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Seanad: Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (18 Sep 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I call Senator Landy and he has six minutes.

Seanad: Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (18 Sep 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Please allow Senator Landy to continue.

Seanad: Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (18 Sep 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I ask the Senator to conclude.

Seanad: Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (18 Sep 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Senator O'Donnell brings lots of joy to us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Economic Importance of Cattle and Sheep Sectors: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I apologise to our guests for having to leave to vote in the Seanad Chamber. I thank Professor Renwick, Mr. Bryan and Mr. Kilcline for attending today's meeting. I would like to ask about a matter that may have been dealt with while I was absent. The graph relating to sheep numbers and the MacSharry reforms makes interesting reading. Mr. Bryan will recall that when the sheep sector was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Economic Importance of Cattle and Sheep Sectors: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: In respect of its value to the economy, does this mean that if one gives €1 to somebody with a per-hectare payment of €100, one will get the same value one would get if one gave €1 to someone with a €500 per-hectare payment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Economic Importance of Cattle and Sheep Sectors: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Can we quote Professor Renwick?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Economic Importance of Cattle and Sheep Sectors: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Mr. Bryan got into politics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Economic Importance of Cattle and Sheep Sectors: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: We know that not every acre of land in the country is suitable for producing milk. Should the suckler herd fall below a certain level, it will impact on the throughput of factories. The relationship of suckler cows versus dairying is probably 50:50, but if there is a drive towards dairy farming, when does it become uneconomic for us to maintain a suckler herd in the country?

Seanad: County Enterprise Boards (Dissolution) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Perry, for bringing this very important Bill before the House. The county enterprise boards, as we know them, have served the country extremely well. However, everything must change and we must move on. The boards will be replaced by the local enterprise offices, LEOs, and this well be of assistance in creating more jobs in this country. When it came...

Seanad: Issues Facing Small and Medium Enterprises in Rural Towns: Motion (8 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: The Senator is way over time.

Seanad: Issues Facing Small and Medium Enterprises in Rural Towns: Motion (8 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: The Senator should have said it already. She is way over time.

Seanad: Issues Facing Small and Medium Enterprises in Rural Towns: Motion (8 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I call on Senator Mary Ann O’Brien.

Seanad: Issues Facing Small and Medium Enterprises in Rural Towns: Motion (8 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I bow to Senator Coghlan’s superior knowledge. We will stay with Government speakers. I call Senator Harte.

Seanad: Issues Facing Small and Medium Enterprises in Rural Towns: Motion (8 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I call Senator White who has six minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: As the Chairman said, this is a complex issue. Ms Sheridan has said it will be another two years before this is finalised and a further three years before it is implemented. Do the delegates believe this is too long? If the regulation is brought back here in five years, there will be a new Government in office, as well as a new Seanad. The delegates will, in all likelihood, be dealing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: I have a question for Mr. Coleman but I will first make a comment to Mr. Loftus. He said it was not the Department's business whether the costs were taken from farmers. If over €20 million is being taken from the dairy industry or the meat industry, I can assure him the processors are passing these costs on to the farmers. I forgot to ask Mr. Coleman one question. What...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: Is Senator MacSharry from the Department of Finance?

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: On a point of order-----

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Oct 2013)

Pat O'Neill: He is discussing the budget before we even know what is in it.