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- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: What about the position of the Senator's party leader on the issue?
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Is the Deputy Leader ad idemwith her party leader on the issue? Is it an agreed position?
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Therefore, we can assume the general election will be held on 11 March.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: There has been an absence of such evidence.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: They are separate issues.
- Seanad: Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I am grateful for Senator Bacik's response.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I also welcome the group. I have been a long-time supporter of the concept of organic farming. When it first became official, if one were to put it as such, and guys such as those here today got involved in it, I welcomed it because I thought it was great. As Senator O'Brien said, what better place than this green and pleasant land to produce organic farm products? I remember reading...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Senator O'Neill is an honorary west of Ireland person.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: We understand where the witnesses are coming from and I hope they will leave here today feeling a little reassured.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Would that not be an issue for Bord Bia, which is involved in the marketing side of things? Should we inquire as to what it is doing? That is why I suggested Bord Bia should be brought before the committee. It is part of the equation here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Is Bord Bia not the marketing arm?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: Does that affect the market? Does it affect the prices organic producers can charge?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: That is why I am saying Bord Bia would be central to this discussion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: In fairness, as the Chairman will be aware, we were in Germany a couple of years ago for the green week and I was very impressed with the Bord Bia set-up and the manner in which it has penetrated the German market.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I am still sticking to the view that if we are bringing in people, Bord Bia also needs to be part of the discussion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme: Organic Farmers Representative Body (8 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I would like to know what they are doing with the promotion of organic products.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: He is going to play in France.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: In all of the euphoria surrounding the budget, I want to put on the record moneys that should have gone into social housing over the past number of years, particularly during the tenure of this Government. The leader of our party raised the question of homelessness in the other House today and noted that nothing significant had been done about it. In fact, the figures prove there is...
- Seanad: Public Services and Procurement (Social Value) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I compliment my colleagues, especially the Fianna Fáil Party leader in the Seanad, Senator Darragh O'Brien. He outlined the merits of the Bill and I compliment him on his initiative in bringing it forward. I also welcome the Minister of State and ask him to respond to a query that arises in the context of procurement. Contracts go out to public tender in all State agencies. Is any...
- Seanad: Public Services and Procurement (Social Value) Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (14 Oct 2015)
Paschal Mooney: I raise the issue in the context of procurement, which is the subject of the Bill.