Results 881-900 of 2,179 for speaker:Paul Daly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Welfare: My Lovely Horse Animal Rescue (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: I thank the representatives from My Lovely Horse Animal Rescue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: I just want clarification. I do not even know what a hemp plant looks like. We had the representative bodies in and it seems to me that the kernel of the debate and the issues we will have if this is to have any kind of feasible future is the fact that the plant is covered by the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017. I hope the witnesses will correct me if I am wrong because, as I have said, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: Deputy Carthy suggested that we are out of sync with the EU in that regard. Is he correct? Is a trace level of 0.2%, which is to increase to 0.3% in 2023, accepted within the EU? This crop is recognised in EU CAP regulations. Will Mr. Moloney first confirm whether we are out of sync with the EU and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: -----if that is true, will he tell me why that is the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: The HPRA will not license in Ireland any food product, whether agricultural food or otherwise, that contains any trace.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: How are we going to square this circle if this crop has potential from an agricultural perspective? I am not trying to be flippant or smart but I can tell the witnesses the results of the consultation process they are carrying out at the moment and the contents of the report they are to send to the Minister because there will be no buy-in. I will again use that analogy and say that I cannot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: While you can bring the seed in, you still cannot get the maximum potential output from the crop grown from that seed because the HPRA will not license anything with any trace in it at all. The point I am trying to get is that, as long is this falls under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017, the agricultural potential is limited.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: Basically, with regard to the development of this crop, we are in a vicious cycle between the two Departments. Is there an appetite within the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to try to right that wrong? I would call it a wrong. There is no point doing feasibility studies and consultation processes as we know the outcome at this stage. Is there an appetite within the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: It is CBD oil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: Can I legally import hemp by-products or products with a higher THC level - up to 0.3% - which cannot be processed here? Is it a constituent part of animal feed or any product, including human food or cosmetic products? Can it come in from other EU countries, having been processed in those countries, when we are not allowed process it here because of the content?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: Could animal feed be coming in of which it would be a constituent part?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: I have one short question for Teagasc. Its representatives have talked about the sequestration value. One of the hemp organisations that came before the committee told us that, if it is used as a rotation crop, there is a big increase in the yield of the following year's crop and less nutrient input is needed. Has Teagasc done any research into whether that would be the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: Is it true to say hemp has a very short life cycle? It is a four-month crop from sowing to harvest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hemp Industry: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Paul Daly: It will never be viable to grow hemp to make blocks if there is no market or use for all the other constituent parts; that is the bottom line.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 May 2022)

Paul Daly: I will raise one simple issue. As the weather gets a little finer and our lands dry up, each year we seem to have a increasing cases of wildfires and forest fires. I would like the relevant Department to start an early awareness campaign on this. I warmly welcome the statement from the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Noonan, in which he...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Care of the Elderly (25 May 2022)

Paul Daly: I also welcome the Minister of State. I thank her for taking the time to come in and deal with this issue. For the record, the question is to ask the Minister of State whether the rate of pay for those who use their homes for the HSE boarding out scheme for elderly people under the boarding out regulations of 1993 could be increased in light of the increasing cost of living and associated...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Care of the Elderly (25 May 2022)

Paul Daly: I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate that she is here on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Butler. I welcome in her statement the commitment by the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to review this. However, my specific question was about pay rates, which should be addressed sooner rather than later. The regulations were introduced in 1993. In her statement, the Minister of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Care of the Elderly (25 May 2022)

Paul Daly: The HSE is on record as saying that this needs to be done through legislation.

Seanad: Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Jun 2022)

Paul Daly: I welcome the Minister of State and our guests in the Public Gallery. I apologise for the fact that I did not make it out to them this morning due to prior engagements. I compliment Senator Martin on his enthusiasm in promoting this Bill and bringing it to this Stage. I am a firm believer that a stich in time saves nine and that prevention is better than cure. While it is timely now, to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Paul Daly: I welcome what the witnesses said earlier about talking to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in regard to trying to co-ordinate the roles and responsibility but that is specifically with regard to dog breeding establishments. Is that correct?