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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statement of Strategy 2023-2026: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: I welcome Mr. Gleeson and the officials here this evening. Regarding the issue on which Senator Boyhan finished, we had a meeting about it last week. I do not have anything to add to or subtract from what I said last week. It is all out in the public domain. This evening is about the statement of strategy. I condone a lot of what Senator Boyhan said but I will not rehash last...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statement of Strategy 2023-2026: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: We are on the one wavelength. That is why I raised it under the heading of strategy. We have to change something.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statement of Strategy 2023-2026: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: While we are talking about TB, Mr. Gleeson does not have to commit himself on this but what is the Department's position on vaccination?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statement of Strategy 2023-2026: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: Point taken.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statement of Strategy 2023-2026: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: The Department must be watching it because it seems too much of a coincidence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statement of Strategy 2023-2026: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: I fully agree. I included that point because it is something small that can be changed. It happens a good bit. A good few farmers have been on to me about it and it happened to me personally.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statement of Strategy 2023-2026: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: It is frustrating. I have the cattle in shed for six months. I have no issue with the programme itself. I agree 100% with it. It is a fantastic programme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statement of Strategy 2023-2026: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: The final issue I raised was live exports.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: I will be brief. I only have a couple of questions. I will not go over ground that has already been covered. Most of our questioning and commentary in situations like this are based on the representations or the volume of calls we get in respect of or relating to particular schemes. Based on that, if I were to honestly answer with regard to my workload since the introduction of ACRES, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: It was an anomaly that I do not want to see happen again going forward. It was by virtue of the fact that farmers did not have to put their entire holding into ACRES. It was the farm that Teagasc was using for the evening part of the day course. We were in the field that was in ACRES and the watercourse was fenced off. The cattle had been taken off that field by either the first or last...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Schemes: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (3 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: I apologise for interrupting but when both witnesses say the Department is basing its reference cost on receipts from farmers, does that mean it is monitoring or basing its reference costs on jobs that are about to start from the information that has been collected on jobs that are complete? Would that be correct?

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: Before we commence, I remind Senators that a Senator may speak only once on Report Stage, the proposer of an amendment may reply to the discussion on the amendment. Also, on Report Stage each non-Government amendment must be seconded. Amendment No. 1 is in the names of Senators Craughwell, McDowell and Clonan. Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, and 15 to 20, inclusive, are related....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: I welcome the EPA officials this evening. Senator Lombard covered a lot of the direction I was going. I just have a couple of questions. I am aware the witnesses have responded to Deputy Mythen on the inspectors and that the EPA does not do policy or enforcement other than the inspections with the council. From our perspective, however, and for the purposes of the report this committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: Well, there can be enforcement. Enforcement is very much on the field of play. For the purposes of getting the information for our report, and we are keeping the derogation for the purpose of this conversation, what would the EPA like to see happen then? Given the reductions in emissions announced during the week, even with a growing population and an expanding economy, we can surely get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: Going back to points made by other members on enforcement and inspections, what are the penalties? If non-compliance is found, are the local authorities and the EPA tied in with the Department of agriculture? Is it a penalty from the single farm payment or whatever? What are the penalties?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: In an earlier answer to the Chairman, Mr. Byrne said it was picking people for inspection based on water pressure points across the board and not just whether the farmer is derogation or non-derogation? Is it any farmer in an area where the EPA sees and highlights a water problem?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: I am aware we have been through this before but I would like some clarification. The EPA does actual physical water testing and water sampling but it also does a lot of modelling. In response to Senator Lombard, Dr. Cotter said the EPA would have a better idea next year because they would have the fertiliser database register. What influence should the fertiliser register have on a report...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: With the greatest respect I would expect the EPA to be able to answer the question I am asking. The EPA should be able to tell us from its water testing and sampling where it is happening. I thought this is how the process works.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: In the water it tests, has the EPA seen the correlation to the reduction that it knows through the data, though the registers or through purchase?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Jul 2024)

Paul Daly: That leads to my next question, which is about lag time. The EPA said earlier that it could be six months to a year before results would be seen in water from actions taken. I would like to get an idea of the timing going back to the derogation. What EPA report will be used in Brussels when the D day call about whether we get the derogation is made and when will the testing for the report...