Results 281-300 of 2,000 for speaker:Paul Daly

Seanad: Foreign Affairs: Statements (Resumed) (7 Mar 2018)

Paul Daly: I ask the Senator to allow the Minister to respond.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (Resumed) (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Daly: I, too, welcome the Minister of State. On a personal note, as this is my first one-to-one engagement with him since our last engagement in the chamber in Mullingar a mere two years ago, I congratulate him on his elevation to ministerial office in that short period. Unfortunately, that is where the plaudits end. I know his background. He is very passionate about this issue which he has...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (Resumed) (8 Mar 2018)

Paul Daly: Time is against me. We seem to be concentrating on flood defences. The Shannon and other rivers need to be looked at and we need to consider seriously, through a new agency, dredging these rivers. I am spokesperson on agriculture and while tackling the flooding of people's homes is and must be a priority, it is not even considered that thousands of acres of farmland are lost to water every...

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Mar 2018)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister. The Bill before us and that we will vote on concerns removing Article 40.3.3° and replacing it with the following: "Provision may be made by law for the regulation of termination of pregnancy."I would like to inform the House that I will vote no to this Bill for the following reasons. I entered politics, as I would say everybody here did if asked to write their...

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I welcome the councillors, who are representing their colleagues and members of the AILG, to the Public Gallery. I wish them continued success in their great endeavours to ensure that their representatives achieve fair play, fair pay and fair terms and conditions for the great work they are doing. I note that the Minister of State alluded to...

Seanad: Councillors' Conditions: Statements (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Daly: That day has to go. If we, as public representatives, cannot look after the hard working members of our own establishment, we cannot look after anyone else. The notion that this issue should not be touched because the media might play ball with it is a figment. We must stand up to the plate, be strong and reward people as they deserve for the rewardable jobs they are performing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Post-EU Council Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries: Discussion (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister. As Deputy Jackie Cahill said, there are three major issues which, from where we are sitting, are all negative and very much interlinked. One will have a knock-on effect on the other. Brexit will have an effect on the budget for the CAP. It would affect the beef industry, even if there was no Mercosur. It looks like the beef industry will be hit from two angles....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Post-EU Council Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries: Discussion (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Daly: I asked the Minister about the attitude, planning and contingencies in the Department and what its feelings were about more discretion being given to the Department or individual state in CAP. There was not much reference to any of it in the answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Post-EU Council Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries: Discussion (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Daly: What is the state of planning? I assume there is ongoing planning in the Department for each conceivable outcome of the three issues about which we are talking. What is the Minister's attitude and the attitude of the Department? Has anything been put in train or have any plans been put in place for more discretion to be given to the Minister and his Department post CAP? It seems to be the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Post-EU Council Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries: Discussion (29 Mar 2018)

Paul Daly: I refer to Mercosur. There has to be complete agreement on our side on that, so are we prepared to use our veto on the beef issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ongoing Fodder Crisis: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (11 Apr 2018)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister and the officials here this evening. I will not rehash any of the points that have been made already. From what I have heard here this evening and looking at the Minister's response, I think there is a feeling out there, maybe even among the farming community, that Ms Jean Byrne or Ms Joanna Donnelly will announce the end of and solution to this problem at 9 p.m....

Seanad: Fodder Shortage: Motion (18 Apr 2018)

Paul Daly: I move:That Seanad Éireann:notes: - the major role agriculture plays in creating employment, generating economic activity and acting as a custodian of the countryside in Ireland; - the unique vulnerability and exposure of agriculture to fluctuations in the weather; - the on-going hardship inflicted upon farming communities across Ireland due to the fodder crisis that has been evident...

Seanad: Fodder Shortage: Motion (18 Apr 2018)

Paul Daly: I am glad to have the opportunity to conclude the debate. I thank Members across the House who have supported the motion. While I thank the Minister of State for his response, to say I am disappointed would be an understatement. In his statement, he rehashed the actions which have been taken by Government since last September. In essence, that is why we are here today. There is no...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Commissioner Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Commissioner to the House and compliment him on all the great work he has done to date in what is a demanding brief. It is particularly demanding at the moment with the review of CAP, Brexit and the foreign trade deals all being so interlinked and influential on each other. We could quote an old slogan of ours. The Commissioner has a lot done but there is a hell of a lot more...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (1 May 2018)

Paul Daly: I thank the Acting Chairman for his indulgence. I know he is under time pressure. It is rather unfortunate for such an important issue to be squeezed into such a short time. I know it is a special day for Senators Lawlor and Marshall, and I can appreciate that. I will not go over any of the previous items that have been mentioned by other speakers because of the amount of time available...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2018)

Paul Daly: A person can buy unsmoked back rashers with the Irish shamrock on the label in the Iceland chain of supermarkets. The brand is called Glendarra and the phrase "Master Butchers of Ireland" is on the label. If someone was to look at the back of the label, they would see that the rashers are of Spanish origin. This misleads consumers. I acknowledge that if a Spanish company feels the need to...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2018)

Paul Daly: It is a pity they do not all have somewhere to live.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortage Risk Management Measures: Discussion (8 May 2018)

Paul Daly: I welcome the representatives before the committee from the various banking organisations. I will follow on somewhat on what my colleague, Deputy Penrose, has been saying. The common denominator in every presentation was an increase in the overdraft facility as the solution to the problems facing farmers. As Deputy Penrose has said, any farmer or any person knows that an overdraft is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortage Risk Management Measures: Discussion (8 May 2018)

Paul Daly: I welcome the witnesses today and I thank them for their contributions and the work they have done through the crisis. My initial question is to the witnesses from Teagasc. I ask that they do not get me wrong. We are where we are and it is not about a blame game. Perhaps they would consider this as constructive criticism. When we took the Minister on, from as early as last October, he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Burning of Land: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2018)

Paul Daly: Some of my colleagues are probably moreau faitwith this situation as it is happening in their area more than my own. I know we discussed it in January. I am still grappling and coming to terms with the fact that, on appeal, the administrative penalty was dropped but the witnesses are still adamant that the land area in question does not qualify for any payment for the entire year. We are...