That is interesting as it has not been mentioned previously by other contributors or any commentator I have heard to date. It would mean replacing what we are importing by boosting the domestic economy. Can he give some examples in agrifood that might be good candidates for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Irish Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors: Discussion (13 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have a focused question. I have a sense that the meat factories, the multiples and the major retailers will seek to take advantage of Brexit by using it in an opportunistic way as leverage to drive down prices. I do not doubt that this will happen. What are the strategies of the various organisations to deal with this? I want to get a sense of what they are calling on the Government to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Irish Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors: Discussion (13 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am happy for the sitting to be suspended.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Irish Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors: Discussion (13 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: No, it is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Irish Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors: Discussion (13 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Can we receive a short written statement or document? That would be very helpful.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I want to raise the ongoing debacle over the auction of the Pádraig Pearse surrender letter, which is of immense importance to this State. I attended a protest last night. What I cannot understand is that the Government is, at huge expense to the taxpayer, appealing the decision of the High Court in regard to Moore Street and securing that monument after years of failure by various...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: -----and secure it in a museum. I assume that is the case. The Government has a choice. It can spend a fortune appealing a High Court decision against the families of the 1916 leaders but it cannot purchase this letter. I will let people out there make their decision about the logic of all of that.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Northern Ireland (30 Nov 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Minister of State will be aware that the British Secretary of State, Mr. James Brokenshire, in response to a parliamentary question recently asserted that the whole of Lough Foyle was within the UK. Eighteen years after the Good Friday Agreement, it is unacceptable for language that is so clearly arrogant and provocative to be used. It flies in the face of the establishment of the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Northern Ireland (30 Nov 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate the Minister of State's confirmation that the Minister has conveyed the Government's concerns about the language used. I was alarmed when it was brought to my attention. I have been aware of the negotiations down the years, but the main concern is the post-Brexit situation. Some will desire to put a wall around Britain. As an Irish republican, I want a united Ireland but, in...

Seanad: Presidential Voting Rights: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: With respect, that is his job.

Seanad: Presidential Voting Rights: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: A lifetime ago I, like many other Irish people, headed off to Chicago. I was not even 21 years of age and I was very excited. I thought I was a bit of a trailblazer setting foot in Chicago. Within a few days I saw the reality of life. I went to a bar and almost everyone in the bar was not just from Donegal but from the Inishowen Peninsula. Everyone. You could have taken a bar in my home...

Seanad: Presidential Voting Rights: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Do it.The Minister should not say he does not think we can do this by 2019. He should gather his departmental officials around him and say that we need to sort this out for the reasons he outlined at the start of today's debate. This is a priority. This was agreed by the Constitutional Convention. It is the desire of the people. I have no doubt the overwhelming majority of Irish people...

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Second Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The Bill is technical in nature. Its primary aim is to amend sections of the Patents Act 1992 to allow for the introduction of a substantive examination of patient applications and facilitate the issuing of long-term patents, with a certification scheme for the knowledge development box which will allow small companies to qualify. Once certified, SMEs involved in research activities will be...

Seanad: Knowledge Development Box (Certification of Inventions) Bill 2016: Second Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Does it allow large multinationals off the hook in respect of their tax responsibilities? It is said the knowledge development box is the first such scheme in the world to comply with the terms of the OECD project on base erosion and profit shifting, BEPS, to minimise corporations' efforts to minimise their tax liabilities. It is also said it is to encourage investment specifically in...

Seanad: Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I commend Senator Norris on taking the initiative. I am very happy to second his motion. This is a stunning situation. The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, IPSC, is 15 years in existence and it has had a bank account in the Bank of Ireland for all of those years, during which time there was no problem. The group is immensely respected by all of us in these Houses who care about the...

Seanad: Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign: Motion (30 Nov 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Hear, hear.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of UK Referendum on Membership of the European Union on Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sectors: Discussion (29 Nov 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank Mr. Cotter for his presentation. I thought it was one of the best assessments of the state of play. He clearly outlined the work of Bord Bia and the assistance it is giving the sector in dealing with the challenges, and I commend it for that. I would like to have elaboration and clarification on a number of points. Page 5 of the presentation states that a significant number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Issues: Discussion (29 Nov 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The witnesses are very welcome. The organisation is young. From the first meetings it had, it was obvious that there was a huge sector of farmers who did not feel they were being represented properly and that their voices were being heard. They are dealing with issues that are not being raised enough by the range of farming organisations out there. While the witnesses wanted to raise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Issues: Discussion (29 Nov 2016)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Mr. Colm O'Donnell noted that the delegates are not part of the process concerning the charter of rights. Would they like our support to ensure their inclusion in those discussions?