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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)
Paul Daly: I thank the witnesses and warmly welcome them. In contrast to the remarks of my good friend and colleague on slowing this down in any way, I would suggest the opposite. It was at my invitation that we had the group in here over a year ago to discuss this matter. What came from that and the evidence given by those people, including Teagasc, was the need for what we are discussing. Even...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)
Paul Daly: It falls into category 1.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)
Paul Daly: Under the proposal, will those falling into category 2 still be subject to the GMO legislation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)
Paul Daly: In conclusion, category 1 plants will be outside the GMO legislation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)
Paul Daly: Category 2 plants will still be inside the GMO legislation but the GMO legislation is also going to change as part of this process.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)
Paul Daly: As proposals stand at the moment, we are where we are with the European Parliament resolving a lot of it. From an Irish perspective, are the witnesses happy? Is Teagasc happy? Would it welcome what is being proposed at the minute?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)
Paul Daly: Nature is very resilient. All the crops we are talking about that are now suffering because of drought that we have never seen before will in time modify themselves. Basically this is about expediting that process. Foreign bodies or outside influences are not introduced. It is expediting what nature will do itself but will take a long time to do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)
Paul Daly: I would like further clarification. I am going back to category 1 and category 2. Category 1 is where there can be up to 20 interventions. If we accept that, could we reach a time where a crop would evolve from category 1 to category 2 and if the laws change, it would then become GMO? Am I reading that incorrectly? When this final draft comes to us or whoever and it is passed at a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)
Paul Daly: Just NGT 2 plants.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)
Paul Daly: In that scenario, when this is on the table and is agreed to, it is a given that farmers will be allowed to use NGT 1 plants but it will be down to Ireland to decide if we can use NGT 2.
- Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (23 May 2024)
Paul Daly: I wish to give a very special welcome to Kathryn Boockvar, former Secretary of State for Pennsylvania, who is in our Distinguished Visitors' Gallery along with some officials from the US and UK embassies. They are very welcome.
- Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)
Paul Daly: Before we conclude, would the Minister of State like to say a few words? I ask him to be as brief as he can.
- Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)
Paul Daly: Yes. That is okay.
- Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)
Paul Daly: I thank the Minister of State for that contribution. While it is somewhat unprecedented, several Senators wish to contribute as well. I call Senator Higgins and I ask her to be very brief.
- Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)
Paul Daly: I ask the Senator to address the matter at hand. I am not going back to Second Stage speeches. I just gave the Senator the opportunity to say a few words.
- Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)
Paul Daly: I thank Senator Higgins. I call Senator Carrigy.
- Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)
Paul Daly: When is it proposed to take Report Stage?
- Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)
Paul Daly: Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)
Paul Daly: When is it proposed to sit again?
- Seanad: Protection of Private Residencies (Against Targeted Picketing) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (23 May 2024)
Paul Daly: Is that agreed? Agreed.